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Beat Jans

Politician

Beat Jans is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Beat JANS · Beat Jans · Μπέατ Γιανς · Беат Янс · Бит Янс · 3 more...				[sources]
Other name	Jans, Beat · Янс, Бит				[sources]
Birth date	1964-07-12				[sources]
Place of birth	Basel				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Switzerland				[sources]
Country	Switzerland				[sources]
Citizenship	Switzerland				[sources]
Classification	National government (current) · State government (past)				[sources]
First name	Beat				[sources]
Last name	Jans				[sources]
Website	beatjans.ch				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q813067				[sources]
Position	Chief, Federal Dept. of Justice & Police · Councillor of State of Basel-Stadt (2021-2023) · Member of the Grand Council of Basel-Stadt (2001-2011) · Member of the Swiss Federal Council (2024-) · Member of the Swiss National Council (2010-2020) · 3 more...				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-08-04	Last processed	2025-08-04	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Swiss politician and Federal Councillor

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-05-01

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National Council	2011-12-05	2015-11-29
Member of the Swiss Federal Council	2024-01-01	-
Chief, Federal Dept. of Justice & Police	-	-
Member of the National Council	2015-11-30	-
Member of the Swiss Federal Council	2024	-
Member of the Swiss National Council	2010-05-31	2020-12-17
Councillor of State of Basel-Stadt	2021-02-01	2023-12-14
Member of the National Council	2010-05-31	2011-12-02

Data sources

Every Politician58,345

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US CIA World Leaders11,003

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United States of America · CIA

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,915

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Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,072

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Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata351,596

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions544,702

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-switzerland-beat-jans-chief-federal-dept-of-justice-police · evpo-7d66869b-0f6d-412e-808d-cda880869d6a

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