{{Short description|German physician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2013}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Heiko von der Leyen | image = Heiko von der Leyen.jpg | caption = Von der Leyen at the 49th G7 summit<br /> 200px<br />Family coat of arms | birth_date = {{nowrap|{{birth date and age|1955|6|2}}}} | birth_place = West Germany | death_date = | death_place = | children = {{Collapsible list|title=7|1={{plain list| * Johanna * Egmont * Sophie * David * Maria Donata * Victoria * Gracia}}}} | education = | spouse = {{marriage|Ursula Albrecht|1986}} }} '''Heiko Echter von der Leyen''' (born 2 June 1955) is a German physician. He was born into the von der Leyen family in Hanover. Von der Leyen is married to Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission since 2019.
== Early life == Born in 1955, he is the son of physician Ulrich von der Leyen (1917–1992) and his wife Cornelia Maria née Groth (1922–2014). Von der Leyen's family are Lutheran members of the Evangelical Church of Germany.
==Career== Von der Leyen studied Chemistry at the University of Hamburg from 1975 to 1976. He then pursued medical studies at Hanover Medical School starting in 1979, where he earned his Doctor of Medicine (Dr. med.) degree in 1986. He subsequently did his postgraduate training in Pharmacology between 1986 and 1988, and in Internal Medicine and Cardiology between 1988 and 1992, both at Hannover Medical School.<ref name="Yumpu">[https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/7737386/prof-dr-med-heiko-e-von-der-leyen-curriculum-vitae-business- Curriculum Vitae Heiko von der Leyen] - website of the electronic publishing platform Yumpu</ref> From 1992 to 1996, he was a research fellow and faculty member of Stanford University.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/mensch/streit-ueber-stammzellgesetz-kleines-forschungsgebiet-sorgt-fuer-grosses-brimborium-a-481808.html|title=Streit über Stammzellgesetz: Kleines Forschungsgebiet sorgt für großes Brimborium – DER SPIEGEL – Wissenschaft|first=Franziska|last=Badenschier|newspaper=Der Spiegel|date=9 May 2007|access-date=5 December 2020|archive-date=16 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016152436/http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/mensch/0,1518,481808,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He received his habilitation (Dr. habil.) qualification at Hanover Medical School in 1998,<ref name="Yumpu" /> and was appointed Adjunct Professor of Internal Medicine and Experimental Cardiology at Hanover Medical School in 2002.
Von der Leyen became the director of Hanover Clinical Trial Center GmbH in 2005; Hanover Clinical Trial Center (HCTC) is an academic clinical research organization on the campus of Hanover Medical School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mhh.de/institute-zentren-forschungseinrichtungen/koordinationszentrum-fuer-klinische-studien-hctc-kks|title=Medizinische Hochschule Hannover : Koordinationszentrum für klinische Studien HCTC – KKS|website=www.mhh.de|access-date=5 December 2020|archive-date=26 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126130618/https://www.mhh.de/institute-zentren-forschungseinrichtungen/koordinationszentrum-fuer-klinische-studien-hctc-kks|url-status=dead}}</ref> Since December 2020, he is Medical Director of the company Orgenesis, which specialises in cell and gene therapies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kivi |first=Emmi |date=July 19, 2024 |title=No, Ursula von der Leyen's husband does not work for a company owned by Pfizer |url=https://www.logicallyfacts.com/en/fact-check/false-no-ursula-von-der-leyen-s-husband-does-not-work-for-a-company-owned-by-pfizer |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=Logically Facts |language=en |archive-date=26 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726192945/https://www.logicallyfacts.com/en/fact-check/false-no-ursula-von-der-leyen-s-husband-does-not-work-for-a-company-owned-by-pfizer |url-status=dead}}</ref> Von der Leyen resigned from his position on the supervisory board of Orgenesis in October 2022, after journalists reported that the Italian branch of Orgenesis had received EU research funds in the past.<ref name="politico">{{cite web |last1=Martuscelli |first1=Carlo |title=EU transparency commissioner: No conflict of interest for Ursula von der Leyen's husband |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-transparency-commissioner-vera-jourova-conflict-interest-ursula-von-der-leyen-husband-heiko/ |website=Politico EU |access-date=12 August 2023 |language=en |date=10 March 2023 |archive-date=12 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812024251/https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-transparency-commissioner-vera-jourova-conflict-interest-ursula-von-der-leyen-husband-heiko/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Benedetti |first1=Francesca De |title=Ursula von der Leyen's husband leaves the Padua research center funded by the PNRR |url=https://www.editorialedomani.it/fatti/il-marito-di-ursula-von-der-leyen-lascia-il-centro-di-ricerca-di-padova-finanziato-dal-pnrr-d4bwdpbs |website=www.editorialedomani.it |access-date=12 August 2023 |language=it-it |date=28 October 2022 |archive-date=12 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812024250/https://www.editorialedomani.it/fatti/il-marito-di-ursula-von-der-leyen-lascia-il-centro-di-ricerca-di-padova-finanziato-dal-pnrr-d4bwdpbs |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Personal life== In 1986, Heiko married Ursula, by birth a member of the Albrecht family. They have seven children.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Conradi |first=Peter |date=December 24, 2020 |title=Ursula von der Leyen: Anglophile has seven children, loves punk and went to Boris Johnson's school |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/ursula-von-der-leyen-anglophile-has-seven-children-loves-punk-and-went-to-boris-johnsons-school-lskhb8dr6 |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=The Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Macdonald |first1=Hamish |last2=Kesteven |first2=Sophie |last3=Muller |first3=Greg |last4=LoPresti |first4=Linda |date=2023-09-20 |title=How a young girl destined to become a 'housewife at the side of a powerful man' instead grew up to lead Europe through crisis |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-21/take-me-to-your-leader-ursula-von-der-leyen/102839978 |access-date=2024-07-22 |work=ABC News Australia |language=en-AU |archive-date=22 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722010857/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-21/take-me-to-your-leader-ursula-von-der-leyen/102839978 |url-status=live }}</ref> The family lived for four years in Stanford, California, during the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nordstrom |first=Louise |date=2019-07-16 |title=Controversial at home, lauded abroad: Ursula von der Leyen to head EU Commission |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20190715-eu-commission-ursula-von-der-leyen-controversial-germany-lauded-abroad-confirmed |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=France 24 |language=en |archive-date=26 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726074756/https://www.france24.com/en/20190715-eu-commission-ursula-von-der-leyen-controversial-germany-lauded-abroad-confirmed |url-status=live }}</ref>
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