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. 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. At the time, she was facing criticism over her handling of the crisis at IKB. Personal life
Matthäus-Maier is married with mathematician Robert Maier and has two sons. References

External links 

 
 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

Members of the Bundestag for the Social Democratic Party of Germany
Free Democratic Party (Germany) politicians
Members of the Bundestag 1976–1980
Members of the Bundestag 1980–1983
Members of the Bundestag 1983–1987
Members of the Bundestag 1987–1990
Members of the Bundestag 1990–1994
Members of the Bundestag 1994–1998
20th-century German politicians
1945 births
Living people