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'''Nicole Westig''' (born 13 November 1967) is a German politician. Born in [[Menden]], [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], she 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>


== Life ==
== Early life and career ==
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 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 [[Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia|State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia]], after which she switched to fundraising in the charitable sector.
==Political career==
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>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 08:34, 10 October 2021

Nicole Westig
Member of the Bundestag
Incumbent
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

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

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]

References

  1. ^ "Nicole Westig | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  2. ^ "German Bundestag - Health". German Bundestag. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  3. ^ "Fachpolitische Sprecher". Fraktion der Freien Demokraten im Deutschen Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 2020-03-16.
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