Bruno Heck

Bruno Heck was a German politician of the Christian [Democratic Union |Christian Democratic Union].
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 Federal [Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth |Minister of Family Affairs and Youth] from 1962 to 1968. After the resignation of the Free [Democratic Party |FDP] ministers in 1966, he additionally headed the Federal [Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs |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.