Thomas Losse-Müller

German politician

Thomas Losse-Müller
Losse-Müller in 2021

Member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 June 2022
Preceded by	Torsten Albig (2017)
Constituency	Social Democratic List
Leader of the Opposition in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein
In office 7 June 2022 – 12 December 2023
Minister-President	Daniel Günther
Preceded by	Serpil Midyatli
Succeeded by	Serpil Midyatli
Leader of the Social Democratic Party in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein
In office 18 May 2022 – 12 December 2023
Chief Whip	Kai Dolgner
Deputy	Martin Habersaat Birte Pauls
Preceded by	Serpil Midyatli
Succeeded 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

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

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

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

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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Über mich › Thomas Losse-Müller" (in German). Retrieved 2022-03-21.
^ ^a ^b "Die SPD-Fraktion wählt Thomas Losse-Müller einstimmig zu ihrem neuen Vorsitzenden › SPD Landtagsfraktion" (in German). Retrieved 2022-06-23.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "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.
^ NDR. "SH: Oppositionsführer Thomas Losse-Müller wirft das Handtuch". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-12-12.
^ NDR. "Serpil Midyatli zur neuen SPD-Fraktionschefin gewählt". www.ndr.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-12-12.

Social Democratic Party of Germany

President of Germany

Weimar Republic (1918–1933)	Friedrich Ebert
Federal Republic (1949–present)	Gustav Heinemann Johannes Rau Jens Böhrnsen (Acting) Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Chancellor of Germany

Weimar Republic (1918–1933)	Friedrich Ebert Philipp Scheidemann (as Reich Minister President) Gustav Bauer Hermann Müller
Federal Republic (1949–present)	Willy Brandt Helmut Schmidt Gerhard Schröder Olaf Scholz