Ingrid Matthäus-Maier

Ingrid Matthäus-Maier (born 9 September 1945 in Werlte) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD).

Early life and education

In her childhood Matthäus-Maier lived in Mülheim and went to school in Duisburg.^[1] Since 1969 she was a member of JungdemokratInnen/Junge Linke. Matthäus-Maier studied in Gießen and in Münster German law.

Political career

From 1976 to 1999, Matthäus-Maier was a member of the German Bundestag. First she was a member of German politician party FDP. From 1979 to 1982, she chaired the Finance Committee. In 1982, she left the FDP and moved to the SPD. From 1988, she served as her parliamentary group's deputy chair under the leadership of successive chairs Hans-Jochen Vogel, Hans-Ulrich Klose, Rudolf Scharping and Peter Struck.

Life after politics

After she left the Bundestag, Matthäus-Maier became a member of the board of directors at Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW). In April 2008, she resigned after 18 months as chief executive for health reasons and retired from the board of management at 63.^[2] At the time, she was facing criticism over her handling of the crisis at IKB.^[3]

Personal life

Matthäus-Maier is married with mathematician Robert Maier and has two sons.^[4]

References

^ Ingrid Matthäus-Maier im Gespräch mit Ursula Welter (2018-04-26). "Ingrid Matthäus-Maier - "Für mich ist der Abgeordnete die Nummer eins"" (in German). Deutschlandfunk. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
^ Matthaeus-Maier of KfW Group to resign New York Times, April 8, 2008.
^ Matthias Sobolewski (8 April 2008), Head of Germany's KfW quits as IKB costs mount Reuters.
^ Martina Welt (2018-05-26). "Ex-Abgeordnete hält sich in Vereinen fit − Ingrid Matthäus-Maier fühlt sich in Birlinghoven zu Hause". General-Anzeiger Bonn (in German). Retrieved 2019-01-02.

External links

Literature by and about Ingrid Matthäus-Maier in the German National Library catalogue
Interview with Wolther von Kieseritzky (Archiv des Liberalismus) with Matthäus-Maier at „Lüdenscheider Gespräche“ by FernUniversität in Hagen
Deutschlandfunk: Zeitzeugen im Gespräch, April 26, 2018: Für mich ist der Abgeordnete die Nummer eins

[deutschlandfunk416628-1] Ingrid Matthäus-Maier im Gespräch mit Ursula Welter (2018-04-26). "Ingrid Matthäus-Maier - "Für mich ist der Abgeordnete die Nummer eins"" (in German). Deutschlandfunk. Retrieved 2020-05-24.

[2] Matthaeus-Maier of KfW Group to resign New York Times, April 8, 2008.

[3] Matthias Sobolewski (8 April 2008), Head of Germany's KfW quits as IKB costs mount Reuters.

[4] Martina Welt (2018-05-26). "Ex-Abgeordnete hält sich in Vereinen fit − Ingrid Matthäus-Maier fühlt sich in Birlinghoven zu Hause". General-Anzeiger Bonn (in German). Retrieved 2019-01-02.

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