German politician (1917–1989)
Bruno Heck | |
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![]() Heck in 1968 | |
Minister of Family Affairs and Youth | |
In office 13 December 1962 – 1 October 1968 | |
Chancellor | Konrad Adenauer Ludwig Erhard Kurt Georg Kiesinger |
Preceded by | Franz-Josef Wuermeling |
Succeeded by | Aenne Brauksiepe |
Minister of Housing and Urban Development | |
In office 8 November 1966 – 1 December 1966 | |
Chancellor | Ludwig Erhard |
Preceded by | Ewald Bucher |
Succeeded by | Lauritz Lauritzen |
Personal details | |
Born | (1917-01-20)20 January 1917 Aalen, Germany |
Died | 16 September 1989(1989-09-16) (aged 72) Blaubeuren, West Germany |
Political party | CDU |
Bruno Heck (20 January 1917 – 16 September 1989) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Heck was born into a poor Swabian catholic family.[1] He studied philosophy and theology at the University of Tübingen. From 1957 to 1976 Heck was a member of the German Bundestag.
Heck was Minister of Family Affairs and Youth from 1962 to 1968.[2] After the resignation of the FDP ministers in 1966, he additionally headed the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development for a short time.
Heck headed the Konrad Adenauer Foundation from 1968 to 1989.[3] The Bruno Heck Science Prize, awarded biannually by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, was named in his honor.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Ein konservativer Moralist Archived 4 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine, obituary in the German newspaper Die Zeit of 22 September 1989.
- ^ "History of the Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth". Archived from the original on 1 April 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- ^ History of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
- ^ Bruno Heck Science Prize Archived 3 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine at the website of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
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