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Alain Berset

Politician

Alain Berset is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Alain BERSET · Alain Berset · Alēns Bersē · Αλέν Μπερσέ · Ален Берсе · 10 more...				[sources]
Other name	Alens Berse				[sources]
Weak alias	Berset				[sources]
Birth date	1972-04-09				[sources]
Place of birth	Fribourg				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Switzerland				[sources]
Citizenship	Switzerland				[sources]
First name	Alain				[sources]
Keywords	National government				[sources]
Last name	Berset				[sources]
Website	www.berset.ch				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q123939				[sources]
Position	Chief, Federal Dept. of Home Affairs · Member of the Swiss Council of States (2003-2011) · Member of the Swiss Federal Council (2012-2023) · President of the Swiss Confederation (2018-2018) · President of the Swiss Confederation (2023-2024) · 5 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Neuchâtel				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-01-29	Last processed	2025-01-29	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Swiss politicians

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-12-10

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Swiss Federal Council	2012	2023-12-31
Chief, Federal Dept. of Home Affairs	-	-
Member of the Swiss Federal Council	2012-01-01	2023-12-31
President of the Swiss Confederation	2023-01-01	2024-01-01
Member of the Swiss Council of States	2003-12-01	2011-12-31
Member of the Swiss Council of States	2003-12-01	2011-12-31
President of the Swiss Confederation	2023	2024
President of the Swiss Confederation	-	-

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Source data IDs: us-cia-switzerland-alain-berset-vice-pres · NK-ZsvSeiWP8vLp85QtwFs4Rx · us-cia-switzerland-alain-berset-president-swiss-confederation · us-cia-switzerland-alain-berset-chief-federal-dept-of-home-affairs

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