Elisabeth Motschmann

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Elisabeth Motschmann
Motschmann in 2014
Full name	Elisabeth Charlotte Motschmann
Born	Elisabeth Charlotte Freiin von Düsterlohe (1952-10-13) 13 October 1952 (age 72) Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein Germany
Noble family	Düsterlohe
Spouse(s)	Jens Motschmann
Issue	Franziska Motschmann Johannes Motschmann Georg Motschmann
Father	Baron Friedrich-Karl von Düsterlohe
Mother	Renate Cramer
Member of the Bundestag
In office 2013–2021
Personal details
Political party	Christian Democratic Union
Occupation	Politician

Elisabeth Charlotte Motschmann (née Baroness von Düsterlohe; born 13 October 1952) is a German journalist and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from 2013 until 2021. In parliament, she was her party's spokeswoman on media policy.

Throughout her career, Motschmann has focused on women's issues and children's rights. She supports the ordination of women in Christian churches, and has advocated for establishing a legally regulated quota for women in leadership in the corporate sector in response to women's economic inequality and the gender-gap in chief executive positions in German companies.