Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research

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Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research
(in German) Eidgenössisches Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung
(in French) Département fédéral de l'économie, de la formation et de la recherche
(in Italian) Dipartimento federale dell'economia, della formazione e della ricerca
(in Romansh) Departament federal d'economia, furmaziun e retschertga
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Agency overview
Formed1848; 173 years ago (1848)
JurisdictionFederal administration of Switzerland
HeadquartersFederal Palace (east wing), Bern
Employees1,919[1]
Annual budgetExpenditure: CHF 6.1 billion
Revenue: CHF 271.8 million
(2009)[1]
Minister responsible
Websitewww.wbf.admin.ch

The Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER, German: Eidgenössisches Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung; French: Département fédéral de l'économie, de la formation et de la recherche; Italian: Dipartimento federale dell'economia, della formazione e della ricerca) is one of the seven departments of the federal government of Switzerland, headed by a Member of the Swiss Federal Council.

The department was renamed from Federal Department of Economic Affairs (FDEA) effective on 1 January 2013 based on decisions taken by the Federal Council in 2011.[2]

Organisation[]

The Department is composed of the following offices:[3]

  • General Secretariat, including the FCAB (responsible for consumer affairs) and the Swiss civilian service agency ().
  • State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO): Responsible for national and international economic policy, trade negotiations and labour policy.
  • State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).
  • (FOAG): Responsible for agricultural policy and for to .
  • (FVO): Responsible for animal welfare and health, the safety of food of animal origin and the implementation of the .
  • Integration Office (see FDFA above)
  • (FONES): Manages emergency supplies of essential goods and services.
  • (FHO): Responsible for housing policy.

The following independent authorities are affiliated to the FDEA for administrative purposes:

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
  • 1979–2012: Federal Department of Economic Affairs
  • 2013–present: Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research

List of heads of the department[]

Notes and references[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Swiss Federal Chancellery. "The Swiss Confederation – a brief guide 2009". Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  2. ^ EAER instead of FDEA: Departmental reform implemented Archived 16 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine, press release Archived 10 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine 28 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Organisation of the FDEA". Federal Department of Economic Affairs. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007. Retrieved May 2008. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

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