Employees 11,595 | ||
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Formed 1848; 169 years ago (1848) Jurisdiction Federal administration of Switzerland Headquarters Federal Palace (east wing), Bern Annual budget Expenditure: CHF 6.5 billion
Revenue: CHF 1.6 billion
(2009) Minister responsible Guy Parmelin, Federal Councillor |
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.
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Organisation
The Department is composed of the following departmental sectors:
The following services are also part of the DDPS:
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Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA