Thomas Losse-Müller | |
Office3: | Leader of the Opposition in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein |
1Namedata3: | Daniel Günther |
Term Start3: | 7 June 2022 |
Term End3: | 12 December 2023 |
Predecessor3: | Serpil Midyatli |
Successor3: | Serpil Midyatli |
Office4: | Leader of the Social Democratic Party in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein |
1Namedata4: | Kai Dolgner |
Deputy5: | Martin Habersaat Birte Pauls |
Term Start4: | 18 May 2022 |
Term End4: | 12 December 2023 |
Predecessor5: | Serpil Midyatli |
Successor5: | Serpil Midyatli |
Office6: | State Secretary and Chief of the State Chancellery of Schleswig-Holstein |
Term Start6: | 26 September 2014 |
Term End6: | 28 June 2017 |
Predecessor6: | Stefan Studt |
Successor6: | Dirk Schrödter |
Term Start7: | 12 June 2012 |
Term End7: | 26 September 2014 |
Predecessor8: | Stefan Studt |
Successor8: | Philipp Nimmermann |
Office2: | Member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein |
Term Start2: | 7 June 2022 |
Constituency2: | Social Democratic List |
Alma Mater: | University of Cologne, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London |
Residence: | Bistensee |
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]
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.
From 2000 to 2004, Losse-Müller was an Assistant Vice President at Deutsche Bank in London. 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. In 2010, Losse-Müller went back to work at the World Bank as a Senior Financial Sector Expert.
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.
In 2012, Losse-Müller became State Secretary to the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Finance upon being invited to Schleswig-Holstein by Monika Heinold. He went on to serve as Head of the State Chancellery of Schleswig-Holstein between 2014 and 2017.
Between 2017 and 2021 Losse-Müller worked at EY Parthenon, a Consulting firm based in Hamburg.
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]
Losse-Müller was born as son to two teachers in Schwerte, North Rhine-Westphalia. He is married and has two daughters.