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Alain Berset

1972 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alain Berset is the 11,288th most popular politician (down from 7,911th in 2019), the 324th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 215th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Swiss Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alain Berset ranks 11,288 out of 19,576. Before him are Hàm Nghi, Argaeus II of Macedon, Junius Rusticus, Tippu Tip, Georges Leygues, and Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. After him are Uglješa Mrnjavčević, Fernand Bouisson, Vyacheslav Kebich, John III of Trebizond, William II of Dampierre, and Benedetto Cairoli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Alain Berset ranks 83. Before him are Billie Joe Armstrong, Asghar Farhadi, Carmen Electra, Brian Tyler, Abel Xavier, and Omayra Sánchez. After him are Toto Wolff, Gabriel Macht, R-Truth, The Great Khali, Sandra Kim, and Noriaki Kasai.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Alain Berset ranks 324 out of 1,015. Before him are Maurice Bavaud (1916), Arthur Cravan (1887), Marc Surer (1951), Andreas Vollenweider (1953), Nicolaus I Bernoulli (1687), and Johann Bauhin (1541). After him are Josef Hügi (1930), Maximilian Bircher-Benner (1867), Urs Graf (1485), Marcel Koller (1960), Hermann Barrelet (1879), and Archduchess Charlotte of Austria (1921).

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Among POLITICIANS In Switzerland

Among politicians born in Switzerland, Alain Berset ranks 51. Before him are Gustave Ador (1845), Johann Schneider-Ammann (1952), Ignazio Cassis (1961), Flavio Cotti (1939), Christoph Blocher (1940), and Pierre Tirard (1827). After him are Simeon Bavier (1825), Maximilian Ulysses Browne (1705), Samuel Schmid (1947), Henri Druey (1799), Jakob Dubs (1822), and Orgetorix (null).

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