Executive Council of Basel-Stadt


The Executive Council is the executive body of the Swiss canton of Basel-Stadt. The seven-member collegial body is elected by the people for a period of four years. The last election was held in October/November 2024. The people directly elect the president. The president of the Executive Council also serves as mayor for the city of Basel.

Current composition

As of 2024, the Executive Council was composed as follows:
NamePartyDepartment
Conradin Cramer
LDP
Head of the Presidential department and mayor of Basel
Tanja SolandSPDepartment of Finance
Kaspar SutterSPDepartment of Social Services, Economy and the Environment
Esther KellerGLPDepartment of Construction and Transport
Stephanie EymannLDPDepartment of Health
Mustafa AticiSPDepartment of Justice and Home Affairs
Lukas EngelbergerThe CentreDepartment of Education

2024 Executive Council elections

Results

In the first round of voting on 20 October 2024, the following six candidates were elected directly:
NamePartyVotesNotes
Conradin CramerLDP28,032Incumbent
Tanja SolandSP34,165Incumbent
Kaspar SutterSP29,395Incumbent
Lukas EngelbergerCVP27,872Incumbent
Mustafa AticiSP27,517Incumbent
Stephanie EymannSP26,471Incumbent

In the second round of voting on 24 November 2024, the following candidate was elected for the seventh and final position:
NamePartyVotesNotes
Esther KellerGLP30,722Incumbent

Campaign

The campaign was marked by a significant voter turnout of 44.79% and an increase in campaign spending by the major parties compared to previous years:
PartyCHF 2024
Swiss Liberal PartyLDP165,000
Swiss Socialist PartySP160,000
Green Liberal PartyGLP120,000
Green PartyGPS35,000