14 Facts About Vera Lengsfeld

Vera Lengsfeld was born on 4 May 1952 and is a German politician.

Vera Lengsfeld's father was an officer in the Stasi, the East German secret police.

Vera Lengsfeld became a born-again Christian in 1981, and was active in various civic organizations in East Germany.

Vera Lengsfeld was the co-founder of Pankow Peace Circle in the autumn of 1981, the Environment Library Berlin; Profession group and the Church from Below in 1986.

Vera Lengsfeld was a member of the Continuation Committee for the delegates meeting of the peace group members, who gathered under the title "Specifically for Peace" a year.

Vera Lengsfeld was co-organizer of the first human rights seminar held in 1986 in Berlin.

Vera Lengsfeld was put on trial by the city district of Lichtenberg on the grounds of "attempted riotous assembly" and although given a custodial sentence she was instead allowed the option of leaving the GDR on a temporary visa effectively deporting her from the country.

Vera Lengsfeld was re-elected at the 1998 and 2002 elections as a CDU list candidate in her home state of Thuringia.

Vera Lengsfeld has opposed immigration into Germany, and helped to organize the Erklarung 2018 declaration and petition in opposition to it.

Unbeknownst to Vera Lengsfeld, he had been a Stasi informant since 1972, and during their marriage he continued to file reports on her activities.

Vera Lengsfeld later said that she felt betrayed that anyone could marry or have children under such circumstances.

Vera Lengsfeld later explained to her that he, as a Jew, supported the GDR since he saw it as a response to Auschwitz.

Vera Lengsfeld forgave him in 2000 when he was gravely ill.

Vera Lengsfeld's father retired from the Stasi in 1986 rather than obey an order to break with his daughter; in 1988 he publicly took her side.