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.