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Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport

Swiss government department

Summary

Swiss government department

Field	Value
agency_name	Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
native_name	{{Plainlist
* {{In lang	de	cap	yes}} Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Bevölkerungsschutz und Sport
* {{In lang	fr	cap	yes}} Département fédéral de la défense, de la protection de la population et des sports
* {{In lang	it	cap	yes}} Dipartimento federale della difesa, della protezione della popolazione e dello sport
* {{In lang	rm	cap	yes}} Departament federal da defensiun, protecziun da la populaziun e sport
logo	Logo der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft.svg
logo_width	300px
image	Bundeshaus 1128 (east wing).jpg
image_size	300px
image_caption	The east wing of the Federal Palace of Switzerland
formed
jurisdiction	Federal administration of Switzerland
headquarters	Federal Palace (east wing), Bern
employees	11,595
budget	{{Plainlist
* (2009)<ref name	guide2009/
minister1_name	Martin Pfister
minister1_pfo	Federal Councillor
website	www.vbs.admin.ch

Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Bevölkerungsschutz und Sport
Département fédéral de la défense, de la protection de la population et des sports
Dipartimento federale della difesa, della protezione della popolazione e dello sport
Departament federal da defensiun, protecziun da la populaziun e sport
Expenditure: CHF 6.5 billion
Revenue: CHF 1.6 billion
(2009)

The Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS, , , , ) 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.

Organisation

The department is composed of the following administrative units:

General Secretariat
Swiss Armed Forces
- Land Forces
- Air Force
- Armed Forces Logistics Organisation
- Armed Forces Command Support Organisation
Federal Office for Civil Protection (FOCP)
- Coordination of the civil protection services of the cantons and municipalities
- National Emergency Operations Centre
- Spiez Laboratory, responsible for weapons of mass destruction research and protection
Federal Office of Sport: responsible for sport policy, the National Youth Sports Centre Tenero and the Youth and Sport organisation.
Federal Office for Defence Procurement (armasuisse): Responsible for armaments procurement, technology and research
Federal Office of Topography (Swisstopo): compiles and manages geographical reference data and maps
Office of the Armed Forces Attorney General / Military Justice: The military prosecutor's office.
Federal Intelligence Service (FIS): Switzerland's civil intelligence service.

Name of department

1848: Military Department
1979 - 1998: Federal Military Department
Since 1998: Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport

List of heads of the department

1848–1854: Ulrich Ochsenbein
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
2019–2025: Viola Amherd
2025–present: Martin Pfister

References

Swiss Federal Chancellery. "The Swiss Confederation – a brief guide 2009".
"The new Centennial - Legendary New Year's Speech of Minister Adolf Ogi (GER/Swiss)".
"Administrative units".
[http://www.vbs.admin.ch/internet/vbs/en/home/departement/organisation/sport.html Federal Office of Sport] {{webarchive. link. (13 July 2010)

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