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Swiss government department
Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
| (in German) Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Bevölkerungsschutz und Sport(in French) Département fédéral de la défense, de la protection de la population et des sports(in Italian) Dipartimento federale della difesa, della protezione della popolazione e dello sport(in Romansh) Departament federal da defensiun, protecziun da la populaziun e sport | |
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 The east wing of the Federal Palace of Switzerland |
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1848; 177 years ago (1848) |
| Jurisdiction | Federal administration of Switzerland |
| Headquarters | Federal Palace (east wing), Bern |
| Employees | 11,595[1] |
| Annual budget | Expenditure: CHF 6.5 billionRevenue: CHF 1.6 billion(2009)[1] |
| Minister responsible | Martin Pfister, Federal Councillor |
| Website | www.vbs.admin.ch |
The Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS, German: Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Bevölkerungsschutz und Sport, French: Département fédéral de la défense, de la protection de la population et des sports, Italian: Dipartimento federale della difesa, della protezione della popolazione e dello sport, Romansh: Departament federal da defensiun, protecziun da la populaziun e sportⓘ) is one of the seven departments of the Swiss federal government. It is headed by a member of the Swiss Federal Council, the Swiss defence minister. In 1998, its name was changed from Federal Military Department to its current day iteration.[2]
The department is composed of the following administrative units:[3]
- General Secretariat
- Swiss Armed Forces
- Land Forces
- Air Force
- Armed Forces Logistics Organisation
- Armed Forces Command Support Organisation
- Federal Office for Civil Protection (FOCP)
- Coordination of the civil protection services of the cantons and municipalities
- National Emergency Operations Centre
- Spiez Laboratory, responsible for weapons of mass destruction research and protection
- Federal Office of Sport:[4] responsible for sport policy, the National Youth Sports Centre Tenero and the Youth and Sport organisation.
- Federal Office for Defence Procurement (armasuisse): Responsible for armaments procurement, technology and research
- Federal Office of Topography (Swisstopo): compiles and manages geographical reference data and maps
- Office of the Armed Forces Attorney General / Military Justice: The military prosecutor's office.
- Federal Intelligence Service (FIS): Switzerland's civil intelligence service.
- 1848: Military Department
- 1979 - 1998: Federal Military Department
- Since 1998: Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
List of heads of the department
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1848–1854: Ulrich Ochsenbein
1855–1859: Friedrich Frey-Herosé
1860–1861: Jakob Stämpfli
1862 only: Constant Fornerod
1863 only: Jakob Stämpfli
1864–1866: Constant Fornerod
1867–1868: Emil Welti
1869 only: Victor Ruffy
1870–1871: Emil Welti
1872 only: Paul Cérésole
1873–1875: Emil Welti
1876–1878: Johann Jakob Scherer
1879–1888: Wilhelm Hertenstein
1889–1890: Walter Hauser
1891–1897: Emil Frey
1897–1898: Eduard Müller
1899 only: Eugène Ruffy
1900–1906: Eduard Müller
1907 only: Ludwig Forrer
1908–1911: Eduard Müller
1912–1913: Arthur Hoffmann
1914–1919: Camille Decoppet
1920–1929: Karl Scheurer
1930–1940: Rudolf Minger
1940–1954: Karl Kobelt
1955–1966: Paul Chaudet
1967–1968: Nello Celio
1968–1979: Rudolf Gnägi
1980–1983: Georges-André Chevallaz
1984–1986: Jean-Pascal Delamuraz
1987–1989: Arnold Koller
1989–1995: Kaspar Villiger
1996–2000: Adolf Ogi
2001–2008: Samuel Schmid
2009–2015: Ueli Maurer
2016–2018: Guy Parmelin
2019–2025: Viola Amherd
2025–present: Martin Pfister
Notes and references
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- ^ a b Swiss Federal Chancellery. "The Swiss Confederation – a brief guide 2009". Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- ^ "The new Centennial - Legendary New Year's Speech of Minister Adolf Ogi (GER/Swiss)". myswissvideo.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ "Administrative units". Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ Federal Office of Sport Archived 13 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine