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'''Nicole Westig''' (born 13 November 1967) is a German politician. Born in [[Menden]], [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], he represents the [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP). Nicole Westig has served as a member of the [[Bundestag]] from the state of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]] since 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/profile/nicole-westig|title=Nicole Westig {{!}} Abgeordnetenwatch|website=www.abgeordnetenwatch.de|language=de|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref>
'''Nicole Westig''' (born 13 November 1967) is a German politician of the [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP) who has been serving as a member of the [[Bundestag]] from the state of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]] since 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/profile/nicole-westig|title=Nicole Westig {{!}} Abgeordnetenwatch|website=www.abgeordnetenwatch.de|language=de|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref>
== Early life and career ==
Westig grew up in her birthplace and graduated from high school there in 1987. From 1988 she studied Romance, Hispanic and Public Law at the [[University of Bonn]], graduating as Magistra Artium in 1996.
== Life ==

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Nicole Westig grew up in her birthplace and graduated from high school there in 1987. From 1988 she studied Romance, Hispanic and Public Law at the University of Bonn, graduating as Magistra Artium in 1996. She was then employed by the Bundesverband mittelständische Wirtschaft, after which she worked independently in the field of press and public relations. From 2008 to 2014 she worked for the FDP as a consultant for Gerhard Papke, after which she switched to fundraising in the charitable sector. She became member of the bundestag after the [[2017 German federal election]]. She is a member of the health committee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bundestag.de/en/committees/a14|title=German Bundestag - Health|website=German Bundestag|language=en|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref> Westig is the spokesperson for care policy of the FDP parliamentary group in the Bundestag.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fdpbt.de/fraktion/fachpolitische-sprecher|title=Fachpolitische Sprecher|website=Fraktion der Freien Demokraten im Deutschen Bundestag|language=de|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref>
Westig was then employed by the German Association for Small and Medium-sized Businesses (BVMW), after which she worked independently in the field of press and public relations. From 2008 to 2014 she worked for the FDP as an advisor to Gerhard Papke at the [[Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia|State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia]], after which she switched to fundraising in the charitable sector.

==Political career==
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Westig first became a member of the Bundestag in the [[2017 German federal election]]. She has since been serving as a member of the Health Committee,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bundestag.de/en/committees/a14|title=German Bundestag - Health|website=German Bundestag|language=en|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref> where she is her parliamentary group’s spokesperson for [[nursing]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fdpbt.de/fraktion/fachpolitische-sprecher|title=Fachpolitische Sprecher|website=Fraktion der Freien Demokraten im Deutschen Bundestag|language=de|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref>

In the negotiations to form a so-called [[traffic light coalition]] of the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD), the [[Alliance 90/The Greens|Green Party]] and the FDP following the [[2021 German federal election|2021 federal elections]], Westig was part of her party's delegation in the working group on health, co-chaired by [[Katja Pähle]], [[Maria Klein-Schmeink]] and [[Christine Aschenberg-Dugnus]].<ref>[https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/ampel-koalition-das-sind-die-verhandlungsteams-von-spd.1939.de.html?drn:news_id=1316022 Ampel-Koalition: Das sind die Verhandlungsteams von SPD, Grünen und FDP] ''[[Deutschlandfunk]]'', 27 October 2021.</ref>

In addition to her committee assignments, Westig has been a member of the German delegation to the [[Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly]] since 2022.<ref>[https://www.bundestag.de/dfpv Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly] [[Bundestag]].</ref>

== Other activities ==
* [[Haus der Geschichte]], Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2023)


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Latest revision as of 08:51, 8 November 2023

Nicole Westig
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
2017
Personal details
Born (1967-11-13) 13 November 1967 (age 56)
Menden, West Germany
(now Germany)
Political partyFDP
Children2

Nicole Westig (born 13 November 1967) is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2017.[1]

Early life and career

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Westig grew up in her birthplace and graduated from high school there in 1987. From 1988 she studied Romance, Hispanic and Public Law at the University of Bonn, graduating as Magistra Artium in 1996.

Westig was then employed by the German Association for Small and Medium-sized Businesses (BVMW), after which she worked independently in the field of press and public relations. From 2008 to 2014 she worked for the FDP as an advisor to Gerhard Papke at the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia, after which she switched to fundraising in the charitable sector.

Political career

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Westig first became a member of the Bundestag in the 2017 German federal election. She has since been serving as a member of the Health Committee,[2] where she is her parliamentary group’s spokesperson for nursing.[3]

In the negotiations to form a so-called traffic light coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Green Party and the FDP following the 2021 federal elections, Westig was part of her party's delegation in the working group on health, co-chaired by Katja Pähle, Maria Klein-Schmeink and Christine Aschenberg-Dugnus.[4]

In addition to her committee assignments, Westig has been a member of the German delegation to the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly since 2022.[5]

Other activities

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References

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  1. ^ "Nicole Westig | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. ^ "German Bundestag - Health". German Bundestag. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Fachpolitische Sprecher". Fraktion der Freien Demokraten im Deutschen Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  4. ^ Ampel-Koalition: Das sind die Verhandlungsteams von SPD, Grünen und FDP Deutschlandfunk, 27 October 2021.
  5. ^ Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly Bundestag.
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