Thomas Lutze
Thomas Lutze (born 23 August 1969) is a German politician who represents The Left. Thomas Lutze has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Saarland since 2009.[1]
Thomas Lutze | |
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![]() Thomas Lutze in 2022 | |
Leader of The Left in the Saarland | |
In office 29 September 2019 – 11 September 2022 | |
Preceded by | Jochen Flackus |
Succeeded by | Barbara Spaniol |
Member of the Bundestag for Saarland | |
Assumed office 27 October 2009 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1969-08-23) 23 August 1969 Elsterwerda, East Germany (now Germany) |
Political party | The Left |
Life
Born in Elsterwerda, Brandenburg, Lutze grew up in Leipzig. In 1986, he completed his general secondary schooling, and three years later he completed his vocational training as a mechanical engineer in a foundry in Leipzig, which was linked to his A-levels. He then worked there as a repair fitter. In 1990 and 1991, he worked as an assembly fitter at a temporary employment agency. From 1991 to 1995 he studied design and production engineering at the University of Saarland. From 1995 to 2002, he was a regional office employee of the PDS parliamentary group in Saarbrücken. From 2003 to 2005, he retrained as an office administrator in a Saarbrücken furniture store. From 2005, he was a constituency employee of Oskar Lafontaine in Saarlouis. He became member of the bundestag after the 2009 German federal election.[2] He is a member of the Committee for Economics and Energy.[3] In his group he is spokesman for economic policy.[4]
In March 2021, Lutze became part of a political scandal.[5] Since September 2022 he is no longer the leader of The Left in the state of Saarland. He has been succeeded by Barbara Spaniol.[6]
References
- "Thomas Lutze | Abgeordnetenwatch". www.abgeordnetenwatch.de (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "Profil". Fraktion Die Linke. im Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "German Bundestag - Economic Affairs and Energy". German Bundestag. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "SprecherInnen". Fraktion Die Linke. im Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- [https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/thomas-lutze-staatsanwaltschaft-ermittelt-gegen-linken-bundestagsabgeordneten-a-94c8b463-2111-4244-a369-2f0ff811cba0 Spiegel.de: Staatsanwaltschaft ermittelt gegen linken Bundestagsabgeordneten (german), March 2021
- [https://www.sr.de/sr/home/nachrichten/politik_wirtschaft/barbara_spaniol_neue_chefin_der_saar_linken_100.html: Barbara Spaniol zur neuen Chefin der Saar-Linken(german),September 2022
External links

- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in English)