Key facts
- Preceded by
- Marija Pejčinović Burić
- Vice president
- Viola Amherd
- Succeeded by
- Viola Amherd
- President
- Ignazio Cassis
- Department
- Home Affairs
- Born
- ( 1972-04-09 ) 9 April 1972 (age 54) , Fribourg , Switzerland
- Party
- Social Democratic Party
- Spouse
- Muriel Zeender ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2002 )
- Education
- University of Neuchâtel ( BA , MA , PhD )
- Website
- alainberset .ch , parlament .ch /de /biografie /alain-berset /1161
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Alain Berset ( French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ bɛʁsɛ]; 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.
On 25 June 2024, Berset was elected Secretary General of the Council of Europe, and assumed his role on 18 September 2024 succeeding Marija Pejčinović Burić.
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