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Herbert Mertin
Mertin in 2021
Born	29 April 1958 Temuco, Chile
Died	21 February 2025(2025-02-21) (aged 66) Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Occupation	Politician
Years active	1999–2025

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

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Mertin was born in 1958 in the Chilean city of Temuco and remigrated in 1971 to Germany. ^[1]

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.^[2]

References

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^ "Der 41-jährige Rechtsanwalt Herbert Mertin folgt dem schwer erkrankten Peter Caesar". Der Tagesspiegel Online. 31 August 1999.
^ Rheinland-pfälzischer Justizminister Mertin gestorben (in German)

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