Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport

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

The east wing of the Federal Palace of Switzerland
Agency overview
Formed1848 (1848)
JurisdictionFederal administration of Switzerland
HeadquartersFederal Palace (east wing), Bern
Employees11,595
Annual budget
  • Expenditure: CHF 6.5 billion
  • Revenue: CHF 1.6 billion
  • (2009)
Minister responsible
Websitewww.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.

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