Bernhard Loos (born 30 July 1955) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) who has been serving as a member of the

Bundestag The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the German federal parliament. It is the only federal representative body that is directly elected by the German people. It is comparable to the United States House of Representatives or the House of Commons ...

from the state of

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...

since 2017.

Early life and career

Loos went through an apprenticeship as a retail salesman after his

Abitur ''Abitur'' (), often shortened colloquially to ''Abi'', is a qualification granted at the end of secondary education in Germany. It is conferred on students who pass their final exams at the end of ISCED 3, usually after twelve or thirteen year ...

from 1976 to 1980 and worked as a salesman at Hertie in Munich. From 1981 Loos studied economics and political science at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich, successfully graduating in 1987. After his studies Loos was appointed managing director of the Kolping Society in Munich. He is part of the scientific

fraternity A fraternity (from Latin language, Latin ''wiktionary:frater, frater'': "brother (Christian), brother"; whence, "wiktionary:brotherhood, brotherhood") or fraternal organization is an organization, society, club (organization), club or fraternal ...

Palladia, which he reactivated in 1983 after a thirteen-year suspension. Bernhard Loos is Roman Catholic, married and father of two adult sons. He served his military service in the

German Air Force The German Air Force (german: Luftwaffe, lit=air weapon or air arm, ) is the aerial warfare branch of the , the armed forces of Germany. The German Air Force (as part of the ''Bundeswehr'') was founded in 1956 during the era of the Cold War a ...

Political career

Career in local politics

Loos joined the CSU Munich in 1982 and was a member of the executive board of the

Junge Union The Junge Union Deutschlands (''Young Union of Germany'') or JU is the joint youth organisation of the two conservative German political parties, CDU and CSU. Membership is limited to individuals between 14 and 35 years of age. Junge Union clai ...

in Bavaria from 1985 to 1986. During the time of his studies he was involved in the university political student association

Ring Christlich-Demokratischer Studenten The Association of Christian Democratic Students (german: Ring Christlich-Demokratischer Studenten) is a German student organisation founded in 1951 and based in Berlin. It contains more than 100 groups at universities with 8,000 members in tot ...

. There he acted, among other things, as deputy group chairman and was elected as state chairman for 1985 to 1986. Loos is a member of the CSU district executive in Munich. For the

2013 German federal election Federal elections were held on 22 September to elect the members of the 18th Bundestag of Germany. At stake were all 598 seats to the Bundestag, plus 33 overhang seats determined thereafter. The Christian Democratic Union of Germany/ Christian ...

Loos was elected by the CSU delegates' assembly on place 59 of the electoral list, the place was not enough for becoming member of the

Member of the German Parliament, 2017–present

Loos first became a member of the Bundestag after the

2017 German federal election Federal elections were held in Germany on 24 September 2017 to elect the members of the 19th Bundestag. At stake were at least 598 seats in the Bundestag, as well as 111 overhang and leveling seats determined thereafter. The Christian Democr ...

winning the

constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ...

of Munich North. On November 9, 2016, Loos was elected by the federal constituency delegates meeting of his party as a direct candidate. He thus prevailed against the president of the

Bund der Vertriebenen The Federation of Expellees (german: link=no, Bund der Vertriebenen; BdV) is a non-profit organization formed in West Germany on 27 October 1957 to represent the interests of German nationals of all ethnicities and foreign ethnic Germans and their ...

Bernd Fabritius Bernd Fabritius (born 14 May 1965) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU) who has served as a Member of the Bundestag from 2013 to 2017 and again in 2021. Early life and education Fabritius was born in Agnita, Sibiu ...

MdB MDB may refer to: Computing * .mdb, a file-extension used in certain versions of Microsoft Access databases * MDB, a kernel debugger for the Linux kernel. * MDB, the NASDAQ ticker symbol for MongoDB, a database management system. * Message Drive ...

, and thus succeeds Johannes Singhammer. He won the direct mandate with 32.2% of the vote. In parliament, Loos has been a member of the Committee on Petitions and the Committee on Economic and Energy Affairs. Loos was able to defend his direct mandate in the

2021 German federal election Federal elections in Germany, Federal elections were held in Germany on 26 September 2021 to elect the members of the List of members of the 20th Bundestag, 20th Bundestag. States of Germany, State elections in 2021 Berlin state election, Berli ...

with 25.7%.217: Munich-North
bundeswahlleiter.de, retrieved 28 September 2021.

References

External links

*
Bundestag biography
1955 births Living people Members of the Bundestag for Bavaria Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 People from Kaufbeuren Members of the Bundestag for the Christian Social Union in Bavaria {{Germany-CSU-politician-stub