Brian Nickholz

Brian Nickholz (born 22 December 1989) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from 2021 to 2025.

Education and profession Nickholz was born 1989 in Gelsenkirchen and entered the SPD in 2005. Nickholz grew up in Marl. He trained as an industrial clerk after obtaining his general university entrance qualification. After his training, he was employed by Wilo SE in Dortmund as an Innovation Administrator. From 2013 to 2016, he worked as an assistant to the management and the executive board in central processing at the state association of the Socialist Youth of Germany - Die Falken NRW (SJD - Die Falken). From 2016 to 2021, he worked as full-time managing director of the SPD parliamentary group in the council of the city of Marl.

Political activities Brian Nickholz has been a member of the SPD since 2005. Nickholz was a member of the Marl City Council from 2009 to 2021. From 2012 to 2016, he was the Juso district association chairman in the Recklinghausen district. He also ran for 50th place on the state list of the SPD of North Rhine-Westphalia. In February 2025, Nickholz lost his seat in Bundestag against Lars Ehm.

Memberships Brian Nickholz is a member of the Workers' Welfare Association, Borussia Dortmund, the Association of Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, the tribe Knights of the Loe to the Loe Marl, the Social Democratic Community for Local Politics, the Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation Germany, the support association Klara Hospiz e.V., Bergbautradition e.V., and the SJD - Die Falken and the Old Forge Marl.

Personal life Nickholz shares an apartment with fellow parliamentarians Ye-One Rhie and Lena Werner in the Moabit district of Berlin. Nickholz is married.