Mona Neubaur
German politician (born 1977)
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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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_mit_der_Floriansplakette_des_nordrhein-westfälischen_Handwerks.jpg) Neubaur in 2026 | |
| 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 |
| Party | Greens (since 1999) |
| Alma mater | University of Düsseldorf |
Early life and career
Born 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
Neubau 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
Corporate boards
Non-profit organizations
- Heinrich Böll Foundation, Member of the General Assembly[10]
- Fortuna Düsseldorf, Member
Political positions
Ahead of the presidential election on 13 February 2022, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen NRW (including Neubaur) publicly endorsed incumbent Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD).[11]
