Berlin's Cultural State Secretary Wedl-Wilson becomes Senator

Berlin's former State Secretary for Culture Wedl-Wilson succeeds her former boss. Chialo had resigned due to cuts in the cultural budget.

Internal occupation: Kai Wegner appoints Sarah Wedl-Wilson as the new cultural senator. Predecessor Joe Chialo had resigned. The former State Secretary will probably defend the austerity course against which there is a lot of protest.

After the resignation of the Berlin cultural senator, the succession is regulated. A woman who is familiar with the cultural administration - and is also known in the Berlin cultural landscape.

Former State Secretary for Culture Sarah Wedl-Wilson will become Berlin's new Senator for Culture. She succeeds Joe Chialo (CDU), who resigned as Senator for Culture just last Friday.

The British native followed Joe Chialo, who resigned on Friday. Sarah Wedl-Wilson was managing director of the Innsbruck Festival of Old Music for a good ten years from 2009 onwards.

Berlin's cultural senator resigned on Friday. In the meantime, the succession has been clarified. A woman who is well versed in the cultural administration becomes