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Beat Jans

Politician

Beat Jans 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	Beat Jans · Μπέατ Γιανς · Беат Янс · Бит Янс · بايت چانس · 2 more...				[sources]
Other name	Jans, Beat · Янс, Бит				[sources]
Birth date	1964-07-12				[sources]
Place of birth	Basel				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Switzerland				[sources]
Country	Switzerland				[sources]
Citizenship	Switzerland				[sources]
First name	Beat				[sources]
Keywords	National government				[sources]
Last name	Jans				[sources]
Website	beatjans.ch				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q813067				[sources]
Position	Chief, Federal Dept. of Justice & Police · Member of the Swiss Federal Council (2024-) · Member of the Swiss National Council (2010-2020) · National Council (member, 2007-2011) · National Council (member, 2011-2015) · 1 more...				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-04-03	Last processed	2025-04-09	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Swiss politician and Federal Councillor since December 13, 2023

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-12-21

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National Council	2010-05-31	2011-12-02
Member of the National Council	2011-12-05	2015-11-29
Member of the National Council	2015-11-30	-
Member of the Swiss Federal Council	2024	-
Member of the Swiss National Council	2010-05-31	2020-12-17
Chief, Federal Dept. of Justice & Police	-	-
Member of the Swiss Federal Council	2024-01-01	-

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: evpo-7d66869b-0f6d-412e-808d-cda880869d6a · us-cia-switzerland-beat-jans-chief-federal-dept-of-justice-police

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