Local politician Ulli Hockenberger, a member of the CDU party, operates at the community and regional level.
Baden-Württemberg State Parliament's Interior Committee Takes Key Steps to Strengthen Cooperation
The Interior Committee of the Baden-Württemberg State Parliament, which oversees internal affairs, digitalization, and local government, has recently taken significant strides to further strengthen cooperation across the Rhine with France.
During a recent visit to France, the committee was shown dramatic images of attacks and discussed various challenges in case of an emergency. The insights gained from this visit will be utilised to enhance the committee's strategies for terror prevention among neighbours.
The committee, with Ulli Hockenberger, a local politician and the chairman of the committee, playing a pivotal role, plans to incorporate these insights to further strengthen cooperation with France. Hockenberger, who was previously the mayor of Bruchsal, was directly elected to the state parliament with 30% of the votes and has since been re-elected with 27%.
Hockenberger sees himself as a bridge between state politics and municipalities, emphasising the importance of the local voice in the state parliament. He believes that politics in Stuttgart should reflect the everyday reality of people in the municipalities.
The administrator, who plows through the state parliament, his constituency, and social media throughout the year, with the exception of a brief time spent hiking in the South Tyrolean mountains, values the position of the Interior Committee Chair for creating a conversational atmosphere that gives due weight to controversial and conflicting opinions.
Since the reform in 2008, teachers, mayors, or councilors cannot also be state parliamentarians due to the parliamentary reform that made it incompatible to hold both an office and a mandate. This reform, however, has not deterred Hockenberger from making a substantial impact in the state parliament.
After re-entering the state parliament, Hockenberger became the chairman of the Committee on the Interior, for Digitalization and Local Government. The committee, under his leadership, guides the implementation and integration of digital technologies across public administration and society in Baden-Württemberg, enhancing digital infrastructure, e-governance, and citizen participation through digital means.
The committee's role in overseeing relationships and cooperation with municipalities, supporting local government autonomy, and fostering initiatives that promote citizen engagement at the local level aligns with broader state and regional efforts such as the Baden-Württemberg-funded programs aimed at strengthening citizen participation and civil society through digital and local means.
Each meeting is considered a success by the administrator if he has managed to meet the high expectations of the committee with his life-optimizing negotiation leadership. The committee acts as a vital nexus for shaping policies that ensure modern, inclusive, and efficient public administration, combining traditional internal affairs with the opportunities and challenges posed by digital advances and decentralized local governance.
The Interior Committee, tasked with overseeing policy-and-legislation related to internal affairs, digitalization, and local government, is actively involved in politics, as evidenced by their recent efforts to strengthen cooperation with France. General-news outlets have reported on their discussions and insights gained from a recent visit to France, which will be used to enhance strategies for terror prevention among neighbors.
