Jacob Schrot
Jacob Schrot | |
|---|---|
| Chief of Staff to the Chancellor | |
| In office 6 May 2025 – 5 January 2026 | |
| Chancellor | Friedrich Merz |
| Preceded by | Wolfgang Schmidt |
| Succeeded by | Philipp Birkenmaier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 June 1990 Brandenburg an der Havel |
| Party | Christian Democratic Union |
Jacob Schrot (born 30 June 1990 in Brandenburg an der Havel) is a German civil servant who served as chief of staff to chancellor Friedrich Merz from 2025 to 2026.[1] He concurrently served as chief of staff of the Federal Security Council from 2025 to 2026.[2] From 2022 to 2025, he served as chief of staff to Merz as leader of the opposition.[3] During the 2021 federal election, he served as advisor to Armin Laschet.[4] He previously served as chief of staff to Stephan Harbarth and worked for Jan Hecker.[5] While staying in the United States, he worked for Eliot Engel and the German Marshall Fund, and served as president of the Federation of German-American Clubs.[6] In 2009, he won the political talent show Ich kann Kanzler!, broadcast on ZDF.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Germany's Merz Dismisses Chief of Staff After Series of Blunders". Bloomberg News. 5 January 2026.
- ↑ "Hammer in Berlin: Kanzler Merz feuert Büroleiter". Kronen Zeitung (in German). 5 January 2026.
- ↑ "Merz entlässt engen Vertrauten". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 5 January 2026.
- ↑ "Der Neid in der Union auf den Shootingstar in Merz' engstem Zirkel". Die Welt (in German). 12 September 2025.
- ↑ "So will Merz die Union modernisieren". Die Welt (in German). 11 March 2022.
- ↑ "Brandenburger Jacob Schrot: Merz trennt sich von seinem Büroleiter". Märkische Allgemeine (in German). 5 January 2026.
- ↑ "Abiturient Jacob Schrot will Kanzler werden". Berliner Morgenpost (in German). 19 June 2009.