ze ▁( 2 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁– ▁ 2 6 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁German ▁politician ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁Democratic ▁Union ▁( CD U ) ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Bund est ag ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁H int ze ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁six ▁Vice ▁Pres idents ▁of ▁the ▁Bund est ag . ▁He ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁federal ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Evangel ical ▁Working ▁Group ▁of ▁the ▁CD U / CS U ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁general ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁CD U ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Cent rist ▁Dem ocrat ▁International . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁H int ze ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Bund est ag ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁federal ▁election . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁he ▁cha ired ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁Working ▁Group ▁of ▁the ▁CD U / CS U . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 / 1 9 9 2 , ▁H int ze ▁briefly ▁served ▁as ▁Parliament ary ▁State ▁Secretary ▁at ▁the ▁Federal ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Family ▁Affairs , ▁Senior ▁Cit iz ens , ▁Women ▁and ▁Youth ▁under ▁minister