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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.

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; 176 years ago (1848)
JurisdictionFederal administration of Switzerland
HeadquartersFederal Palace (east wing), Bern
Employees11,595[1]
Annual budgetExpenditure: CHF 6.5 billion
Revenue: CHF 1.6 billion
(2009)[1]
Minister responsible
Websitewww.vbs.admin.ch

Organisation

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The department is composed of the following administrative units:[2]

Name of department

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List of heads of the department

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  • 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
  • Since 2019: Viola Amherd

    • See also

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    Notes and references

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    1. ^ a b Swiss Federal Chancellery. "The Swiss Confederation – a brief guide 2009". Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  • ^ "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
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  •   Sports
  •   Switzerland

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