Ingeborg Friebe, first female President of NRW Landtag, dies at 95

Ingeborg Friebe, the first woman to serve as President of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia, has died at the age of 95. Her hometown of Monheim confirmed the news.

A member of the SPD since 1950, Friebe served as a member of the North Rhine-Westphalian Landtag from 1975 to 1995. She held the position of Vice President starting in 1985 and became President of the state parliament from 1990 to 1995.

Friebe also had a significant local political career. In 1976, she became the first female mayor of Monheim, a position she held for 21 years after successfully campaigning against the city's incorporation into Düsseldorf. Due to her fearless nature, she was known by the nickname ‘Mutter Courage’.