Ingrid Matthäus-Maier (born 9 September 1945 in

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) is a German politician of the

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(SPD).

Life

In her childhood she lived in Mülheim and went to school in Duisburg. Since 1969 she was a member of

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. Matthäus-Maier studied in Gießen and in Münster German law. From 1976 to 1999 Matthäus-Maier was a member of the German Bundestag. First she was a member of German politician party FDP. In 1982, she changed to German party SPD. After she left the Bundestag, Matthäus-Maier became a member of the

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at Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW). She is married with mathematician Robert Maier and has two sons.

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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''
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