
Edith von welser-ude was actually looking forward to retiring with christian ude, her husband. "When he announced to me that he might run for the office of prime minister, i cried at first. But then the pleasure-seeker in me won out over the wife," she said on monday in kitzingen.
The 72-year-old is a mother of six, a well-known photographer and book author, and hosts a cooking show on munich’s regional television station. Twelve years as a member of the munich city council for the SPD. She has been married to the mayor of munich, christian ude, since 1983.