Thomas Losse-Müller
Thomas Losse-Müller (born 3 April 1973)[1] is a German politician. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany and Leader of his Party in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein.[2]
Thomas Losse-Müller | |
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Leader of the Opposition in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein | |
Assumed office 7 June 2022 | |
Minister-President | Daniel Günther |
Preceded by | Serpil Midyatli |
Leader of the Social Democratic Party in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein | |
Assumed office 18 May 2022 | |
Chief Whip | Kai Dolgner |
Deputy | Martin Habersaat Birte Pauls |
Preceded by | Serpil Midyatli |
State Secretary and Chief of the State Chancellery of Schleswig-Holstein | |
In office 26 September 2014 – 28 June 2017 | |
Minister-President | Torsten Albig |
Preceded by | Stefan Studt |
Succeeded by | Dirk Schrödter |
State Secretary in the Ministry of Finance of Schleswig-Holstein | |
In office 12 June 2012 – 26 September 2014 | |
Minister-President | Torsten Albig |
Minister | Monika Heinold |
Preceded by | Stefan Studt |
Succeeded by | Philipp Nimmermann |
Member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein | |
Assumed office 7 June 2022 | |
Preceded by | Torsten Albig (2017) |
Constituency | Social Democratic List |
Personal details | |
Born | Schwerte, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany (now Germany) |
Nationality | Germany |
Political party | Social Democratic Party (2020–present) |
Other political affiliations | Alliance 90/The Greens (–2020) |
Residence | Bistensee |
Alma mater | University of Cologne, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London |
Career
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]
Personal life
Losse-Müller was born as son to two teachers in Schwerte, North Rhine-Westphalia.[1] He is married and has two daughters.[1]
References
- "Über mich › Thomas Losse-Müller" (in German). Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- "Die SPD-Fraktion wählt Thomas Losse-Müller einstimmig zu ihrem neuen Vorsitzenden › SPD Landtagsfraktion" (in German). Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- "Hamburg.de" (PDF). Hamburg.de (in German).
- "Thomas Losse-Müller mit 94 Prozent als Spitzenkandidat gewählt" (in German). Retrieved 2022-03-21.
- NDR. "Landtagswahl 2022: Losse-Müller soll SPD-Spitzenkandidat werden". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-03-21.