Alain Berset is a Swiss politician who has served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2012. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has headed the Federal Department of Home Affairs since his inauguration.
From 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018, Berset served as President of the Swiss Confederation. At age 45, he was the youngest officeholder since Marcel Pilet-Golaz in 1934. Prior to his election to the Federal Council in 2011, he was a member of the Council of States, where he served as President of the Council of States for the 2008–2009 term. Berset speaks Swiss German, Standard German, French, Italian, Romansh and English.