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 …

Alain Berset became Secretary General of the Council of Europe on 18 September 2024. Prior to that, Mr Berset was an elected Minister in the Swiss government (Federal Council) between 2012 and 2023.

Jan 23, 2025 · “We are witnessing a backsliding in democracy everywhere in the world, even in the most advanced democracy, It is a movement into the bad — in the wrong direction." — Alain Berset, a former...

Jun 25, 2024 · Former Swiss government minister Alain Berset has been elected as the new Secretary General of the Council of Europe by the organisation's parliamentary assembly.

Jun 21, 2023 · Swiss President Alain Berset announced Wednesday, June 21, that he will quit the government at the end of 2023, in a surprise move after more than a decade of ministerial service.

Jun 26, 2024 · Ex-Interior Minister Alain Berset is to become the first Swiss Secretary General of the historic Strasbourg organisation. Who is Berset, and what’s in store for his five-year term?

Elected for a five-year term, Mr Berset will represent and lead the Council of Europe, taking on responsibility for its strategic planning, the thrust of its activities and the management of its budget.

Alain Berset was Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of Home Affairs (Health, Social and Retirement Insurances, Food Safety and Veterinary Office and Cultural Affairs) from 2012 to 2023. He was President of the Swiss Confederation in 2018 and 2023.

Formerly a Social Democratic Party upper-chamber MP and minister responsible for culture, youth, health and social affairs, equality between women and men, anti-discrimination and anti-racism, Alain Berset has always placed human rights, democracy and the rule of …

Former President of the Swiss Confederation and Head of the Federal Department of Home Affairs in charge of health, social security, culture, gender equality, prevention of racism, amongst other areas.