Beat Jans (German pronunciation: [beːat jans]; born 12 July 1964[2]) is a Swiss environmental scientist and politician who serves as a member of the Federal Council, after being elected in 2023 to succeed Alain Berset, assuming office on 1 January 2024.

He graduated in Environmental Sciences from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich in 1994.

[8] Jans joined the SP in 1998 and became a member of the Grand Council of Basel Stadt in 2001.

[22] Sarah Wyss of the SP succeeded him, after he resigned as a member of the National Council in December 2020.

[24] The election was held on 13 December 2023 and he was the official nominee together with fellow politician Jon Pult.

They had a long distance relationship for two years before she relocated to Basel to take a position at Novartis, a large pharmaceutical company.