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Tim Klüssendorf (born 16 August 1991) is a German economist and politician of the
Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany ( , SPD ) is a social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany. Saskia Esken has been the party's leader since the 2019 leadership election together w ...
who has been serving as a
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for
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in the
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.


Early life

Klüssendorf was born in
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. He studied
economics Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...
and
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at the
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.


Political career

From 2013 until 2018, Klüssendorf was a member of the City Council of Lübeck. Klüssendorf defeated
Claudia Schmidtke Claudia Schmidtke (born 29 March 1966) is a German Cardiology, cardiologist and politician of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Schleswig-Holstein ...
in the
2021 German federal election The 2021 German federal election was held in Germany on 26 September 2021 to elect the members of the 20th Bundestag. State elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern were also held. Incumbent chancellor Angela Merkel, first elected in 2005, ...
. In parliament, he has since been serving on the Finance Committee. Within his parliamentary group, Klüssendorf belongs to the Parliamentary Left, a left-wing movement; since 2024, he has been the Parliamentary Left's co-chair, alongside
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 and
Wiebke Esdar Wiebke Esdar (born 11 February 1984) is a German psychologist and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). She has been a member of the Bundestag since the 2017 election, when she won the constituency of Bielefeld – Gütersloh II with ...
. In the negotiations to form a ''
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'' under the leadership of
Friedrich Merz Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef Merz (; ; born 11November 1955) is a German politician serving as Chancellor of Germany since 6 May 2025. He has also served as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since January 2022, leading the CDU/CSU ...
's Christian Democrats ( CDU together with the Bavarian
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) 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,
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and
Dennis Rohde Dennis Rohde (born 24 June 1986) is a German lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Lower Saxony since 2013 elections. In addition to his parliamentary work ...
.


Other activities

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VfB Lübeck VfB Lübeck is a German association football club playing in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, in the country's north. It is most known for reaching the semifinals of the German Cup in the 2003/2004 season. They played in the 2. Bundesliga from 199 ...
, Member of the supervisory board (since 2021)MdB Tim Klüssendorf kandidiert für den Aufsichtsrat des VfB Lübeck
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Lübecker Nachrichten The ''Lübecker Nachrichten'' (LN; German for ''Lübeck News'') is a regional daily newspaper in Germany, covering Schleswig-Holstein and western Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It is, along with the '' Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag'' and the ' ...
'', 22 October 2021. * German United Services Trade Union (ver.di), Member


References

Living people 1991 births Politicians from Lübeck Members of the Bundestag for Schleswig-Holstein Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 Members of the Bundestag for the Social Democratic Party of Germany Members of the Bundestag 2025–2029 {{Germany-SPD-politician-stub