Carl Otto Lenz [SEP] position held
Carl Otto Lenz
Carl Otto Lenz (born 5 June 1930 in Berlin) is a German lawyer, member of the German Bundestag (1965–1984) for the CDU and Advocate General at the European Court of Justice (1984–1997).
Biography.
Carl Otto Lenz is the son of the lawyer Otto Lenz (Secretary of the Federal Chancellery 1951-1953, member of the German Bundestag 1953-1957) and Marie Liese Pohl. In 1948, he graduated from high school in Munich. From 1949 to 1953, he
beginning of 1981 and passed his bar exam in 1983.
Career.
In 1981 Mertes worked for Carl Otto Lenz MP as a parliamentary assistant. From 1984 to 1987, he held various positions in the federal administration (Federal Ministry of Defense, Federal Chancellery, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety). In 1987 Chancellor Kohl appointed him as his chief speechwriter. After the fall of the Berlin Wall Mertes co-authored the „Ten Point Program for German and European Unity” which Kohl presented