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

(1964-07-12) 12 July 1964 (age 60)[1]
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 July 1964[2]) is a Swiss environmental scientist and politician who serves as a member of the Federal Council, after being elected in 2023 to succeed Alain Berset, assuming office on 1 January 2024.[3][4][5] A member of the Social Democratic Party, he previously served on the National Council from 2010 to 2020,[6] and president of the Executive Council of Basel-Stadt from 2021 to 2023.

  1. ^ https://www.parlament.ch/de/biografie/beat-jans/4032
  2. ^ https://www.parlament.ch/de/biografie/beat-jans/4032
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Rosch, Benjamin (2023-09-22). "Basler Regierungsrat Beat Jans will für die SP in den Bundesrat". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  6. ^ "Ratsmitglied ansehen". Federal Assembly. Retrieved 2023-09-25.

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