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'''Jan Hecker''' (15 February 1967 – 6 September 2021) was a German lawyer and diplomat. Hecker was an advisor to German Chancellor ] and a judge at the Federal Administrative Court, as well as an adjunct professor at the ]. He died shortly after taking office as ].<ref>{{cite news |title=The German ambassador to China, Jan Hecker, dies |url=https://www.dw.com/en/the-german-ambassador-to-china-jan-hecker-dies/a-59094563 |access-date=6 September 2021 |publisher=Deutsche Welle |date=6 September 2021}}</ref> | '''Jan Hecker''' (15 February 1967 – 6 September 2021) was a German lawyer and diplomat. Hecker was an advisor to German Chancellor ] and a judge at the ] as well as an adjunct professor at the ]. He died shortly after taking office as ].<ref>{{cite news |title=The German ambassador to China, Jan Hecker, dies |url=https://www.dw.com/en/the-german-ambassador-to-china-jan-hecker-dies/a-59094563 |access-date=6 September 2021 |publisher=Deutsche Welle |date=6 September 2021}}</ref> | ||
== Life == | == Life == | ||
Jan Hecker studied political science and law in Freiburg, Grenoble and Göttingen from 1988 to 1994. This was followed by a legal clerkship in the district of the Court of Appeal from 1994 to 1996. From 1996 to 1997, he participated in a postgraduate programme at the ] and obtained a Master of Laws (LLM) degree. He obtained his doctorate in law in 1997 on the subject of ''European integration as a constitutional problem in France'' at the ]. | Jan Hecker studied political science and law in Freiburg, Grenoble and Göttingen from 1988 to 1994. This was followed by a legal clerkship in the district of the Court of Appeal from 1994 to 1996. From 1996 to 1997, he participated in a postgraduate programme at the ] and obtained a Master of Laws (LLM) degree. He obtained his doctorate in law in 1997 on the subject of ''European integration as a constitutional problem in France'' at the ]. | ||
⚫ | Hecker became ambassador to China at the end of August 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Botschafter Dr. Jan Hecker |url=https://china.diplo.de/cn-de/vertretungen/botschaft/-/2477838 |website=Auswärtiges Amt |access-date=6 September 2021}}</ref> He died only a few days after taking office at the age of 54. |
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In 2011 Hecker was appointed as a judge at the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig. In 2015 he was brought to Berlin as an advisor to chancellor Merkel. He grew to become a confidant of Merkel, especially influencing her ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Martin Knobbe, Georg Fahrion|first=|date=2021-09-06|title=Jan Hecker ist tot: Angela Merkels Mann in China|url=https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/jan-hecker-ist-tot-merkels-mann-in-china-a-e9f1f32a-cc55-4135-b2d5-cf654a5f7e7e|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-06|website=]|language=de}}</ref> | |||
⚫ | Hecker became ambassador to China at the end of August 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Botschafter Dr. Jan Hecker |url=https://china.diplo.de/cn-de/vertretungen/botschaft/-/2477838 |website=Auswärtiges Amt |access-date=6 September 2021}}</ref> He was expected to maintain Merkel's policy of maintaining a balanced, but friendly relationship with China.<ref name=":0" /> He died only a few days after taking office at the age of 54, having just completed the mandatory two weeks ] quarantine.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Duitse ambassadeur in China en vertrouweling van Merkel dood|url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2021/09/06/duitse-ambassadeur-in-china-en-vertrouweling-van-merkel-dood-a4057203|access-date=2021-09-06|website=NRC|language=nl}}</ref> German foreign minister ] has stated that "Due to the circumstances of his death, we have no evidence that Jan Hecker's death is in any way related to his official function as German ambassador in Beijing".<ref>{{cite news |title=Deutscher Botschafter in China gestorben |url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/deutscher-botschafter-jan-hecker-in-china-gestorben-17520731.html |access-date=6 September 2021 |publisher=Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung |date=6 September 2021}}</ref> | ||
== See also == | == See also == |
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Jan Hecker | |
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Born | (1967-02-15)15 February 1967 Kiel, West Germany |
Died | 6 September 2021(2021-09-06) (aged 54) Beijing, China |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | University of Freiburg, Grenoble, Göttingen |
Occupation | Ambassador |
Years active | 1997–2021 |
Children | 3 |
Jan Hecker (15 February 1967 – 6 September 2021) was a German lawyer and diplomat. Hecker was an advisor to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and a judge at the Federal Administrative Court, as well as an adjunct professor at the European University Viadrina. He died shortly after taking office as German ambassador to China.
Life
Jan Hecker studied political science and law in Freiburg, Grenoble and Göttingen from 1988 to 1994. This was followed by a legal clerkship in the district of the Court of Appeal from 1994 to 1996. From 1996 to 1997, he participated in a postgraduate programme at the University of Cambridge and obtained a Master of Laws (LLM) degree. He obtained his doctorate in law in 1997 on the subject of European integration as a constitutional problem in France at the University of Göttingen.
In 2011 Hecker was appointed as a judge at the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig. In 2015 he was brought to Berlin as an advisor to chancellor Merkel. He grew to become a confidant of Merkel, especially influencing her foreign policy.
Hecker became ambassador to China at the end of August 2021. He was expected to maintain Merkel's policy of maintaining a balanced, but friendly relationship with China. He died only a few days after taking office at the age of 54, having just completed the mandatory two weeks COVID-19 quarantine. German foreign minister Heiko Maas has stated that "Due to the circumstances of his death, we have no evidence that Jan Hecker's death is in any way related to his official function as German ambassador in Beijing".
See also
- Du Wei (diplomat), Chinese ambassador to Israel who also died shortly after taking office.
References
- "The German ambassador to China, Jan Hecker, dies". Deutsche Welle. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Martin Knobbe, Georg Fahrion (6 September 2021). "Jan Hecker ist tot: Angela Merkels Mann in China". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 6 September 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Botschafter Dr. Jan Hecker". Auswärtiges Amt. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- "Duitse ambassadeur in China en vertrouweling van Merkel dood". NRC (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- "Deutscher Botschafter in China gestorben". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.