Mona Neubaur was born on 1 July 1977 in Pöttmes, Bavaria. On 30 June 2022, she was appointed Deputy Premier and Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy of the State of North Rhine Westphalia.

Prior to her political career, she graduated in Education Sciences, Sociology and Psychology from the Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf and worked for Naturstrom AG and the Heinrich Böll Foundation NRW.