Ophelia Nick
Nick in 2014
Member of the Bundestag
Assumed office
26 October 2021
Personal details
Born (1973-01-24) 24 January 1973 (age 51)
Herdecke, West Germany
(now Germany)
Political partyAlliance 90/The Greens
Alma materFree University of Berlin

Ophelia Johanna Nick (née Schily, born 24 January 1973) is a German veterinarian and politician of Alliance 90/The Greens[1] who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since the 2021 national elections, representing the Mettmann II district.[2][3]

In addition to her parliamentary work, Nick has been serving as Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture in the coalition government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz since 2021.[4][5]

Early life and education

Nick is the daughter of physicians Angela Voith and Konrad Schily. From 1993 to 2000, she studied veterinary medicine at the Free University of Berlin. In 2012, she completed a PhD program at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.

Political career

Nick joined the Green Party in 2010.[6]

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.[7]

In the negotiations to form a coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Green Party under Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia 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.[8]

In 2023, Nick joined a cross-party working group on dogs.[9]

Other activities

Personal life

Nick has two sons.[11] She is married to physician Oliver Nick, who has also two sons.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ "Ophelia Nick". Alliance 90/The Greens Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Ophelia Nick". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. ^ Kling, Hans-Joachim (27 September 2021). "Ophelia Nick für die Grünen im Bundestag". Super Tipp Online (in German). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  4. ^ Constanze von Bullion (2 December 2021), Grüne: Experten im Staatsdienst Süddeutsche Zeitung.
  5. ^ Dirk Neubauer (22 December 2021), Ophelia Nick – plötzlich Staatssekretärin Rheinische Post.
  6. ^ Gökçen Stenzel (12 September 2013), Nicks lauschiger Ort liegt an der Düssel Rheinische Post.
  7. ^ Grüne NRW stellen in Siegburg personelle und inhaltliche Weichen Grüne NRW, press release of 15 June 2014.
  8. ^ GRÜNE benennen Team für Koalitionsverhandlungen Grüne NRW, press release of 31 May 2022.
  9. ^ Boris Herrmann (29 May 2023), Tiere am Arbeitsplatz: Hund und Mandat vereinbaren Süddeutsche Zeitung.
  10. ^ Martin-W. Buchenau (5 July 2017), Ophelia Nick: Voiths grüne Gesellschafterin Handelsblatt.
  11. ^ Jacqueline Lang: Nahaufnahme: Besuch im Schweinestall. Die Grünenpolitikerin Ophelia Nick kämpft für eine neue Landwirtschaft. Süddeutsche Zeitung, 29 September 2019.
  12. ^ Gökçen Stenzel: Hilden/Wülfrath: Nicks lauschiger Ort liegt an der Düssel. RP Online, 12 September 2013.
  13. ^ Sandra Grünwald (30 November 2020), Grüne Bundestagskandidatin für Wülfrath: Ophelia Nick liegt eine ganzheitliche Landwirtschaft am Herzen Rheinische Post.

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