Secret wedding: Defense Minister Pistorius marries girlfriend. Boris Pistorius and Julia Schwanholz have been together for more than a year.
Pistorius was previously in a relationship with Doris Schröder-Köpf, the ex-wife of former Chancellor Gerhard Schröders. His first wife died in 2015, and he has not yet made a public statement about his marriage, but he now appears wearing a wedding ring during his appearances. He appeared publicly for the first time together with his current wife at the state elections in October 2022.