Stefan Müller | |
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| Member of theBundestag forErlangen | |
| Assumed office 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Gerhard Friedrich |
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| Born | (1975-09-03)3 September 1975 (age 50) |
| Political party | CSU |
| Alma mater | Frankfurt School of Finance & Management |
Stefan Müller (born 3 September 1975) is a German politician of theChristian Social Union (CSU) has been serving as a member of theBundestag from the state ofBavaria since 2002 to 31 May 2024.
In addition to his parliamentary mandate, Müller served as one of two Parliamentary State Secretaries at theFederal Ministry of Education and Research in thegovernment ofChancellorAngela Merkel from 2013 until 2018.
Müller became a member of the Bundestag in the2002 German federal election, representing theErlangen district.[1] In parliament, he has served on the Finance Committee (2002-2005); the Committee on Labour and Social Affairs (2005-2009); the Committee for Education, Research and Technology Assessment (2005-2009); and the Subcommittee on European Affairs (2005-2009). In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the German Parliamentary Friendship Group for Relations with the Cono Sur States.
In the negotiations to form acoalition government following the2009 federal elections, Müller was part of the working group on education and research, led byAnnette Schavan andAndreas Pinkwart.[2]
From 2009 until 2013 and since 2018, Müller has served on theCouncil of Elders, which – among other duties – determines daily legislative agenda items and assigns committee chairpersons based on party representation.
In the negotiations to form afourth coalition government under Merkel following the2017 federal elections, Müller led the working group on education policy, alongsideAnnegret Kramp-Karrenbauer,Manuela Schwesig andHubertus Heil. Also since 2018, he has been a member of the parliamentary executive of the CSU state group.
In December 2023, Müller announced that he would not stand in the2025 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by mid-2024 to become the president of the Bavarian Association of Cooperative Banks (GVB).[3]
In 2025, thegovernment ofChancellorFriedrich Merz appointed Müller as co-chair – alongsideEckhardt Rehberg andStephan Weil – of an expert commission to adviseMinister of FinanceLars Klingbeil on reforming Germany'srules on public debt.[4]
