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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Coat_of_Arms_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/100px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="111" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Coat_of_Arms_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/150px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Coat_of_Arms_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/200px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="604" data-file-height="669" /></a></span></th></tr><tr><th style="border-bottom: #aaa 1px solid"></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Federal_Constitution" title="Swiss Federal Constitution">Constitution</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content 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href="/wiki/President_of_the_Swiss_Confederation" title="President of the Swiss Confederation">President</a>)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Karin_Keller-Sutter" title="Karin Keller-Sutter">Karin Keller-Sutter</a> (Vice President)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Albert_R%C3%B6sti" title="Albert Rösti">Albert Rösti</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/%C3%89lisabeth_Baume-Schneider" title="Élisabeth Baume-Schneider">Élisabeth Baume-Schneider</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chancellor_of_Switzerland" title="Chancellor of Switzerland">Federal Chancellor</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Viktor_Rossi" title="Viktor Rossi">Viktor Rossi</a></dd></dl></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Federal administration</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Assembly_(Switzerland)" title="Federal Assembly (Switzerland)">Federal Assembly</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:center;"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_States_(Switzerland)" title="Council of States (Switzerland)">Council of States</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_Swiss_Council_of_States_(2019%E2%80%9323)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the Swiss Council of States (2019–23)">members</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Council_(Switzerland)" title="National Council (Switzerland)">National Council</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_National_Council_of_Switzerland,_2019%E2%80%9323" class="mw-redirect" title="List of members of the National Council of Switzerland, 2019–23">members</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Switzerland" title="List of political parties in Switzerland">Political parties</a></li></ul> </div></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:left; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Switzerland" title="Elections in Switzerland">Elections</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Voting_in_Switzerland" title="Voting in Switzerland">Voting</a></li></ul> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Elections</div> <hr /> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1848_Swiss_federal_election" title="1848 Swiss federal election">1848</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1851_Swiss_federal_election" title="1851 Swiss federal election">1851</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1854_Swiss_federal_election" title="1854 Swiss federal election">1854</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1857_Swiss_federal_election" title="1857 Swiss federal election">1857</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_Swiss_federal_election" title="1860 Swiss federal election">1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1863_Swiss_federal_election" title="1863 Swiss federal election">1863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1866_Swiss_federal_election" title="1866 Swiss federal election">1866</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1869_Swiss_federal_election" title="1869 Swiss federal election">1869</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_Swiss_federal_election" title="1872 Swiss federal election">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_Swiss_federal_election" title="1875 Swiss federal election">1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_Swiss_federal_election" title="1878 Swiss federal election">1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_Swiss_federal_election" title="1881 Swiss federal election">1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_Swiss_federal_election" title="1884 Swiss federal election">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_Swiss_federal_election" title="1887 Swiss federal election">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_Swiss_federal_election" title="1890 Swiss federal election">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_Swiss_federal_election" title="1893 Swiss federal election">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_Swiss_federal_election" title="1896 Swiss federal election">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_Swiss_federal_election" title="1899 Swiss federal election">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_Swiss_federal_election" title="1902 Swiss federal election">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_Swiss_federal_election" title="1905 Swiss federal election">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Swiss_federal_election" title="1908 Swiss federal election">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Swiss_federal_election" title="1911 Swiss federal election">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Swiss_federal_election" title="1914 Swiss federal election">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_Swiss_federal_election" title="1917 Swiss federal election">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_Swiss_federal_election" title="1919 Swiss federal election">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Swiss_federal_election" title="1922 Swiss federal election">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Swiss_federal_election" title="1925 Swiss federal election">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Swiss_federal_election" title="1928 Swiss federal election">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Swiss_federal_election" title="1931 Swiss federal election">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Swiss_federal_election" title="1935 Swiss federal election">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Swiss_federal_election" title="1939 Swiss federal election">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Swiss_federal_election" title="1943 Swiss federal election">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Swiss_federal_election" title="1947 Swiss federal election">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Swiss_federal_election" title="1951 Swiss federal election">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Swiss_federal_election" title="1955 Swiss federal election">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Swiss_federal_election" title="1959 Swiss federal election">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Swiss_federal_election" title="1963 Swiss federal election">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Swiss_federal_election" title="1967 Swiss federal election">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Swiss_federal_election" title="1971 Swiss federal election">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Swiss_federal_election" title="1975 Swiss federal election">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Swiss_federal_election" title="1979 Swiss federal election">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Swiss_federal_election" title="1983 Swiss federal election">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Swiss_federal_election" title="1987 Swiss federal election">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Swiss_federal_election" title="1991 Swiss federal election">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Swiss_federal_election" title="1995 Swiss federal election">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Swiss_federal_election" title="1999 Swiss federal election">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Swiss_federal_election" title="2003 Swiss federal election">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Swiss_federal_election" title="2007 Swiss federal election">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Swiss_federal_election" title="2011 Swiss federal election">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Swiss_federal_election" title="2015 Swiss federal election">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Swiss_federal_election" title="2019 Swiss federal election">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Swiss_federal_election" title="2023 Swiss federal election">2023</a></li></ul> </div> <hr /> <div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Swiss_federal_referendums" title="List of Swiss federal referendums">Referendums</a></div> <hr /> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1798_Helvetic_Republic_constitutional_referendum" title="1798 Helvetic Republic constitutional referendum">1798</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1802_Helvetic_Republic_constitutional_referendum" title="1802 Helvetic Republic constitutional referendum">1802</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1848_Swiss_constitutional_referendum" title="1848 Swiss constitutional referendum">1848</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1866_Swiss_referendum" title="1866 Swiss referendum">1866</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_Swiss_constitutional_referendum" title="1872 Swiss constitutional referendum">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_Swiss_constitutional_referendum" title="1874 Swiss constitutional referendum">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_Swiss_referendum" title="1875 Swiss referendum">1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_Swiss_referendums" title="1876 Swiss referendums">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_Swiss_referendum" title="1877 Swiss referendum">1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_Swiss_referendums" title="1879 Swiss referendums">1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_Swiss_constitutional_referendum" title="1880 Swiss constitutional referendum">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_Swiss_referendums" title="1882 Swiss referendums">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_Swiss_referendum" title="1884 Swiss referendum">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_Swiss_constitutional_referendum" title="1885 Swiss constitutional referendum">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_Swiss_referendums" title="1887 Swiss referendums">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_Swiss_insolvency_referendum" title="1889 Swiss insolvency referendum">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_Swiss_insurance_referendum" title="1890 Swiss insurance referendum">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_Swiss_referendums" title="1891 Swiss referendums">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_Swiss_animal_protection_referendum" title="1893 Swiss animal protection referendum">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_Swiss_referendums" title="1894 Swiss referendums">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_Swiss_referendums" title="1895 Swiss referendums">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_Swiss_referendum" title="1896 Swiss referendum">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_Swiss_referendums" title="1897 Swiss referendums">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_Swiss_referendums" title="1898 Swiss referendums">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_Swiss_referendums" title="1900 Swiss referendums">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_Swiss_schools_referendum" title="1902 Swiss schools referendum">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_Swiss_referendums" title="1903 Swiss referendums">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_Swiss_copyright_referendum" title="1905 Swiss copyright referendum">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Swiss_foodstuffs_referendum" title="1906 Swiss foodstuffs referendum">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Swiss_armed_forces_referendum" title="1907 Swiss armed forces referendum">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Swiss_referendums" title="1908 Swiss referendums">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_Swiss_electoral_system_referendum" title="1910 Swiss electoral system referendum">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Swiss_insurance_referendum" title="1912 Swiss insurance referendum">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_Swiss_disease_control_referendum" title="1913 Swiss disease control referendum">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Swiss_constitutional_referendum" title="1914 Swiss constitutional referendum">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_Swiss_war_tax_referendum" title="1915 Swiss war tax referendum">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_Swiss_stamp_duty_referendum" title="1917 Swiss stamp duty referendum">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_Swiss_referendums" title="1918 Swiss referendums">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_Swiss_referendums" title="1919 Swiss referendums">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Swiss_referendums" title="1920 Swiss referendums">1920</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Politics_of_Switzerland" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Politics of Switzerland"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>federal administration of Switzerland</b><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is the ensemble of agencies that constitute, together with the <a href="/wiki/Swiss_Federal_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Swiss Federal Council">Swiss Federal Council</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Executive_branch" class="mw-redirect" title="Executive branch">executive branch</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Swiss</a> federal authorities. The administration is charged with executing federal law and preparing draft laws and policy for the Federal Council and the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Assembly_of_Switzerland" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Assembly of Switzerland">Federal Assembly</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-germann2_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-germann2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The administration consists of seven federal departments and the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Chancellery_of_Switzerland" title="Federal Chancellery of Switzerland">Federal Chancellery</a>. The departments are roughly equivalent to the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_(government_department)" title="Ministry (government department)">ministries</a> of other states, but their scope is generally broader. Each department consists of several federal offices, which are headed by a <a href="/wiki/Director-general" class="mw-redirect" title="Director-general">director</a>, and of other agencies. The much smaller Federal Chancellery, headed by the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Chancellor_of_Switzerland" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Chancellor of Switzerland">Federal Chancellor</a>, operates as an eighth department in most respects. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Federal_Council">Federal Council</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_administration_of_Switzerland&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Federal Council"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The administration in its entirety is directed by the <a href="/wiki/Swiss_Federal_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Swiss Federal Council">Swiss Federal Council</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-germann4_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-germann4-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the Federal Council and the administration are subject to parliamentary oversight by the Federal Assembly. Each member of the Federal Council is also, in his or her individual capacity, the head of one of the seven departments.<sup id="cite_ref-germann4_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-germann4-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Federal Council has the sole authority to decide on the size and composition of the departments, and to make all executive decisions that are not delegated by law to an individual department, or to the Chancellery. The Council also decides which department its members are appointed to lead, although it is customary that Councillors choose their preferred department in order of seniority. </p><p>The absence of hierarchic leadership within the Council has caused the departments to acquire a very considerable autonomy, to the extent that the federal executive has been characterised as "seven co-existing departmental governments."<sup id="cite_ref-germann4_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-germann4-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Size">Size</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_administration_of_Switzerland&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Size"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From 1954 to 1990, roughly two per cent of Switzerland's resident population were federal employees. This percentage has since declined due to <a href="/wiki/Military_of_Switzerland" class="mw-redirect" title="Military of Switzerland">army</a> cutbacks and the partial <a href="/wiki/Privatisation" class="mw-redirect" title="Privatisation">privatisation</a> of federal enterprises such as <a href="/wiki/Postal_Telegraph_and_Telephone" class="mw-redirect" title="Postal Telegraph and Telephone">PTT</a> (now <a href="/wiki/Swisscom" title="Swisscom">Swisscom</a> and <a href="/wiki/Swiss_Post" title="Swiss Post">Swiss Post</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-germann1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-germann1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2008, the Confederation employed some 102,000 people, all but 32,000 of which were working for federal enterprises such as the Post and the <a href="/wiki/Swiss_Federal_Railways" title="Swiss Federal Railways">Swiss Federal Railways</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-germann1_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-germann1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Development">Development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_administration_of_Switzerland&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the founding of the Swiss federal state in 1848, the Federal Council and its handful of officials took up residence in the <i><a href="/wiki/Erlacherhof" title="Erlacherhof">Erlacherhof</a></i> in <a href="/wiki/Bern" title="Bern">Bern</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-germann1_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-germann1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The entire administrative staff consisted of 80 persons in 1849, while the <a href="/wiki/Swiss_Post" title="Swiss Post">postal service</a> had 2,591 officials and the customs service 409.<sup id="cite_ref-germann1_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-germann1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first dedicated administrative building, now the western wing of the <i><a href="/wiki/Federal_Palace_of_Switzerland" title="Federal Palace of Switzerland">Bundeshaus</a></i>, was completed in 1857.<sup id="cite_ref-germann1_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-germann1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The number of departments and Federal Councillors has been constitutionally fixed at seven since 1848.<sup id="cite_ref-germann3_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-germann3-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The number of the departments' subordinate entities, which are constituted by statute – generally as "federal offices" after the 1910s – has grown substantially in step with the expanding role of the state in the 20th century, even though some have been merged or abolished.<sup id="cite_ref-germann3_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-germann3-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A 1964 government reform made the Federal Chancellery into the general staff unit of the Federal Council, and created <a href="/wiki/General_Secretariat" class="mw-redirect" title="General Secretariat">General Secretariats</a> as departmental staff units.<sup id="cite_ref-germann5_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-germann5-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A 1978 statute granted the title of <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_state" title="Secretary of state">secretary of state</a> to the holders of two (later three) directoral posts whose functions require independent interaction with foreign authorities.<sup id="cite_ref-germann6_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-germann6-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since the 1990s, <a href="/wiki/New_Public_Management" title="New Public Management">New Public Management</a> models have been experimentally introduced; twelve offices are now run with autonomous budgets.<sup id="cite_ref-germann2_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-germann2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Location">Location</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_administration_of_Switzerland&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Location"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bundeshaus_1128.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Bundeshaus_1128.jpg/300px-Bundeshaus_1128.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Bundeshaus_1128.jpg/450px-Bundeshaus_1128.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Bundeshaus_1128.jpg/600px-Bundeshaus_1128.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2048" /></a><figcaption>Governmental and administrative offices are located in the east and west wings of the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Palace_of_Switzerland" title="Federal Palace of Switzerland">Federal Palace of Switzerland</a>, to either side of the central Parliament Building.</figcaption></figure> <p>The seat of the federal authorities, including almost all of the administration, is <a href="/wiki/Bern" title="Bern">Bern</a>. The departments and offices are located in the east and west wings of the <i>Bundeshaus</i> and in numerous buildings in or close to the <a href="/wiki/Old_City_(Bern)" title="Old City (Bern)">city center</a>. In the 1990s, some offices were moved to other parts of the country, in part to aid economic development of these regions.<sup id="cite_ref-germann1_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-germann1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also, some federal authorities have field offices in other cities. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organisation_and_responsibilities">Organisation and responsibilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_administration_of_Switzerland&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Organisation and responsibilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Federal_Chancellery">Federal Chancellery</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_administration_of_Switzerland&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Federal Chancellery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Federal_Chancellery_of_Switzerland" title="Federal Chancellery of Switzerland">Federal Chancellery of Switzerland</a></div> <p>The Swiss Federal Chancellery is the staff organisation of the Federal Council and the federal administration. As of 2024, it is headed by <a href="/wiki/Swiss_Federal_Chancellor" class="mw-redirect" title="Swiss Federal Chancellor">Federal Chancellor</a> <a href="/wiki/Viktor_Rossi" title="Viktor Rossi">Viktor Rossi</a>. It is composed of several sectors, the Federal Chancellery sector headed directly by the incumbent Chancellor, while the other two sectors are led by the Vice-Chancellors. The Federal Council sector was led by Rossi until his election as Chancellor, and has been led on an interim basis by Rossi's predecessor, <a href="/wiki/J%C3%B6rg_De_Bernardi" title="Jörg De Bernardi">Jörg De Bernardi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July 2024, De Bernardi will be succeeded by <a href="/wiki/Rachel_Salzmann" title="Rachel Salzmann">Rachel Salzmann</a> on a permanent basis.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of May 2024, the information and communications sector is led <i>ad interim</i> by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ursula_Eggenberger&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ursula Eggenberger (page does not exist)">Ursula Eggenberger</a>, following the sudden death of Vice-Chancellor <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Simonazzi" title="André Simonazzi">André Simonazzi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bk-05_2025_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bk-05_2025-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For administrative purposes, the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Data_Protection_and_Information_Commissioner" title="Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner">Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner</a> (FDPIC) is affiliated to the Chancellery. The <a href="/wiki/Federal_Data_Protection_and_Information_Commissioner" title="Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner">Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner</a> is responsible for the supervision of federal authorities and private bodies with respect to <a href="/wiki/Data_protection" class="mw-redirect" title="Data protection">data protection</a> and <a href="/wiki/Freedom_of_information_legislation" class="mw-redirect" title="Freedom of information legislation">freedom of information legislation</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Federal_Department_of_Foreign_Affairs">Federal Department of Foreign Affairs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_administration_of_Switzerland&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Federal Department of Foreign Affairs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Federal_Department_of_Foreign_Affairs" title="Federal Department of Foreign Affairs">Federal Department of Foreign Affairs</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Switzerland" title="Foreign relations of Switzerland">Foreign relations of Switzerland</a></div> <p>The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) is Switzerland's <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_foreign_affairs" title="Ministry of foreign affairs">ministry of foreign affairs</a>. As of 2019, it is headed by <a href="/wiki/Ignazio_Cassis" title="Ignazio Cassis">Ignazio Cassis</a> (<a href="/wiki/Free_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland" title="Free Democratic Party of Switzerland">FDP/PRD</a>). It is composed of the General Secretariat and of the State Secretariat, which in turn is composed of the following directorates and agencies:<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Political_Affairs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Political Affairs (page does not exist)">Directorate of Political Affairs</a>: Led by the Secretary of State, responsible for coordinating Swiss foreign policy and administering Swiss foreign missions.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Corporate_Management&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Corporate Management (page does not exist)">Directorate of Corporate Management</a> (DCM): Manages the Department's human and financial resources and provides legal advice.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Directorate_of_Public_International_Law&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Directorate of Public International Law (page does not exist)">Directorate of Public International Law</a> (DPIL): Responsible for the study and application of <a href="/wiki/Public_international_law" class="mw-redirect" title="Public international law">public international law</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Agency_for_Development_and_Cooperation" title="Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation">Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation</a> (SDC): Engages in <a href="/wiki/Development_cooperation" class="mw-redirect" title="Development cooperation">development cooperation</a> and provides <a href="/wiki/Humanitarian_aid" title="Humanitarian aid">humanitarian aid</a>.</li> <li>Protocol section: Responsible for <a href="/wiki/Diplomatic_protocol" class="mw-redirect" title="Diplomatic protocol">diplomatic protocol</a>, ceremony and <a href="/wiki/Swiss_order_of_precedence" title="Swiss order of precedence">precedence</a>.</li> <li>Integration office: Operated jointly with the FDEA and responsible for coordinating Switzerland's policy on Europe.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presence_Switzerland" title="Presence Switzerland">Presence Switzerland</a>: Responsible for promoting Switzerland abroad.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Federal_Department_of_Home_Affairs">Federal Department of Home Affairs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_administration_of_Switzerland&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Federal Department of Home Affairs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Federal_Department_of_Home_Affairs" title="Federal Department of Home Affairs">Federal Department of Home Affairs</a></div> <p>The Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA) is Switzerland's <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_the_Interior" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of the Interior">ministry of the Interior</a>. As of 2023, it is headed by <a href="/wiki/%C3%89lisabeth_Baume-Schneider" title="Élisabeth Baume-Schneider">Élisabeth Baume-Schneider</a> (<a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland" title="Social Democratic Party of Switzerland">SP/PS</a>). It is composed of the General Secretariat and the following federal offices:<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Office_for_Gender_Equality_(Switzerland)" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Office for Gender Equality (Switzerland)">Federal Office for Gender Equality</a> (FOGE): Responsible for <a href="/wiki/Gender_equality" title="Gender equality">gender equality</a> matters.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Office_of_Culture" title="Federal Office of Culture">Federal Office of Culture</a> (FOC): Responsible for national heritage preservation, archaeology, the federal art collections, the <a href="/wiki/Swiss_National_Library" title="Swiss National Library">Swiss National Library</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Swiss_National_Museum" title="Swiss National Museum">Swiss National Museum</a> and affiliated museums, as well as the support and promotion of Swiss culture.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_National_Library" title="Swiss National Library">Swiss National Library</a>: The <a href="/wiki/National_library" title="National library">national library</a> of Switzerland.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Federal_Archives" title="Swiss Federal Archives">Swiss Federal Archives</a>: The <a href="/wiki/National_archives" title="National archives">national archives</a> of Switzerland.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Meteorological_Institute" class="mw-redirect" title="Swiss Meteorological Institute">Swiss Meteorological Institute</a> (MeteoSwiss): The national <a href="/wiki/Meteorology" title="Meteorology">weather services</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Office_of_Public_Health" title="Federal Office of Public Health">Federal Office of Public Health</a> (FOPH): Responsible for <a href="/wiki/Public_health" title="Public health">public health</a> at the federal level, including <a href="/wiki/Disease_prevention" class="mw-redirect" title="Disease prevention">disease prevention</a>, <a href="/wiki/Epidemiology" title="Epidemiology">epidemiology</a>, <a href="/wiki/Substance_abuse" title="Substance abuse">substance abuse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Food_safety" title="Food safety">food safety</a>, noise and radiation protection, regulation of chemicals and toxic products, <a href="/wiki/Stem_cell_research" class="mw-redirect" title="Stem cell research">stem cell research</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bioterrorism" title="Bioterrorism">bioterrorism</a> and health and accident insurance.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Statistical_Office_(Switzerland)" title="Federal Statistical Office (Switzerland)">Federal Statistical Office</a> (FSO): Compiles and publishes <a href="/wiki/Statistics" title="Statistics">statistical information</a> for use by the government, the economy and scientific research.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Social_Insurance_Office" title="Federal Social Insurance Office">Federal Social Insurance Office</a> (FSIO): Regulates the Swiss <a href="/wiki/Social_insurance" title="Social insurance">social insurance</a> and system, including old age and survivors' insurance, invalidity insurance, supplementary benefits, occupational pension funds, income compensation for people on national service and for women on maternity leave as well as family allowances in the agricultural sector.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Office_for_Food_Safety_and_Veterinary_Affairs" title="Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs">Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs</a> (FSVO): responsible for ensuring food safety and protecting animal health and welfare</li></ul> <p>Additionally, the following independent authorities are affiliated to the FDHA for administrative purposes: </p> <ul><li>Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products (<a href="/wiki/Swissmedic" title="Swissmedic">Swissmedic</a>): Certification and supervisory authority for drugs and other medical products.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_National_Library" title="Swiss National Library">Swiss National Library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_National_Museum" title="Swiss National Museum">Swiss National Museum</a>: the umbrella organisation for three museums – the National Museum in Zürich, the <a href="/wiki/Prangins_Castle" title="Prangins Castle">Prangins Castle</a> and the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Swiss_National_Museum_(Schwyz)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Swiss National Museum (Schwyz) (page does not exist)">Swiss National Museum in Schwyz</a>, as well as the Collection Centre in Affoltern am Albis.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro_Helvetia" title="Pro Helvetia">Pro Helvetia foundation</a>: promotes artistic creation and cultural exchanges in Switzerland.</li> <li>Occupational Pension Supervisory Commission (OPSC)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Federal_Department_of_Justice_and_Police">Federal Department of Justice and Police</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_administration_of_Switzerland&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Federal Department of Justice and Police"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Federal_Department_of_Justice_and_Police" title="Federal Department of Justice and Police">Federal Department of Justice and Police</a></div> <p>The Federal Department of Justice and Police is Switzerland's <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_justice" title="Ministry of justice">ministry of justice</a>. As of 2024, it is headed by <a href="/wiki/Beat_Jans" title="Beat Jans">Beat Jans</a> (<a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland" title="Social Democratic Party of Switzerland">SP/PS</a>). It is composed of the following offices and institutes:<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><b>General Secretariat</b> (GS-FDJP) <ul><li>IT Service Centre (ISC-FDJP)</li> <li>Post and Telecommunications Surveillance Service (PTSS)</li></ul></li> <li><b>Federal Offices</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/State_Secretariat_for_Migration" class="mw-redirect" title="State Secretariat for Migration">State Secretariat for Migration</a> (SEM): Responsible for matters relating to foreign nationals and asylum seekers.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Office_of_Justice" title="Federal Office of Justice">Federal Office of Justice</a> (FOI): Responsible for providing legal advice to the administration, preparing general legislation, supervising government registers and collaborating on international <a href="/wiki/Judicial_assistance" title="Judicial assistance">judicial assistance</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Office_of_Police" title="Federal Office of Police">Federal Office of Police</a> (fedpol): Responsible for intercantonal and international information, coordination and analysis in internal security matters. It also operates the domestic intelligence service (<a href="/wiki/Service_for_Analysis_and_Prevention" class="mw-redirect" title="Service for Analysis and Prevention">Service for Analysis and Prevention</a> SAP), and the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Criminal_Police&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Federal Criminal Police (page does not exist)">Federal Criminal Police</a> (FCP), which investigates crimes subject to federal jurisdiction.</li></ul></li> <li><b>Institutes</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Institute_of_Metrology" title="Federal Institute of Metrology">Federal Institute of Metrology</a> (METAS): Provides calibration and accreditation services, supervises the use of measuring instruments and provides training in <a href="/wiki/Metrology" title="Metrology">metrology</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Federal_Institute_of_Intellectual_Property" title="Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property">Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property</a> (IPI): Registration authority for <a href="/wiki/Patent" title="Patent">patents</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trademark" title="Trademark">trademarks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Industrial_design" title="Industrial design">industrial design</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Institute_of_Comparative_Law" title="Swiss Institute of Comparative Law">Swiss Institute of Comparative Law</a> (SICL): Provides consultancy services on issues of <a href="/wiki/Comparative_law" title="Comparative law">comparative law</a>.</li></ul></li> <li><b>Commissions</b> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Gaming_Board&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Federal Gaming Board (page does not exist)">Federal Gaming Board</a> (FGB): Regulates <a href="/wiki/Casino" title="Casino">casinos</a> and enforces Swiss <a href="/wiki/Gambling" title="Gambling">gambling</a> law (except <a href="/wiki/Lottery" title="Lottery">lotteries</a>, which are regulated by the cantons).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Commission_for_the_Prevention_of_Torture" title="National Commission for the Prevention of Torture">National Commission for the Prevention of Torture</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Commission_on_Migration&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Federal Commission on Migration (page does not exist)">Federal Commission on Migration</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Commission_for_the_Administration_of_Copyright_and_Related_Rights&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Federal Commission for the Administration of Copyright and Related Rights (page does not exist)">Federal Commission for the Administration of Copyright and Related Rights</a></li></ul></li> <li><b>Administratively assigned</b> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Audit_Oversight_Authority&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Federal Audit Oversight Authority (page does not exist)">Federal Audit Oversight Authority</a> (FAOA)</li> <li>Federal Commission for the Assessment of the Possibilities for the Treatment of Persons Interned for Life</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Federal_Department_of_Defence,_Civil_Protection_and_Sports"><span id="Federal_Department_of_Defence.2C_Civil_Protection_and_Sports"></span>Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_administration_of_Switzerland&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Federal_Department_of_Defence,_Civil_Protection_and_Sports" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports">Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports</a></div> <p>The Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (DDPS) is Switzerland's ministry of defence. As of 2019, is headed by <a href="/wiki/Viola_Amherd" title="Viola Amherd">Viola Amherd</a> (<a href="/wiki/Christian_Democratic_People%27s_Party_of_Switzerland" title="Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland">CVP/PDC</a>). It is composed of the following administrative units:<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>General Secretariat</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Armed_Forces" title="Swiss Armed Forces">Swiss Armed Forces</a> <ul><li>Land Forces</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Air_Force" title="Swiss Air Force">Air Force</a></li> <li>Armed Forces Logistics Organisation</li> <li>Armed Forces Command Support Organisation</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Office_for_Civil_Protection" title="Federal Office for Civil Protection">Federal Office for Civil Protection</a> (FOCP) <ul><li>Coordination of the <a href="/wiki/Civil_protection" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil protection">civil protection</a> services of the cantons and municipalities</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Emergency_Operations_Centre" title="National Emergency Operations Centre">National Emergency Operations Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spiez_Laboratory" title="Spiez Laboratory">Spiez Laboratory</a>, responsible for <a href="/wiki/Weapons_of_mass_destruction" class="mw-redirect" title="Weapons of mass destruction">weapons of mass destruction</a> research and protection</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Office_of_Sport" title="Federal Office of Sport">Federal Office of Sport</a>:<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> responsible for sport policy, the <a href="/w/index.php?title=National_Youth_Sports_Centre&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Youth Sports Centre (page does not exist)">National Youth Sports Centre</a> <a href="/wiki/Tenero" class="mw-redirect" title="Tenero">Tenero</a> and the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Youth_and_Sport&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Youth and Sport (page does not exist)">Youth and Sport</a> organisation.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armasuisse" title="Armasuisse">Federal Office for Defence Procurement</a> (armasuisse): Responsible for armaments procurement, technology and research</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Office_of_Topography" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Office of Topography">Federal Office of Topography</a> (Swisstopo): compiles and manages geographical reference data and maps</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Office_of_the_Military_Attorney_General&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Office of the Military Attorney General (page does not exist)">Office of the Armed Forces Attorney General / Military Justice</a>: The military prosecutor's office.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_intelligence_agencies" title="Swiss intelligence agencies">Federal Intelligence Service</a> (FIS): Switzerland's civil intelligence service.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Federal_Department_of_Finance">Federal Department of Finance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_administration_of_Switzerland&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Federal Department of Finance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Federal_Department_of_Finance" title="Federal Department of Finance">Federal Department of Finance</a></div> <p>The Federal Department of Finance is Switzerland's <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_finance" title="Ministry of finance">ministry of finance</a>. As of 2023, it is headed by <a href="/wiki/Karin_Keller-Sutter" title="Karin Keller-Sutter">Karin Keller-Sutter</a> (<a href="/wiki/The_Liberals_(Switzerland)" title="The Liberals (Switzerland)">FDP/PRD</a>). It is composed of the following offices:<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>General Secretariat, including the Federal Strategy Unit for IT (FSUIT).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Finance_Administration" title="Federal Finance Administration">Federal Finance Administration</a> (FFA): Responsible for the budget, financial planning, financial policy, the federal treasury and financial equalisation between the Confederation and the cantons. Operates the <a href="/wiki/Swissmint" title="Swissmint">federal mint</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Office_of_Personnel" title="Federal Office of Personnel">Federal Office of Personnel</a> (FOPER): Responsible for human resources management, personnel policy and personnel training.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Tax_Administration" title="Federal Tax Administration">Federal Tax Administration</a> (FTA): Responsible for federal revenue collection and the application of federal tax laws in the cantons.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Federal_Customs_Administration" class="mw-redirect" title="Swiss Federal Customs Administration">Federal Customs Administration</a> (FCA): Responsible for monitoring the import, export and transit of goods, collecting customs duties, traffic charges and taxes. Operates the <a href="/wiki/Swiss_Border_Guard" title="Swiss Border Guard">Swiss Border Guard</a>, which carries out <a href="/wiki/Border_police" class="mw-redirect" title="Border police">border police</a> duties.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Alcohol_Board" title="Swiss Alcohol Board">Swiss Alcohol Board</a> (SAB): Regulates the alcohol market.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Office_of_Information_Technology,_Systems_and_Telecommunication" title="Federal Office of Information Technology, Systems and Telecommunication">Federal Office of Information Technology, Systems and Telecommunication</a> (FOITT): Provides <a href="/wiki/Information_technology" title="Information technology">IT</a> services for the federal administration.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Office_for_Buildings_and_Logistics" title="Federal Office for Buildings and Logistics">Federal Office for Buildings and Logistics</a> (FBL): Responsible for property management, central procurement of non-durable goods, federal publications and the production of the <a href="/wiki/Swiss_passport" title="Swiss passport">Swiss passport</a>.</li></ul> <p>The following independent authorities are affiliated to the FDF for administrative purposes: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Federal_Audit_Office" title="Swiss Federal Audit Office">Swiss Federal Audit Office</a> (SFAO): The federal <a href="/w/index.php?title=Government_audit_office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Government audit office (page does not exist)">government audit office</a>. Examines accounting practices and verifies the proper and efficient use of resources by the administration, other public service institutions and subsidy recipients.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Financial_Market_Supervisory_Authority" title="Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority">Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority</a> (FINMA): Regulates banks, insurances, securities dealers, investment funds and stock exchanges, as well as the disclosure of shareholding interests, public takeover bids and mortgage lenders.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Pension_Fund" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Pension Fund">Federal Pension Fund</a> (PUBLICA): Provides insurance coverage to employees of the federal administration, the other branches of the federal government and associated organisations.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Federal_Department_of_Economic_Affairs,_Education_and_Research"><span id="Federal_Department_of_Economic_Affairs.2C_Education_and_Research"></span>Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_administration_of_Switzerland&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Federal_Department_of_Economic_Affairs,_Education_and_Research" title="Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research">Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research</a></div> <p>The Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER) is Switzerland's <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_the_economy" title="Ministry of the economy">ministry of the economy</a>. As of 2019, it is headed by <a href="/wiki/Guy_Parmelin" title="Guy Parmelin">Guy Parmelin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Swiss_People%27s_Party" title="Swiss People's Party">SVP/UDC</a>). It is composed of the following offices:<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>General Secretariat, including the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Consumer_Affairs_Bureau&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Federal Consumer Affairs Bureau (page does not exist)">Federal Consumer Affairs Bureau</a> FCAB (responsible for <a href="/wiki/Consumer_affairs" class="mw-redirect" title="Consumer affairs">consumer affairs</a>) and the Swiss <a href="/wiki/Civilian_service" class="mw-redirect" title="Civilian service">civilian service</a> agency (<a href="/w/index.php?title=ZIVI&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="ZIVI (page does not exist)">ZIVI</a>).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Secretariat_for_Economic_Affairs_(Switzerland)" title="State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Switzerland)">State Secretariat for Economic Affairs</a> (SECO): Responsible for national and international <a href="/wiki/Economic_policy" title="Economic policy">economic policy</a>, trade negotiations and <a href="/wiki/Labour_policy" class="mw-redirect" title="Labour policy">labour policy</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_Secretariat_for_Education,_Research_and_Innovation" title="State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation">State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation</a> (SERI).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Office_for_Agriculture" title="Federal Office for Agriculture">Federal Office for Agriculture</a> (FOAG): Responsible for <a href="/wiki/Agricultural_policy" title="Agricultural policy">agricultural policy</a>, for direct payments to <a href="/wiki/Agriculture_in_Switzerland" title="Agriculture in Switzerland">Swiss farmers</a>, and for <a href="/wiki/Agroscope" title="Agroscope">Agroscope</a>, center of excellence for <a href="/wiki/Agricultural_research" class="mw-redirect" title="Agricultural research">agricultural research</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Office_for_National_Economic_Supply" title="Federal Office for National Economic Supply">Federal Office for National Economic Supply</a> (FONES): Manages emergency supplies of essential goods and services.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Office_for_Housing" title="Federal Office for Housing">Federal Office for Housing</a> (FOH): Responsible for <a href="/wiki/Housing_policy" class="mw-redirect" title="Housing policy">housing policy</a>.</li></ul> <p>The following independent agencies are administratively attached to the EAER: </p> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Price_Supervisor&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Price Supervisor (page does not exist)">Price Supervisor</a>: Price <a href="/wiki/Ombudsman" title="Ombudsman">ombudsman</a> and responsible for the supervision of regulated prices.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Competition_Commission_of_Switzerland" title="Competition Commission of Switzerland">Competition Commission</a>: Swiss <a href="/wiki/Competition_regulator" title="Competition regulator">competition regulator</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Federal_Institute_for_Vocational_Education_and_Training" class="mw-redirect" title="Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training">Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training</a> (SFIVET): Provides training for <a href="/wiki/Vocational_education" title="Vocational education">vocational education</a> professionals.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ETH_Board" title="ETH Board">ETH Board</a>, which itself manages the <a href="/wiki/ETH_Domain" title="ETH Domain">ETH Domain</a>, a group of <a href="/wiki/Technical_university" class="mw-redirect" title="Technical university">technical universities</a> and <a href="/wiki/Research_institute" title="Research institute">research institutes</a>. These include <a href="/wiki/ETH_Zurich" title="ETH Zurich">ETH Zurich</a> (the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich), the <a href="/wiki/Swiss_Federal_Institute_of_Technology_in_Lausanne" class="mw-redirect" title="Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne">Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne</a> (EPFL), the <a href="/wiki/Paul_Scherrer_Institute" title="Paul Scherrer Institute">Paul Scherrer Institute</a> in <a href="/wiki/Villigen" title="Villigen">Villigen</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Institute_for_Forest,_Snow_and_Landscape_Research" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research">Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research</a> in <a href="/wiki/Birmensdorf" title="Birmensdorf">Birmensdorf</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Laboratory_for_Materials_Testing_and_Research" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Laboratory for Materials Testing and Research">Federal Laboratory for Materials Testing and Research</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Institute_for_Environmental_Science_and_Technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology">Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology</a> in <a href="/wiki/D%C3%BCbendorf" title="Dübendorf">Dübendorf</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Federal_Department_of_Environment,_Transport,_Energy_and_Communications"><span id="Federal_Department_of_Environment.2C_Transport.2C_Energy_and_Communications"></span>Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_administration_of_Switzerland&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Federal_Department_of_Environment,_Transport,_Energy_and_Communications" title="Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications">Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications</a></div> <p>As of 2023, the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC) is headed by <a href="/wiki/Albert_R%C3%B6sti" title="Albert Rösti">Albert Röstli</a>. It is composed of the following offices:<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>General Secretariat</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Office_for_Spatial_Development" title="Federal Office for Spatial Development">Federal Office for Spatial Development</a> (ARE): Coordinates area planning between the federal agencies, the cantons and the municipalities.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Office_for_the_Environment" title="Federal Office for the Environment">Federal Office for the Environment</a> (FOEN): Responsible for matters of the environment, including the protection of plants and animals and the protection against noise, air pollution or natural hazards.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Office_for_Civil_Aviation_of_Switzerland" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Office for Civil Aviation of Switzerland">Federal Office for Civil Aviation</a> (FOCA): Regulates <a href="/wiki/Civil_aviation" title="Civil aviation">civil aviation</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Office_of_Communications" title="Federal Office of Communications">Federal Office of Communications</a> (OFCOM): Regulates radio and TV stations, notably the <a href="/wiki/Swiss_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Swiss Broadcasting Corporation">Swiss Broadcasting Corporation</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Office_of_Energy" title="Federal Office of Energy">Federal Office of Energy</a> (FOE): Responsible for the provision of electrical energy at the federal level, as well as for the supervision of dams.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Office_of_Transport" title="Federal Office of Transport">Federal Office of Transport</a> (FOT): Responsible for <a href="/wiki/Public_transport" title="Public transport">public transport</a> at the federal level, including the development of the <a href="/wiki/Swiss_Federal_Railways" title="Swiss Federal Railways">federal rail</a> network and navigation on the <a href="/wiki/Rhine" title="Rhine">Rhine</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Roads_Office" title="Federal Roads Office">Federal Roads Office</a> (FEDRO): Responsible for the construction, maintenance and operation of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Swiss_highway_network&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Swiss highway network (page does not exist)">national highway network</a>.</li></ul> <p>The following independent authorities are affiliated to the DETEC for administrative purposes: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Transportation_Safety_Investigation_Board" title="Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board">Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board</a> (STSB, formerly <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_Accident_Investigation_Bureau_(Switzerland)" title="Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (Switzerland)">Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau</a> and <a href="/wiki/Investigation_Bureau_for_Railway,_Funicular_and_Boat_Accidents" title="Investigation Bureau for Railway, Funicular and Boat Accidents">Investigation Bureau for Railway, Funicular and Boat Accidents</a>).</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Communications_Commission_(Switzerland)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Federal Communications Commission (Switzerland) (page does not exist)">Federal Communications Commission</a> (ComCom): Regulates the telecommunications market, awards service licences, rules on <a href="/wiki/Interconnection" title="Interconnection">interconnection</a> disputes and approves frequency and numbering plans.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Electricity_Commission_(Switzerland)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Federal Electricity Commission (Switzerland) (page does not exist)">Federal Electricity Commission</a> (ElCom): monitors electricity prices, rules as a judicial authority on disputes relating to network access and payment of cost-covering feed-in of electricity produced from renewable energy, monitors electricity supply security and regulates issues relating to international electricity transmission and trading.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=PostReg&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="PostReg (page does not exist)">Federal Postal Services Commission</a> (PostCom): Regulates the <a href="/wiki/Swiss_Post" title="Swiss Post">Swiss Post</a> and Swiss postal market.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rail_Transport_Commission&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rail Transport Commission (page does not exist)">Rail Transport Commission</a> (RailCom): Arbitrates in disputes over access to the rail network and the calculation of fees for the use of infrastructure.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Independent_Complaints_Authority_for_Radio_and_Television&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Independent Complaints Authority for Radio and Television (page does not exist)">Independent Complaints Authority for Radio and Television</a> (ICA): Decides on complaints related to radio and television programmes.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Safety_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Safety Office (page does not exist)">Safety Office</a> (formerly known as the Civil Aviation Safety Office, CASO): supports the development of safety in land, sea and air transport, in the use, transport and distribution of energy, and for communications infrastructures</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reporting_Office_for_Just_Culture_in_Civil_Aviation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Reporting Office for Just Culture in Civil Aviation (page does not exist)">Reporting Office for Just Culture in Civil Aviation</a> (ROJCA): strengthens <a href="/wiki/Just_culture" title="Just culture">Just Culture</a> through the protection of the information source of an occurrence reporting in Swiss Civil Aviation.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Inspectorate_for_Heavy_Current_Installations&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Federal Inspectorate for Heavy Current Installations (page does not exist)">Federal Inspectorate for Heavy Current Installations</a> (ESTI): Responsible for inspecting low and heavy-current electrical installations.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Federal_Nuclear_Safety_Inspectorate" title="Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate">Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate</a> (ENSI): Assesses and monitors security and radiation protection in Swiss nuclear installations.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_Pipelines_Inspectorate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Federal Pipelines Inspectorate (page does not exist)">Federal Pipelines Inspectorate</a> (ERI): Responsible for the planning, construction and operation of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Fuel_pipeline&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fuel pipeline (page does not exist)">fuel pipeline</a> systems in Switzerland and Liechtenstein.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_administration_of_Switzerland&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Government_and_Administration_Organisation_Act_(Switzerland)" title="Government and Administration Organisation Act (Switzerland)">Government and Administration Organisation Act (Switzerland)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Federal_administration_of_Switzerland&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">(<a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Bundesverwaltung</i>, <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Administration fédérale</i>, <a href="/wiki/Italian_language" title="Italian language">Italian</a>: <i lang="it">Amministrazione federale</i>, <a href="/wiki/Romansh_language" title="Romansh language">Romansh</a>: <i lang="rm">Administraziun federala</i>)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-germann2-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-germann2_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-germann2_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"> Raimund E. Germann: <i>Tasks of the Federal Administration</i> in <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/d/D10343.php"><span title="Tasks of the Federal Administration in German">German</span></a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/f/F10343.php"><span title="Tasks of the Federal Administration in French">French</span></a> and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/i/I10343.php"><span title="Tasks of the Federal Administration in Italian">Italian</span></a> in the online <i><a href="/wiki/Historical_Dictionary_of_Switzerland" title="Historical Dictionary of Switzerland">Historical Dictionary of Switzerland</a></i>, 25 September 2006.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-germann4-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-germann4_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-germann4_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-germann4_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"> Raimund E. 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Mountains</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Switzerland" title="Subdivisions of Switzerland">Subdivisions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cantons_of_Switzerland" title="Cantons of Switzerland">Cantons</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Appenzell_Innerrhoden" title="Appenzell Innerrhoden">AI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aargau" title="Aargau">AG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Appenzell_Ausserrhoden" title="Appenzell Ausserrhoden">AR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Bern" title="Canton of Bern">BE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basel-Landschaft" title="Basel-Landschaft">BL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basel-Stadt" title="Basel-Stadt">BS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Fribourg" title="Canton of Fribourg">FR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Geneva" title="Canton of Geneva">GE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Glarus" title="Canton of Glarus">GL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grisons" title="Grisons">GR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Jura" title="Canton of Jura">JU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Lucerne" title="Canton of Lucerne">LU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Neuch%C3%A2tel" title="Canton of Neuchâtel">NE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nidwalden" title="Nidwalden">NW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Obwalden" title="Obwalden">OW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_St._Gallen" title="Canton of St. Gallen">SG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Schaffhausen" title="Canton of Schaffhausen">SH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Solothurn" title="Canton of Solothurn">SO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton_of_Schwyz" title="Canton of Schwyz">SZ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thurgau" title="Thurgau">TG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ticino" title="Ticino">TI</a></li> <li><a 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