(1972-04-09) 9 April 1972 (age 52) Fribourg, Switzerland
Political party
Social Democratic Party
Spouse
Muriel Zeender
(m. 2002)
Children
3
Residence
Belfaux, Switzerland
Education
University of Neuchâtel (BA, MA, PhD)
Signature
Website
Official website Parliament website
Alain Berset (French pronunciation:[alɛ̃bɛʁsɛ]; born 9 April 1972) is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2012 to 2023. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS), he headed the Federal Department of Home Affairs from when he took office. Berset served as President of the Swiss Confederation for 2018 and 2023.
At age 45, he was the youngest officeholder since Marcel Pilet-Golaz in 1934.[1] Prior to his election to the Federal Council in 2011, he was a member of the Council of States (from the canton of Fribourg, 2003–2011), where he served as President of the Council of States for the 2008–2009 term. Berset speaks French, German, Romansh, Italian and English fluently.[2][3]
On 21 June 2023, he announced in a press conference that he would not run for re-election as a member of the Federal Council in the election on 13 December 2023.[4] He left office on 31 December 2023,[5] and was succeeded by Beat Jans on the Federal Council.[6]
^Jaberg, Samuel; Kamel, Dhif (1 January 2018). "Youngest Swiss President in 84 Years Takes Office". Swissinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
^World Economic Forum (26 January 2018), Press Conference with Swiss President Alain Berset after meeting with US President Donald Trump, The Swiss President will make his statement in German and French but can take questions in English as well.
^"Alain Berset elected Swiss president for 2018". The Local. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2018. "It is a great honour and a great responsibility," Berset told parliament after the vote, delivering his message in all four of Switzerland's official languages (German, French, Italian and Romansh).
^Gall, Corina (21 June 2023). "Alain Berset kündigt seinen Rücktritt auf Ende Jahr an". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
^"Swiss President Alain Berset to step down at end of the year". Reuters. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
^"Beat Jans ist neuer SP-Bundesrat und Nachfolger von Alain Berset". SWI swissinfo.ch (in German). 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
AlainBerset (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ bɛʁsɛ]; born 9 April 1972) is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2012...
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member of the Federal Council, after being elected in 2023 to succeed AlainBerset, assuming office on 1 January 2024. A member of the Social Democratic...
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