2026 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship 
Alain Berset was born in Freiburg on 9 April 1972.
In 2003, Alain Berset was elected to the Council of States for the Canton of Fribourg, which he also chaired in 2008/2009. From 2005 until his election to the Federal Council, he also served as Vice-President of the Socialist Group. He was a member of numerous parliamentary commissions, including the Finance Commission, the Economic Affairs and Taxation Commission, the Legal Affairs Commission and the Finance Delegation.
Before his election to the Council of States, he was President of the Socialist Group in the Constitutional Council of the Canton of Fribourg. From 2001 to 2003, he was a member of the General Council of his home municipality of Belfaux.
In addition to his political mandate, Alain Berset chaired the Tenants' Association of Western Switzerland, the Swiss Association for the Promotion of AOC/IGP and the Fribourg foundation "Les Buissonnets" for disabled children and adults.
He was a member of the Council of States for the Canton of Fribourg from December 2003 to December 2011 and was its President from 2008 to 2009. He is Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of Home Affairs from 2012 to 2023, and President of the Confederation in 2018 and 2023.
He was elected Secretary General of the Council of Europe in 2024.
Today, Alain Berset is married and father of three children.
Fribourg Tourisme et Région
Place Jean-Tinguely 1
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1700 Fribourg
