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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 · Μπέατ Γιανς · Беат Янс · Бит Янс · بايت چانس · 2 more...				[sources]
Alias	Jans, Beat · Янс, Бит				[sources]
Birth date	1964-07-12				[sources]
Place of birth	Basel · Bâle				[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]
Political association	Parti socialiste suisse · Social Democratic Party of Switzerland				[sources]
Spoken language	German				[sources]
Title	Conseiller fédéral · dipl. nat. ETH				[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]
Religion	Jans				[sources]
Address	Bâle-Ville · Mosen · Riehen				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-20	Last processed	2025-12-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Legislative Kanton BS: von Februar 2001 bis Mai 2011; Präsident SP Kanton Basel-Stadt: von Mai 1999 bis November 2005; Vizepräsident der SP Schweiz: seit Dezember 2015

— Swiss Federal Assembly, 2025-10-13

Swiss politician and Federal Councillor

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Swiss Federal Council	2024	-
Conseil national	2015-11-30

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Data sources

Swiss Federal Assembly900

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Switzerland · Parliamentary Services of the Federal Assembly

US CIA World Leaders10,994

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,993

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,736

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories384,627

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: evpo-7d66869b-0f6d-412e-808d-cda880869d6a · ch-parl-councillor-4032 · us-cia-switzerland-beat-jans-chief-federal-dept-of-justice-police

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