Fritz Heckert

Fritz Heckert
Heckert c. 1932
Minister of Economic Affairs of the
Free State of Saxony
In office
12 October 1923 – 30 October 1923
Minister-PresidentErich Zeigner
Preceded byAlfred Fellisch
Succeeded byAlfred Fellisch
Member of the Reichstag
for Magdeburg
In office
27 May 1924 – 28 February 1933
Preceded byMulti-member district
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
BornFriedrich Carl Heckert
(1884-03-28)28 March 1884
Chemnitz, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire
Died7 April 1936(1936-04-07) (aged 52)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Resting placeKremlin Wall Necropolis
PartySPD (1902–1917)
USPD (1917–1919)
KPD (1919–1936)
Other political
affiliations
Spartacus League (1914–1919)
SpouseWilma Stammberg
Known forSaxon Economic Minister during the German October
Central institution membership

Other offices held
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Friedrich "Fritz" Carl Heckert (28 March 1884 – 7 April 1936) was a German trade unionist and politician who co-founded the Spartacus League and the Communist Party of Germany. He was a member of the Reichstag from 1924 to 1933, a leading Comintern functionary, and briefly served as the Saxon Economic Minister in 1923.