Born in Koblenz, he sat in the Bundestag from 2002 to 2017 and was deputy parliamentary group leader for several years. “I’m losing a loyal friend and companion,” wrote party leader Merz on Twitter.
The former deputy leader of the CDU parliamentary group in the Bundestag, Michael Fuchs, is dead. A spokeswoman for the CDU Rhineland-Palatinate confirmed this on Monday on request. The spokeswoman was initially unable to provide any further details. He died at the age of 73.
The CDU chairman Friedrich Merz praised Fuchs as an “undeterred fighter” for the social market economy. “I’m losing a loyal friend and companion,” wrote Merz on Twitter.
The economic policy spokeswoman for the Union faction, Julia Klöckner (CDU), called Fuchs a “loyal friend and pugnacious companion” on Twitter. Like Fuchs, Klöckner comes from Rhineland-Palatinate.
Fuchs, who was born in Koblenz, sat in the Bundestag from 2002 to 2017 and has been deputy parliamentary group leader since November 2009. In his hometown of Koblenz, the pharmacist and entrepreneur sat on the city council from 1990 to 2006. According to the Bundestag, he held positions in several trade associations. From 1992 to 2001 he was President of the Federal Association of German Wholesale and Foreign Trade.