Alain Berset held public office at a time when the terms of that office were themselves being contested.
The record lists Alain Berset as Swiss politicians.
Alain Berset was born at Fribourg in 1972. His recorded nationality is Switzerland. He was educated at University of Neuchâtel.
Modern political life is continuous and public: careers are made and unmade at a speed that leaves little room between decision and verdict.
The record of office reads: Member of a municipal parliament (2001–2003), Member of the Swiss Council of States (2003–2011) and President of the Swiss Council of States (2008–2009).
His political affiliation is recorded as Social Democratic Party of Switzerland.
Power is judged twice: once by contemporaries who felt it, and again by historians who did not.
That the career was made in Switzerland is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
Alain Berset's career is not finished, and the historical verdict on it has not been reached.
Achievements
- Member of a municipal parliament (2001–2003)
- Member of the Swiss Council of States (2003–2011)
- President of the Swiss Council of States (2008–2009)
- Member of the Swiss Federal Council (2012–2023)
- Educated at University of Neuchâtel
