Tim Klüssendorf
Tim Klüssendorf | |
|---|---|
Klüssendorf in 2021 | |
| Secretary General of the Social Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office May 2025 | |
| Leader | Bärbel Bas Lars Klingbeil |
| Preceded by | Matthias Miersch |
| Member of the Bundestag for Lübeck | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Claudia Schmidtke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 August 1991 Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
| Political party | SPD |
| 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 a 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]
In the negotiations to form a Grand Coalition under the leadership of Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian CSU) and the SPD following the 2025 German elections, Klüssendorf was part of the SPD delegation in the working group on public finances, led by Mathias Middelberg, Florian Oßner and Dennis Rohde.[8]
In May 2025, he became the SPD general secretary.[9]
Other activities
- VfB Lübeck, Member of the supervisory board (since 2021)[10]
- German United Services Trade Union (ver.di), Member
References
- ^ Pries, Oliver (15 February 2021). "Assistent des Bürgermeisters: Tim Klüssendorf will für Lübeck in den Bundestag". Wochenspiegel Online (in German). Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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- ^ Sebastian Huld (21 October 2022), SPD-Linke will Abgabe für Reiche: "Die hohen Vermögen müssen mehr beitragen" n-tv.
- ^ Christian Teevs (17 February 2024), Unruhe in der Kanzlerfraktion: SPD-Linke kämpfen um die Macht Der Spiegel.
- ^ Eckart Lohse (20 February 2024), SPD-Linke wählt ihre Sprecher: Matthias Miersch wiedergewählt Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
- ^ Katharina Seiler (13 March 2025), Koalitionsverhandlungen zwischen Union und SPD gestartet Norddeutscher Rundfunk.
- ^ "Tim Klüssendorf: Parteilinker soll SPD-Generalsekretär werden". ZDFheute (in German). 12 May 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ MdB Tim Klüssendorf kandidiert für den Aufsichtsrat des VfB Lübeck Lübecker Nachrichten, 22 October 2021.