Background
MERTENS, Dr. Franz-Josef was born on March 3, 1934 in Bottrop, West Germany.
MERTENS, Dr. Franz-Josef was born on March 3, 1934 in Bottrop, West Germany.
Bottrop High School, leaving examination, 1954. Law examinations. Part I, 1959. Part II, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, 1964.
Member of Bundestag; member of ÖTV since 1967. Member of sub-district committee, Bottrop. Member of town council, Bottrop since 1975.
Deputy man. director. Association, of Senior Mining Civil Servants, Essen, 1966. Director of department, Stadtsparkasse Bothrop to 1980.
Deputy member of committee, ibid., 1967-1980.
Catholic.