Beatrix von Storch
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Beatrix Amelie Ehrengard Eilika von Storch (née Herzogin von Oldenburg;[lower-alpha 1] 27 May 1971) is a German politician and lawyer, who has been the Deputy Leader of the Alternative for Germany since July 2015 and a Member of the Bundestag since September 2017. She previously was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Germany.[1] From April 2016 to 2017 she was also a member of the right-wing populist Anti-EU group Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy. She is part of the right-wing conservative wing of the parliamentary group of the AfD. She belongs ancestrally to the royal House of Oldenburg which reigned over the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg until 1918.
Beatrix von Storch | |
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Deputy Leader of the Alternative for Germany | |
Assumed office 5 July 2015 | |
Leader | Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla |
Member of the Bundestag | |
Assumed office 24 September 2017 | |
Member of the European Parliament | |
In office 1 July 2014 – 27 October 2017 | |
Constituency | Germany |
Personal details | |
Born | Beatrix Amelie Ehrengard Eilika Herzogin von Oldenburg (1971-05-27) 27 May 1971 (age 52) Lübeck, West Germany |
Political party | Alternative for Germany (2013–present) |
Other political affiliations | Free Democratic Party (2011–2013) |
Spouse | |
Relations | Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk (maternal grandfather) Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg (paternal grandfather) |