Hedwig von Beverfoerde | |
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Full name | Hedwig Freifrau von Elverfeldt genannt Beverförde zu Werries |
Born | Hedwig Freiin von Lüninck 1963 (age 60–61) Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, North Rhine-Westphalia West Germany |
Noble family | Lüninck (by birth) Beverfoerde (by marriage) |
Spouse(s) | Baron Josef von Beverfoerde |
Occupation | political activist, Catholic activist |
Baroness Hedwig von Elverfeldt genannt Beverfoerde zu Werries (German: Hedwig Freifrau von Elverfeldt genannt Beverförde zu Werries, née von Lüninck; born 1963) is a German conservative politician and Catholic activist. A former member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany who worked to shorten daycare hours in Saxony-Anhalt and protect parental rights, she is the founder of the Family Protection Initiative and an organizer of the Demo für Alle rallies in Hanover and Stuttgart, campaigning against same-sex marriage and other LGBT rights.