[1] Heck was born 1982 in the West German city of Marburg and studied law to become a lawyer.

[2] After graduating from the St. Johann Amöneburg Collegiate School in 2002, Heck completed his military service and subsequent training as a reserve officer.

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[10] According to daily newspaper Die Welt, his departure was considered "internally as perhaps the most bitter loss" in the CDU/CSU parliamentary group.

[11] After leaving the German Parliament, Heck became managing director of the copyright collective VG Media in 2017.