This is a list of presidents of the Executive Council of the canton of Basel-Stadt. The canton of Basel-Stadt and city of Basel are government by a seven-member executive council (Regierungsrat). The executive council is chaired by its president (Regierungspräsident). [1] The function used to rotate annually among the members, but has become a permanent role in 2009. The city of Basel doesn't have a government of its own or a mayor.
Term | Mayor | Lifespan | Party | Notes |
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1997/1998 | Ueli Vischer | (born 1951) | ||
1998/1999 | Veronica Schaller | (born 1955) | ||
1999/2000 | Hans Martin Tschudi | (born 1951) | ||
2000/2001 | Ralph Lewin | (born 1953) | ||
2001/2002 | Barbara Schneider | (born 1953) | ||
2002/2003 | Carlo Conti | (born 1954) | ||
2003/2004 | Christoph Eymann | (born 1951) | ||
2004/2005 | Jörg Schild | (born 1946) | ||
2005/2006 | Ralph Lewin | (born 1953) | ||
2006/2007 | Barbara Schneider | (born 1953) | ||
2007/2008 | Eva Herzog | (born 1961) | ||
2008–present | Guy Morin | (born 1956) |
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