Heiko von der Leyen
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Heiko Echter von der Leyen (born 2 June 1955 in Hanover
) is a German professor of medicine and the husband of politician Ursula von der Leyen
. He is a member of the ancient noble Leyen
family.
After finishing his medical education at the University of Hamburg
, Hanover Medical School
and Stanford University
, he was a faculty member at Stanford for several years He earned his Habilitation
at Hanover Medical School in 1998 and was an extraordinary Professor of Internal Medicine and Experimental Cardiology at Hanover Medical School from 2002. He has also been the CEO of the company ARTISS GmbH in Hanover
He became the Director of Hanover Clinical Trial Center GmbH, a pharmaceutical company performing clinical tests, in 2005.
Heiko and Ursula von der Leyen have seven children.
Hanover
Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
) is a German professor of medicine and the husband of politician Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen is a German politician of the conservative Christian Democratic Union.Since 30 November 2009, she has served as the Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs in the Second Cabinet Merkel. In the First Cabinet Merkel , she served as Federal Minister of Family...
. He is a member of the ancient noble Leyen
Leyen
The House of Leyen is an ancient German family of high nobility, the origin of which can be traced to the middle of the 12th century, which had estates at the Moselle River. Originally the family was named by its castle in Gondorf . Since the 14th century it has called itself von der Leyen...
family.
After finishing his medical education at the University of Hamburg
University of Hamburg
The University of Hamburg is a university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by Wilhelm Stern and others. It grew out of the previous Allgemeines Vorlesungswesen and the Kolonialinstitut as well as the Akademisches Gymnasium. There are around 38,000 students as of the start of...
, Hanover Medical School
Hannover Medical School
The Hannover Medical School , founded in 1965, is a university medical centre in Germany, part of a regional medical network.-International:...
and Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, he was a faculty member at Stanford for several years He earned his Habilitation
Habilitation
Habilitation is the highest academic qualification a scholar can achieve by his or her own pursuit in several European and Asian countries. Earned after obtaining a research doctorate, such as a PhD, habilitation requires the candidate to write a professorial thesis based on independent...
at Hanover Medical School in 1998 and was an extraordinary Professor of Internal Medicine and Experimental Cardiology at Hanover Medical School from 2002. He has also been the CEO of the company ARTISS GmbH in Hanover
He became the Director of Hanover Clinical Trial Center GmbH, a pharmaceutical company performing clinical tests, in 2005.
Heiko and Ursula von der Leyen have seven children.