Bruno Heck
German politician (1917–1989)
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Bruno Heck (20 January 1917 – 16 September 1989) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
ChancellorKonrad Adenauer
Ludwig Erhard
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Ludwig Erhard
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Preceded byFranz-Josef Wuermeling
Succeeded byAenne Brauksiepe
ChancellorLudwig Erhard
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 | 20 January 1917 |
| Died | 16 September 1989 (aged 72) |
| Party | 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 honour.[4]
