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Bruno Heck

German politician (1917–1989)

Bruno Heck (20 January 1917 – 16 September 1989) was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).²

From Wikipedia’s article on Bruno Heck (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jan 20, 1917, died Sep 16, 1989.¹

About

Heck was born into a poor Swabian Catholic family. 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. 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. The Bruno Heck Science Prize, awarded biannually by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, was named in his honour.

From Wikipedia’s article on Bruno Heck, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Konrad Adenauer FoundationChair 1968 to 1989¹⁴
Konrad Adenauer FoundationChair 1955 to 1958¹⁴

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Tübingen³

Career

Occupation: politician.⁸

1972 to 1976Member of the German Bundestag⁴
1969 to 1972Member of the German Bundestag⁴
1968 to 1989Chair, Konrad Adenauer Foundation⁵
1967 to 1971Secretary General of the CDU⁴
1966Chair, Federal Ministry of Construction⁷
1965 to 1969Member of the German Bundestag⁴
1962 to 1968Chair, Federal Ministry for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth⁶
1961 to 1965Member of the German Bundestag⁴
1957 to 1961Member of the German Bundestag⁴
1955 to 1958Chair, Konrad Adenauer Foundation⁵
Date not recordedPresident, Konrad Adenauer Foundation⁴
Date not recordedMember of the European Parliament⁴

Personal life

BornJan 20, 1917, Aalen⁹
DiedSep 16, 1989, Blaubeuren¹⁰
CitizenshipGermany¹¹

Awards

1988Grand Officer, Special Class of the Order of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria¹²
1987Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany¹²
1977Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany¹²
1969Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany¹²
1963Grand Cross of the Order of Cisneros¹²
Date not recordedGrand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry^{12 13}
Date not recordedRobert Schuman Medal¹²

Sources

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WikidataBruno Heck on Wikidata
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WikipediaBruno Heck on Wikipedia
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WikidataBruno Heck: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataBruno Heck: President, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, on Wikidata
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WikidataBruno Heck: Chair, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, on Wikidata
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WikidataBruno Heck: Chair, Federal Ministry for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, on Wikidata
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WikidataBruno Heck: Chair, Federal Ministry of Construction, on Wikidata
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WikidataBruno Heck: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataBruno Heck: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataBruno Heck: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataBruno Heck: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataBruno Heck: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataKonrad Adenauer Foundation, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsBruno Heck photo by Jens Gathmann, CC BY-SA 3.0 de