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It took two days for the newly elected councilors to transform from friendly parliamentarians into diplomatic magistrates. After the first meeting yesterday in the new composition, they did not want to say anything about the direction of the division of departments (“they are internal affairs”), but to get rid of empty sentences about how they expect the new tasks.
Of course, there were no surprises. Former Lukas Engelberger (CVP, Health Director), Conradin Cramer (LDP, Department of Education) and Tanja Soland (SP, Department of Finance) decided to keep their departments.
The new ones are satisfied
Stephanie Eymann (LDP) and Esther Keller (GLP), who ran unsuccessfully for regional council, apparently lost their deep love for the presidential office after sleeping twice. Because Eymann, who got the job of the sacked security director Baschi Dürr, was “really very satisfied”. He said he would soon develop “a heart” for this task.
Green liberal Esther Keller, who, as the newly elected with the weakest result, had to take over the construction and transportation department that remained at the end, rejoiced: “I’m very happy. I have already done a lot for urban development and climate protection. And I have been connected to the construction industry for years, because I work with ‹Bauen digital Schweiz› ”.
Kaspar Sutter was also “very happy” with his new role: the social democrat will take over the economic, social and environmental department. He has adequate political experience from his work in the social and economic commission.
Engelberger could have imagined a change
The fact that not everything is thrown away in the Basel government has mainly to do with Lukas Engelberger. A year ago he could have imagined accepting a new file after six years in the government, although he would like to be director of health.
“That would not be responsible in these times,” he said now. In addition, he has been president of the cantonal conference of health directors for a relatively short time. “I have to comply,” he says.
It was an easy decision for Cramer (“I could never change”) and Soland, who has only been in office for a year. Beat Jans (SP) had it the easiest of all: after marching to the regional council, he had no other choice. By Sunday he was already very happy with his new apartment. By the way, he has also experienced an emotional reversal. Until the first vote, I didn’t think much about the presidential department. But then he fell in love very quickly.
