Thomas Losse-Müller

Thomas Losse-Müller
Losse-Müller in 2021
Member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 June 2022
Preceded byTorsten Albig (2017)
ConstituencySocial Democratic List
Leader of the Opposition in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein
In office
7 June 2022 – 12 December 2023
Minister-PresidentDaniel Günther
Preceded bySerpil Midyatli
Succeeded bySerpil Midyatli
Leader of the Social Democratic Party in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein
In office
18 May 2022 – 12 December 2023
Chief WhipKai Dolgner
DeputyMartin Habersaat
Birte Pauls
Preceded bySerpil Midyatli
Succeeded bySerpil Midyatli
State Secretary and Chief of the State Chancellery of Schleswig-Holstein
In office
26 September 2014 – 28 June 2017
Minister-PresidentTorsten Albig
Preceded byStefan Studt
Succeeded byDirk Schrödter
State Secretary in the Ministry of Finance of Schleswig-Holstein
In office
12 June 2012 – 26 September 2014
Minister-PresidentTorsten Albig
MinisterMonika Heinold
Preceded byStefan Studt
Succeeded byPhilipp Nimmermann
Personal details
BornSchwerte, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany (now Germany)
Nationality Germany
Political partySocial Democratic Party (2020–present)
Other political
affiliations		Alliance 90/The Greens (–2020)
ResidenceBistensee
Alma materUniversity of Cologne, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Thomas Losse-Müller (born 3 April 1973)[1] is a German politician. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany and former Leader of his Party in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein.[2]

Career

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Between 1992 and 1999, Losse-Müller studied Economics at the University of Cologne.[3] He went on to study Development Economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies.[3]

From 2000 to 2004, Losse-Müller was an Assistant Vice President at Deutsche Bank in London.[3] In 2004, he began working as a Financial Economist for the World Bank, until he began working as a program director for the German Society for technical cooperation in 2008.[3] In 2010, Losse-Müller went back to work at the World Bank as a Senior Financial Sector Expert.[3]

Before joining the Social Democratic Party of Germany in 2020, Losse-Müller was a member of Alliance 90/The Greens. He was a board member of the Hesse Alliance 90/The Greens between 2009 and 2012 and spokesperson to the Committee on Economy and Finance for the Hesse Alliance 90/The Greens between 2011 and 2012.[3]

In 2012, Losse-Müller became State Secretary to the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Finance upon being invited to Schleswig-Holstein by Monika Heinold.[1] He went on to serve as Head of the State Chancellery of Schleswig-Holstein between 2014 and 2017.[1]

Between 2017 and 2021 Losse-Müller worked at EY Parthenon, a Consulting firm based in Hamburg.[1]

In Fall of 2020, Losse-Müller became a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. He was nominated lead candidate for the 2022 state election in Schleswig-Holstein in August 2021.[4][5]

Losse-Müller was elected his Party's Leader in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein on 18 May 2022 and thus became Leader of the Opposition.[2]

On 6 December 2023, Losse-Müller announced his resignation as Leader of the Social Democratic Party in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein.[6] He was succeeded by Serpil Midyatli, who is also his Predecessor.[7]

Personal life

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Losse-Müller was born as son to two teachers in Schwerte, North Rhine-Westphalia.[1] He is married and has two daughters.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Über mich › Thomas Losse-Müller" (in German). Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  2. ^ a b "Die SPD-Fraktion wählt Thomas Losse-Müller einstimmig zu ihrem neuen Vorsitzenden › SPD Landtagsfraktion" (in German). Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Hamburg.de" (PDF). Hamburg.de (in German).
  4. ^ "Thomas Losse-Müller mit 94 Prozent als Spitzenkandidat gewählt" (in German). Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  5. ^ NDR. "Landtagswahl 2022: Losse-Müller soll SPD-Spitzenkandidat werden". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  6. ^ NDR. "SH: Oppositionsführer Thomas Losse-Müller wirft das Handtuch". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  7. ^ NDR. "Serpil Midyatli zur neuen SPD-Fraktionschefin gewählt". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-12-12.
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