About Herbert Mertin
Lived 1958 – 2025 (aged 66). Herbert Mertin was a German politician.
Herbert Mertin (29 April 1958 – 21 February 2025) was a German politician for the FDP and was from 2016 to 2025 minister for justice in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Life and career Mertin was born in 1958 in the Chilean city of Temuco and remigrated in 1971 to Germany.
Mertin became minister for justice in the State Government of Rhineland-Palatinate in 1999 until 2006 and again beginning in 2016 under Minister-President Malu Dreyer.
Mertin died unexpectedly at a hospital in Koblenz, on 21 February 2025, at the age of 66. His death came after he had collapsed at an event being held for honorary judges.
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German politician
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Herbert Mertin was born on 29 April 1958 in Temuco.
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Herbert Mertin died on 21 February 2025 in Koblenz.
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Herbert Mertin was a politician.
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