Switzerland will hear in less than a week on Wednesday which candidate will replace Ueli Maurer (72) and Simonetta Sommaruga (62) in the Federal Council. There are two candidates in the race for the SP: Elisabeth Baume-Schneider (58) and Eva Herzog (60). Former Basel Finance Director Herzog is now answering questions from the Blick community!
“What exactly makes a good Bundesrat?”, “Why exactly should you become the new Bundesrat member?”, “How would you deal with a possible defeat?” – Exactly these and other reader questions Herzog answers in the big interview on Blick TV, led by political chief Sermîn Faki and Christian Dorer, editor-in-chief of the Blick Group.
Do you also want to know something about her? Then ask your question in the form here:
Are you a morning person or an evening person?
Eve Herzog: Both. I wake up immediately in the morning and like to work late into the night. That is sometimes difficult too.
Where do you get the best ideas from?
Usually when I’m on the bike. If I have a «Chnüppel» in my head, I need movement.
How do you recover from a stressful day?
At the end of the day with a beer.
What did you want to be as a child?
I never had a specific job goal, I just wanted to do something meaningful.
How did you earn your first money?
Harvest with cherries. But my first real summer job was in the “Milchhüsli” in Pratteln, where the farmers sold their milk. You started with the open sale of fruit and vegetables, then meats and cheeses and the highlight was standing at the cash register. That was amazing!
What’s your superpower?
I am tough and persistent.
What chores do you do in your household?
The laundry.
What can your life partner do better than you?
Cook! He does it well and with pleasure. I cook much less often.
What do you always fail at?
Hm… I don’t even try that kind of thing anymore. For example, I wouldn’t run a marathon.
What’s your favorite food?
Beef patties have been my favorite meat food since childhood. Also gnocchi with tomato sauce – or Knöpfli with potato sauce.
What’s your secret vice?
If it’s supposed to be a secret, I won’t tell you!
Where, other than Switzerland, would you like to live?
Maybe in Madrid. I studied in Spain and almost got stuck there. It was my second home for a long time.
Are you a morning person or an evening person?
Eve Herzog: Both. I wake up immediately in the morning and like to work late into the night. That is sometimes difficult too.
Where do you get the best ideas from?
Usually when I’m on the bike. If I have a «Chnüppel» in my head, I need movement.
How do you recover from a stressful day?
At the end of the day with a beer.
What did you want to be as a child?
I never had a specific job goal, I just wanted to do something meaningful.
How did you earn your first money?
Harvest with cherries. But my first real holiday job was in the “Milchhüsli” in Pratteln, where the farmers sold their milk. You started with the open sale of fruit and vegetables, then meats and cheeses and the highlight was standing at the cash register. That was amazing!
What’s your superpower?
I am tough and persistent.
What chores do you do in your household?
The laundry.
What can your life partner do better than you?
Cook! He does it well and with pleasure. I cook much less often.
What do you always fail at?
Hm… I don’t even try that kind of thing anymore. For example, I wouldn’t run a marathon.
What’s your favorite food?
Beef patties have been my favorite meat food since childhood. Also gnocchi with tomato sauce – or Knöpfli with potato sauce.
What’s your secret vice?
If it’s supposed to be a secret, I won’t tell you!
Where, other than Switzerland, would you like to live?
Maybe in Madrid. I studied in Spain and almost got stuck there. It was my second home for a long time.