Ophelia Johanna Nick ( Schily, born 24 January 1973) is a German veterinarian and politician of
Alliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as a member of the
Bundestag
The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet (assembly), Diet") is the lower house of the Germany, German Federalism in Germany, federal parliament. It is the only constitutional body of the federation directly elected by the German people. The Bundestag wa ...
since the
2021 national elections, representing the
Mettmann II district.
In addition to her parliamentary work, Nick served as
Parliamentary State Secretary in the
Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture in the
coalition government
A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a government by political parties that enter into a power-sharing arrangement of the executive. Coalition governments usually occur when no single party has achieved an absolute majority after an ...
of
Chancellor
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Olaf Scholz
Olaf Scholz (; born 14 June 1958) is a German politician who served as the Chancellor of Germany from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Social Democratic Party (SPD), he previously served as Vice-Chancellor of Ge ...
from 2021 to 2025.
Early life and education
Nick is the daughter of physicians Angela Voith and
Konrad Schily. From 1993 to 2000, she studied
veterinary medicine
Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, medical diagnosis, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in non-human animals. The scope of veterinary medicine is wide, covering all a ...
at the
Free University of Berlin
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. In 2012, she completed a
PhD program at the
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich, LMU or LMU Munich; ) is a public university, public research university in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Originally established as the University of Ingolstadt in 1472 by Duke ...
.
Political career
Nick joined the Green Party in 2010.
From 2014 to 2018, Nick was part of Green Party’s leadership in North Rhine-Westphalia under its co-chairs
Mona Neubaur and
Sven Lehmann.
In the negotiations to form a
coalition government
A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a government by political parties that enter into a power-sharing arrangement of the executive. Coalition governments usually occur when no single party has achieved an absolute majority after an ...
of the
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Green Party under
Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia
The Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia (), also referred to as Premier or Prime Minister, is the head of government of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (''NRW''). The position was created in 1946, when the British administr ...
Hendrik Wüst following the
2022 state elections, Nick was part of her party’s delegation in the working group on the environment, agriculture and consumer protection.
In 2023, Nick joined a cross-party working group on dogs.
Other activities
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University of Ulm Medical Center, Member of the Supervisory Board (2012–2016)
*
Voith, Member of the Supervisory Board (2010–2017)
Personal life
Nick has two sons.
[Jacqueline Lang: ]
Nahaufnahme: Besuch im Schweinestall. Die Grünenpolitikerin Ophelia Nick kämpft für eine neue Landwirtschaft.
' Süddeutsche Zeitung
The ''Süddeutsche Zeitung'' (; ), published in Munich, Bavaria, is one of the largest and most influential daily newspapers in Germany. The tone of ''SZ'' is mainly described as centre-left, liberal, social-liberal, progressive-liberal, and ...
, 29 September 2019. She is married to physician Oliver Nick, who has also two sons.
[Gökçen Stenzel: ]
Hilden/Wülfrath: Nicks lauschiger Ort liegt an der Düssel.
' RP Online, 12 September 2013.[Sandra Grünwald (30 November 2020)]
Grüne Bundestagskandidatin für Wülfrath: Ophelia Nick liegt eine ganzheitliche Landwirtschaft am Herzen
''Rheinische Post
''Rheinische Post'' () is a major German regional daily newspaper published since 1946 by the ''Rheinische Post Verlagsgesellschaft GmbH'' company, and headquartered in Düsseldorf. The Post is especially dominant in the western part of North Rhi ...
''.
References
External links
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Living people
1973 births
People from Herdecke
21st-century German women politicians
Members of the Bundestag for Alliance 90/The Greens
Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025
Female members of the Bundestag
20th-century German women
Members of the Bundestag 2025–2029