State or region
President of the Cantonal Government
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- Regierungspräsident(in): directly elected by the voters of the canton from among the members of the Regierungsrat for a four-year term, at the same time as the general election (since 2008-2009).
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Conradin Cramer since May 2024 Report Source: bs.ch, checked
Next vote
Sources
- bs.ch · checked Kanton Basel-Stadt, Medienmitteilung 2007 on the 2008 general elections, read 2026-10-12: "Das Regierungspräsidium wird erstmals direkt vom Volk für eine Amtsdauer von vier Jahren gewählt." Corroborated by the BS decision of 28 Jan 2025 listing the Regierungspräsidium among the offices elected on 22 October 2028 (https://www.bs.ch/ls/node/28998). For: President of the Cantonal Government
- bs.ch · checked Canton of Basel-Stadt, government page, read 2026-10-12: presiding member of the government. For: President of the Cantonal Government
- bs.ch · checked Canton of Basel-Stadt, government page, read 2026-10-12: current Regierungspräsident. members and president. For: Conradin Cramer, current term
- bs.ch · checked Kanton Basel-Stadt, Regierungsratsbeschluss of 28 Jan 2025, read 2026-10-12 (page read directly): first round 22 October 2028 for the 100 Grand Council members, the seven Regierungsrat members and the Regierungspräsidium; possible second round 26 November 2028. For: General election, October 22, 2028