# Gerhard Merz

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{{Short description|German politician (1952–2024)}}
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| name          = Gerhard Merz
| image         = 2016-02-04 Gerhard Merz - MdL Hessen - 3700-2.jpg
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| caption       = Merz in 2016
| birth_name    = <!-- only use if different from name -->
| birth_date    = {{Birth date|df=y|1952|07|07}}
| birth_place   = [Groß-Bieberau](/source/Gro%C3%9F-Bieberau), [Hesse](/source/Hesse), [West Germany](/source/West_Germany)
| death_date    = {{Death date and age|df=y|2024|06|11|1952|07|07}}
| death_place   = 
| other_names   = 
| occupation    = Academic
| years_active  = 
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| education     = [University of Giessen](/source/University_of_Giessen)
| party         = [SPD](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Germany)
| office        = Member of the [Landtag of Hesse](/source/Landtag_of_Hesse)
| term_start    = 27 January 2008
| term_end      = 28 October 2018
| constituency  = {{ill|Gießen I|de|Wahlkreis Gießen I}}
}}

'''Gerhard Merz''' (7 July 1952 – 11 June 2024) was a German politician. A member of the [Social Democratic Party](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Germany), he served in the [Landtag of Hesse](/source/Landtag_of_Hesse) from 2008 to 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last=Möller|first=Burkhard|date=6 July 2022|title=Eigentlich nicht wegzudenken|trans-title= |url=https://www.giessener-allgemeine.de/giessen/eigentlich-nicht-wegzudenken-91652759.html|language=German|work=Gießener Allgemeine Zeitung|location= |access-date=13 June 2024}}</ref>

Merz died on 11 June 2024, at the age of 71.<ref>{{cite news |last=Möller|first=Burkhard|date=13 June 2024|title=Zum Tod von Gerhard Merz: Ein sozialer Demokrat|trans-title= |url=https://www.giessener-allgemeine.de/giessen/zum-tod-von-gerhard-merz-ein-sozialer-demokrat-93128351.html|language=German|work=Gießener Allgemeine Zeitung|location= |access-date=13 June 2024}}</ref>

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