Nicola Beer

Personal information:

• German, born January 1970, married, 2 sons

Career:

• January 2024 – present Vice-President, European Investment Bank
• 2019 – 2023 Vice-President of the European Parliament, Committees: ITRE, ECON, AFET. Rapporteur on the Critical Raw Materials Act
• 2017 – 2019 Member of the Bundestag (German Federal Parliament)
• 2014 – 2017 Member of Parliament, State of Hesse
• 2013 – 2019 Secretary General, Free Democratic Party (FDP)
• 2012 – 2014 State Minister for Education, State of Hesse
• 2009 – 2012 State Secretary for European and International Affairs, Government of Hesse Member of the Committee of Regions, Brussels.
• 1999 – 2009 and 2014-2023: Lawyer, Frankfurt/Main
• 1999 – 2009 Member of Parliament, State of Hesse
• 1997 – 1999 City Counsellor, Frankfurt/Main 

Education:

• 1991 – 1997 Law studies at Johann-Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt. Scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation. Study visit to the University of Cambridge (UK). First State Examination in Law, legal traineeship, Second State Examination in Law. 
• 1989 – 1991 Apprenticeship as a bank clerk, DG – Deutsche Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt

Additional information:

• 2006 – 2023 Board member, curator and advisory board member in various associations promoting culture, international understanding, research, science and innovation.

Last updated: 01 January 2026 (this CV is based on information provided to the EIB by the person concerned)