Beat Jans

Beat Jans
Official portrait, 2024
Swiss Federal Councillor
Assumed office
1 January 2024
DepartmentJustice and Police (2024–present)
Preceded byAlain Berset
President of Executive Council of Basel-Stadt
In office
1 July 2021 – 14 December 2023
Preceded byElisabeth Ackermann
Succeeded byLukas Engelberger
Member of National Council (Switzerland)
In office
31 May 2010 – 17 December 2020
Preceded byRudolf Rechsteiner
Personal details
Born
Beat Jans

(1964-06-12) 12 June 1964 (age 60)
Basel, Switzerland
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Spouse
Tracy Renee Glass
(m. 2004)
Children2
Residence(s)Basel, Switzerland
Alma materETH Zurich (Diploma)
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website
Parliament website

Beat Jans (German pronunciation: [beːat jans]; born 12 June 1964) is a Swiss environmental scientist and politician who currently serves as a member of the Federal Council, after being elected in 2023 to succeed Alain Berset, assuming office on 1 January 2024.[1][2][3] A member of the Social Democratic Party, he previously served on the National Council from 2010 to 2020,[4] and president of the Executive Council of Basel-Stadt from 2021 to 2023.

  1. ^ Schäfer, Fabian (2023-09-22). "Beat Jans will SP-Bundesrat werden". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in Swiss High German). ISSN 0376-6829. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  2. ^ "Nachfolge von Alain Berset - Basler SP-Regierungspräsident Beat Jans will Bundesrat werden". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 2023-09-22. Archived from the original on 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  3. ^ Rosch, Benjamin (2023-09-22). "Basler Regierungsrat Beat Jans will für die SP in den Bundesrat". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  4. ^ "Ratsmitglied ansehen". www.parlament.ch. Retrieved 2023-09-25.

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