sued for hate-speech. Personal life Hofer is in his second marriage and has four children – two daughters, Anna-Sophie and Vivien and two sons, Yanik and Jeremie. He was raised as a Catholic but converted to Protestantism; his wife and children are Catholic. His main residence is in southern Burgenland. Hofer is an honorary member of the conservative school fraternity (pennal-conservative Burschenschaft) Marko-Germania zu Pinkafeld and an honorary knight of the Order of St. George. In August 2003 Hofer crashed a paraglider in Stubenberg and received severe spinal injuries. He engaged in six months of rehabilitation, moving from a wheelchair to the use of a cane to walk. He is a gun enthusiast and carries a Glock handgun. In addition to his native German, Hofer also speaks English. References External links |- |- 1971 births 21st-century Austrian politicians Austrian anti-communists Austrian eurosceptics Austrian Protestants Candidates for President of Austria Converts to Protestantism from Catholicism Freedom Party of Austria politicians Living people Members of the National Council (Austria) People from Burgenland People from Pinkafeld Presidents of the National Council (Austria) Right-wing populism in Austria Government ministers of Austria Critics of Islamism