beatrix philipp ("née" hellweg; 7 july 1945 – 1 may 2019) was a german politician. she was a member of the christian democratic union (cdu). she served on the city council of düsseldorf from 1975 to 1985. she was a member of the landtag of north rhine-westphalia from 1985 to 1994. in 1994, she was elected to the national bundestag, serving until 2013. outside of politics, philipp was a headmistress.