Tim Klüssendorf Explained

Tim Klüssendorf
Office:	Member of the Bundestag for Lübeck
Term Start:	2021
Predecessor:	Claudia Schmidtke
Birth Date:	1991 8, df=yes
Birth Place:	Lübeck
Party:	SPD
Nationality:	German
Alma Mater:	University of Hamburg

Tim Klüssendorf (born 16 August 1991) is a German economist and politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany who has been serving as the member of the Bundestag for Lübeck in the 2021 German federal election.^[1]

Early life

Klüssendorf was born in Lübeck. He studied economics and business administration at the University of Hamburg.^[2]

Political career

From 2013 until 2018, Klüssendorf was a member of the City Council of Lübeck.^[3]

Klüssendorf defeated Claudia Schmidtke in the 2021 German federal election. In parliament, he has since been serving on the Finance Committee.^[4]

Within his parliamentary group, Klüssendorf belongs to the Parliamentary Left, a left-wing movement;^[5] since 2024, he has been the Parliamentary Left's co-chair, alongside Matthias Miersch and Wiebke Esdar.^{[6] [7]}

Other activities

• VfB Lübeck, Member of the supervisory board (since 2021)^[8]
• German United Services Trade Union (ver.di), Member

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pries. Oliver. 2021-02-15. Assistent des Bürgermeisters: Tim Klüssendorf will für Lübeck in den Bundestag. 2021-10-30. Wochenspiegel Online. de-DE. 30 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211030165509/https://www.wochenspiegel-online.de/index.php/2021/02/15/assistent-des-buergermeisters-tim-kluessendorf-will-fuer-luebeck-in-den-bundestag/. dead.
2. https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/K/kluessendorf_tim-861362 Tim Klüssendorf
3. https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/K/kluessendorf_tim-861362 Tim Klüssendorf
4. https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/K/kluessendorf_tim-861362 Tim Klüssendorf
5. Sebastian Huld (21 October 2022), SPD-Linke will Abgabe für Reiche: "Die hohen Vermögen müssen mehr beitragen" n-tv.
6. Christian Teevs (17 February 2024), Unruhe in der Kanzlerfraktion: SPD-Linke kämpfen um die Macht Der Spiegel.
7. Eckart Lohse (20 February 2024), SPD-Linke wählt ihre Sprecher: Matthias Miersch wiedergewählt Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
8. https://www.ln-online.de/Sportbuzzer/VfB-Luebeck/SPD-MdB-Tim-Kluessendorf-Kandidat-fuer-Aufsichtsrat-beim-VfB-Luebeck MdB Tim Klüssendorf kandidiert für den Aufsichtsrat des VfB Lübeck