Federal Department of Economic Affairs
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Federal Department of Economic Affairs | |
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Agency overview | |
Formed | 1848 |
Jurisdiction | Federal administration of Switzerland |
Headquarters | Berne |
Employees | 1,919[1] |
Annual budget | Expenditure: CHF 6.1 billion Revenue: CHF 271.8 million (2009)[1] |
Minister responsible | Doris Leuthard, Federal Councillor |
Website | |
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The Federal Department of Economic Affairs (French: Département fédéral de l'économie; German: Eidgenössisches Volkswirtschaftsdepartement; Italian: Dipartimento federale dell'economia) is one of the seven departments of the federal government of Switzerland, headed by a member of the Swiss Federal Council.
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[edit] Organisation
The Department is composed of the following offices:[2]
- General Secretariat, including the Federal Consumer Affairs Bureau FCAB (responsible for consumer affairs) and the Swiss civilian service agency (ZIVI).
- State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (seco): Responsible for national and international economic policy, trade negotiations and labour policy.
- Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG): Responsible for agricultural policy and for direct payments to Swiss farmers.
- Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology (OPET): Responsible for vocational education and training, Universities of Applied Sciences and innovation promotion.
- Federal Veterinary office (FVO): Responsible for animal welfare and health, the safety of food of animal origin and the implementation of the CITES convention.
- Integration Office (see FDFA above)
- Federal Office for National Economic Supply (FONES): Manages emergency supplies of essential goods and services.
- Federal Housing Office (FHO): Responsible for housing policy.
The following independent authorities are affiliated to the FDEA for administrative purposes:
- Price Supervisor: Price ombudsman and responsible for the supervision of regulated prices.
- Competition Commission: Swiss competition regulator.
- Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (SFIVET): Provides training for vocational education professionals.
[edit] Names of the department
- 1848-1872: Department of Trade and Customs
- 1873-1878: Department of Railway and Trade
- 1879-1887: Department of Trade and Agriculture
- 1888-1895: Department of Industry and Agriculture
- 1896-1914: Department of Trade, Industry and Agriculture
- 1915-1978: Department of Economic Affairs
- Since 1979: Federal Department of Economic Affairs
[edit] List of heads of the department
[edit] References
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Chancellery, The Swiss Confederation – a brief guide 2009, http://www.bk.admin.ch/dokumentation/02070/index.html?lang=en
- ^ "Organisation of the FDEA". Federal Department of Economic Affairs. http://www.evd.admin.ch/org/00159/00336/index.html?lang=en. Retrieved May 2008.
[edit] External links
- Federal Department of Economic Affairs official site
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