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 former Leader of his Party in the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein.^[2]

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

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]