Detlef Müller (born 20 August 1964) is a German

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and politician of the

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(SPD) who has served as a member of the

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from the state of

Saxony Saxony, officially the Free State of Saxony, is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. Its capital is Dresden, and ...

from 2005 till 2009 and from 2014 to 2025, representing the

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district.

Political career

Müller first became a member of the Bundestag in 2014. He is a member of the Committee on Transport and Digital Infrastructure. Since 2021, Müller has been serving as one his parliamentary group's deputy chairs, under the leadership of chairman

Rolf Mützenich Rolf Heinrich Mützenich (born 25 June 1959) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) who served as leader of the SPD group in the Bundestag from June 2019 until February 2025 Early life and education Mützenich was ...

. In February 2025, he lost his seat in Bundestag.

Other activities

* Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Member of the Political Advisory Board * Arbitration Body of the Public Transport (SÖP), Member of the Advisory Board * Smart Rail Connectivity Campus, Member of the Advisory BoardAdvisory Board
Smart Rail Connectivity Campus. * Railway and Transport Union (EVG), Member

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Bundestag biography
1964 births Living people Members of the Bundestag for Saxony Members of the Bundestag 2021–2025 Members of the Bundestag 2017–2021 Members of the Bundestag 2013–2017 Members of the Bundestag 2005–2009 Members of the Bundestag for the Social Democratic Party of Germany {{Germany-SPD-politician-stub