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 59)
Basel, Switzerland
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Spouse
Tracy Renee Glass
(m. 2004)
Children2
Alma materETH Zurich (Diploma)
WebsiteOfficial 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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