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Mona Neubaur (born 1 July 1977) is a German politician from Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as Deputy Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia and also as State Minister for Economics, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy in the second cabinet of Minister-President Hendrik Wüst since 29 June 2022. She was previously the leader of her party in North Rhine-Westphalia.[1]
Mona Neubaur | |
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| Deputy Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Assumed office 29 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Joachim Stamp |
| Minister for Economics, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy of North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Assumed office 29 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Andreas Pinkwart |
| Member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia for Düsseldorf I | |
| Assumed office 1 June 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1977 Pöttmes, Bavaria, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | Greens (1999–) |
| Alma mater | University of Düsseldorf |
Early life and career
editBorn to a nurse,[2] Neubaur grew up in Pöttmes. In 1997 she moved to Düsseldorf to study education, sociology and psychology.[3]
From 2007 to 2014, Neubaur worked for the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Düsseldorf.[4]
Political career
editNeubau joined the Green Party in 1999.[5] From 2007 to 2015, she served as chairwoman of the Green Party in Düsseldorf.[6]
From 2014 to 2022, Neubaur served as co-chair of the Green Party in North Rhine-Westphalia, alongside Sven Lehmann (2014–2018) and Felix Banaszak (2018–2022).[7]
Neubaur was nominated by her party as delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2022.[8]
Other activities
editCorporate boards
editNon-profit organizations
edit- Heinrich Böll Foundation, Member of the General Assembly[10]
- Fortuna Düsseldorf, Member
Political positions
editAhead of the 2022 presidential election, Neubaur publicly endorsed incumbent Frank-Walter Steinmeier of the Social Democrats.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Mona Neubaur | GRÜNE NRW". gruene-nrw.de. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ Pascal Beucker, Anja Krüger and Andreas Wyputta (16 May 2022), Grüner Triumph in Nordrhein-Westfalen: Mona, die Königsmacherin Die Tageszeitung.
- ^ Andreas Wyputta (13 December 2021), Grüne Spitzenkandidatin in NRW: Aus Bayern nach Düsseldorf Die Tageszeitung.
- ^ Andreas Wyputta (13 December 2021), Grüne Spitzenkandidatin in NRW: Aus Bayern nach Düsseldorf Die Tageszeitung.
- ^ Pascal Beucker, Anja Krüger and Andreas Wyputta (16 May 2022), Grüner Triumph in Nordrhein-Westfalen: Mona, die Königsmacherin Die Tageszeitung.
- ^ Arne Lieb (18 June 2018), Persönlich: Mona Neubaur Rheinische Post.
- ^ Landesparteitag: NRW-Grüne bestätigen Doppelspitze Neubaur und Banaszak Rheinische Post, 16 June 2018.
- ^ 17th Federal Convention, 13 February 2022, List of Members Bundestag.
- ^ Executive Bodies NRW.BANK.
- ^ General Assembly Heinrich Böll Foundation.
- ^ Tobias Blasius (4 January 2022), NRW-Grüne begrüßen zweite Amtszeit für Steinmeier Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.
External links
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Media related to Mona Neubaur at Wikimedia Commons
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