Alois Mertes

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Person.png Alois Mertes   Amazon WikidataRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(diplomat, politician, spook?)
Alois Mertes.jpg
Born29 October 1921
Gerolstein, Germany
Died16 June 1985 (Age 63)
Bonn, Germany
Cause of death
stroke
NationalityGerman
ReligionChristian
Member ofLe Cercle, Stauffenberg Service

Employment.png Rheinland-Pfalz Secretary of State

Dates unknown
He held this job in 1972

Employment.png Staatsminister im Auswärtigen Amt

In office
4 October 1982 - 16 June 1985
An aide to German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher. Mertes died in office.

Alois Mertes was a German diplomat and bureaucrat. He joined the CDU in 1961. He was a Christian.[1] He died in office as Staatsminister im Auswärtigen Amt.

Activities

In the early 1980s he attended both Le Cercle and the Bilderberg. It is suspected that he was also a member of Opus Dei.[2]

Death

The New York Times reported that he died of a stroke, aged 63.[3]

 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/198115 May 198117 May 1981Switzerland
Palace Hotel
Bürgenstock
The 29th Bilderberg
Bilderberg/198313 May 198315 May 1983Canada
Quebec
Château Montebello
The 31st Bilderberg, held in Canada
Bilderberg/198510 May 198512 May 1985New York
US
Arrowwood of Westchester
Rye Brook
The 33rd Bilderberg, held in Canada
Le Cercle/1983 (Bonn)30 June 19833 July 1983Germany
Bonn
Le Cercle/1984 (Bonn)5 July 19847 July 1984Germany
Bonn
Held in Bonn, West Germany, the list of the 36 visitors was published online in 2011.
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