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Alain Berset
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Berset in 2013
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| President of the Swiss Confederation | |
| In office 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2018 |
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| Vice President | Ueli Maurer |
| Preceded by | Doris Leuthard |
| Succeeded by | Ueli Maurer |
| Vice President of Switzerland | |
| In office 1 January 2017 – 31 December 2017 |
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| President | Doris Leuthard |
| Preceded by | Doris Leuthard |
| Succeeded by | Ueli Maurer |
| Head of the Department of Home Affairs | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Didier Burkhalter |
| Member of the Federal Council | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Micheline Calmy-Rey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 April 1972 Fribourg, canton of Fribourg, Switzerland |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Muriel Zeender |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Neuchâtel |
Alain Berset (born 9 April 1972) is a Swiss politician who served as a member of the Federal Council since 2012. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party. From 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018, he was the President of the Swiss Confederation; at the age of 45, Berset was the youngest President of the Confederation since Marcel Pilet-Golaz in 1934.
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2018 Swiss Federal Council
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