Stark studied
philosophy,
Catholic theology,
economics and
law in
Tübingen,
Baden-Württemberg and
Bonn,
North Rhine-Westphalia. Afterwards, he received a
doctoral degree on the
concept of the "social constitutional state" in 1959. Before he entered the
Bundestag, he was a
lawyer and an
adviser for the
Stuttgart farmers association. He entered the Bundestag in 1965 and was elected for the first time on September 19 that year, increasing the CDU's first vote in the constituency to 50% from 39.7%. == References ==