In the middle of the Corona crisis: Munich health director Stephanie Jacobs clears the field

In the middle of the corona pandemic, Munich's health officer Stephanie Jacobs is leaving the city's top - before the end of her term of office.

The change is not entirely voluntary.

• Stephanie Jacobs is

  leaving her post as

  advisor for health and the environment

  at

  Munich City Hall

  .

• The 43-year-old will shortly switch to the Bavarian Ministry of Health.

• Decisive are probably the

  Greens

  - and throw Jacobs wrong in their department.

Munich - Stephanie Jacobs is going to the Bavarian Ministry of Health in the next four weeks.

The reason for this abrupt decision is apparently the

.

The non-party politician came to the town hall from the ministry in 2015.

According to reports, the 43-year-old reacted with her decision to

that Jacobs no longer wanted to be a speaker.

Your re-election would have been due

.

Stephanie Jacobs leaves Munich City Hall: presentation is imminent fragmentation

Jacobs' candidacy would only have been possible for the

.

Because the department for health and the environment is, as reported, split up.

The Greens have the right to propose the

.

According to the coalition agreement, the appointment of the health department should be amicable, which of course implies that the SPD and the Greens must be in agreement.

Now it was also to be learned that the comrades and also

Jacobs would have granted a second term in office.

With the Greens, however, Stephanie Jacobs has been criticized primarily for her environmental and climate policy: Too little has

happened

at the

in recent years

.

However, she should have given up this area after the division was split up anyway.

According to information from our newspapers: Health officer Stephanie #Jacobs is leaving the town hall # Munich - in the middle of the # Corona pandemic.

The 43-year-old will probably switch to the Ministry of Health in the next four weeks.

Reason: re-election in 2021 was probably uncertain.

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- Sascha Karowski (@skarowski) August 31, 2020

The fact that the 43-year-old is packing her bags so early with the Munich city government, especially in the middle of the global

crisis, leaves a questioning face.

Jacobs could not be reached on Monday for comment.

In the town hall it is said that she was advised to look for a new job.

And Jacobs apparently did that promptly.

Since a successor will not be found that quickly, it can be assumed that city director Rudolf Fuchs will initially manage the business.

Jacobs leaves Munich City Hall: CSU boss complains about the Greens' “hunger for power”

CSU boss Manuel Pretzl complained that with Stephanie Jacobs the

Munich's

so important in the Corona times *

, would have been guaranteed.

“The Greens have made a personnel decision at the expense of the city.

The SPD wanted to prevent this, but could not help the Greens' hunger for power.

To chase the highly competent captain off board in a storm is irresponsible to the city. "

The Greens expressly thanked Jacobs on Monday for their work - especially in

.

And they wished her all the best for her new job, which also represents the next step in her career.

"Of course, this short-term change is also a challenge, especially in the current situation, and it will be our task to find a good solution for leading the unit in the coming weeks."

Munich mayor Dieter Reiter sees a positive aspect in the departure of Stephanie Jacobs

Mayor Dieter Reiter: “Last week Ms. Jacobs informed me about her decision to

move to

the

at

short notice

.

I regret this step, but I fully understand that Ms. Jacobs would like to take advantage of this career opportunity.

I wish her the very best for that. "

This decision now presents the city of Munich with the great challenge of

finding a successor

in the middle of the global

.

"However, Ms. Jacobs' move to the Ministry of Health will ensure constructive and solution-oriented cooperation with the Free State in the future."

Meanwhile, the number of new infections in Munich is increasing.

A district in the surrounding area exceeds the early warning value.