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.
Early life and career
Born to a nurse,
[Pascal Beucker, Anja Krüger and Andreas Wyputta (16 May 2022), Grüner Triumph in Nordrhein-Westfalen: Mona, die Königsmacherin Die Tageszeitung.] Neubaur grew up in Pöttmes. In 1997 she moved to Düsseldorf to study education, sociology and psychology.
[Andreas Wyputta (13 December 2021), Grüne Spitzenkandidatin in NRW: Aus Bayern nach Düsseldorf Die Tageszeitung.]
From 2007 to 2014, Neubaur worked for the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Düsseldorf.[Andreas Wyputta (13 December 2021), Grüne Spitzenkandidatin in NRW: Aus Bayern nach Düsseldorf Die Tageszeitung.]
Political career
Neubau joined the Green Party in 1999.
[Pascal Beucker, Anja Krüger and Andreas Wyputta (16 May 2022), Grüner Triumph in Nordrhein-Westfalen: Mona, die Königsmacherin Die Tageszeitung.] From 2007 to 2015, she served as chairwoman of the Green Party in Düsseldorf.
[Arne Lieb (18 June 2018), Persönlich: Mona Neubaur Rheinische Post.]
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).[ Landesparteitag: NRW-Grüne bestätigen Doppelspitze Neubaur und Banaszak Rheinische Post, 16 June 2018.]
Neubaur was nominated by her party as delegate to the Federal Convention for the purpose of electing the President of Germany in 2022.[ 17th Federal Convention, 13 February 2022, List of Members Bundestag.]
Other activities
Corporate boards
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NRW.BANK, Ex-Officio member of the supervisory board (since 2022)
[ Executive Bodies NRW.BANK.]
Non-profit organizations
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Heinrich Böll Foundation, Member of the General Assembly
[ General Assembly Heinrich Böll Foundation.]
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Fortuna Düsseldorf, Member
Political positions
Ahead of the 2022 presidential election, Neubaur publicly endorsed incumbent Frank-Walter Steinmeier of the Social Democrats.
[Tobias Blasius (4 January 2022), NRW-Grüne begrüßen zweite Amtszeit für Steinmeier Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung.]
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