Conversation so far:
who were the members of Honecker's family?
Honecker was already romantically involved with the Free German Youth official Edith Baumann.
what did this romance lead to?
With her he had a daughter, Erika (b.
1950), who later gave him his granddaughter Anke.

Question: did his family get involved in politics?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Erich Honecker family get involved in politics?