politics by the end of the parliamentary term. Life after politics In 2017, Beck co-founded the Zentrum Liberale Moderne, a think-tank focusing on defending the open society and liberal democracy against anti-liberal revolt in Germany, European Union and abroad. Former President of Germany Joachim Gauck spoke at the opening of Zentrum. Other activities , Member of the Board (since 2015) Gegen Vergessen – Für Demokratie, Member German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND), Member German-Israeli Association, Member Independent Afghan Women Association, Member Society for Threatened Peoples (GfbV), Member Recognition 1996 – Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande) 1996 – Honorary citizenship of Lukavac 2008 – Regine Hildebrandt Prize for Solidarity in Unemployment and Poverty 2016 – Ramer Award for Courage in the Defense of Democracy, American Jewish Committee (AJC) Personal life Beck is married to fellow Green politician Ralf Fücks, the former chairman of the Heinrich Böll Foundation. She lives in Bremen. References External links 1952 births Living people People from Bramsche Bielefeld University alumni Heidelberg University alumni Members of the Bundestag for Bremen Female members of the Bundestag 21st-century German women politicians Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Members of the Bundestag 2013–2017 Members of the Bundestag 2009–2013 Members of the Bundestag 2005–2009 Members of the Bundestag 2002–2005 Members of the Bundestag 1998–2002 Members of the Bundestag 1994–1998 Members of the Bundestag for Alliance 90/The Greens 20th-century German women