Federal administration

The Federal Administration supports the Federal Council in its tasks. It consists of seven government departments and the Federal Chancellery. While each department is headed by a federal councillor, the Federal Administration as a whole is supervised by the full Federal Council.

Staff office

FCh

Federal Chancellery

Walter Thurnherr
Federal Chancellor
Autonomous organisation
Office of the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner FDPIC

FDFA

Federal Department of Foreign Affairs

Ignazio Cassis
Head of Department
General Secretariat GS-FDFA
State Secretariat StS
Directorate of International Law DIL
Consular Directorate CD
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC
Directorate for Resources DR

FDHA

Federal Department of Home Affairs

Alain Berset
Head of Department
General Secretariat GS-FDHA
Federal Office for Gender Equality FOGE
Federal Office of Culture FOC
Swiss Federal Archives SFA
Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss
Federal Office of Public Health FOPH
Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office FSVO
Federal Statistical Office FSO
Federal Social Insurance Office FSIO
Autonomous organisations
Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products Swissmedic
Swiss National Museum SNM
Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia

FDJP

Federal Department of Justice and Police

Karin Keller-Sutter
Head of Department
General Secretariat GS-FDJP
State Secretariat for Migration SEM
Federal Office of Justice FOJ
Federal Office of Police fedpol
Autonomous organisations
Federal Institute of Intellectual Property IIP
Federal Institute of Metrology METAS
Swiss Institute of Comparative Law SICL
Federal Audit Oversight Authority FAOA
Federal Gaming Board FGB
Federal Commission on Migration FCM
Federal Arbitration Commission for the Exploitation of Copyrights and Related Rights
National Commission for the Prevention of Torture NCPT

DDPS

Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport

Viola Amherd
Head of Department
General SecretariatGS-DDPS
Office of the Armed Forces Attorney General
Federal Intelligence Service FIS
Defence sector
Federal Office for Defence Procurement armasuisse
Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
Federal Office for Civil Protection FOCP
Federal Office of Sport FOSPO

FDF

Federal Department of Finance

Ueli Maurer
Head of Department
General Secretariat GS-FDF
State Secretariat for International Financial Matters SIF
Federal Finance Administration FFA
Federal Office of Personnel FOPER
Federal Tax Administration FTA
Federal Customs Administration FCA
Federal Office of Information Technology, Systems and Telecommunications FOITT
Federal Office for Buildings and Logistics FOBL
Autonomous organisations
Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA
Swiss Federal Audit Office SFAO
Federal Pension Fund PUBLICA

EAER

Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research

Guy Parmelin
Head of Department
General Secretariat GS-EAER
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO
State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI
Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG
Federal Office for National Economic Supply FONES
Federal Office for Housing FOH
Federal Office for Civilian Service CIVI
Autonomous organisations
Office of the Price Supervisor
Competition Commission COMCO
Board of the Federal Institutes of Technology ETH
Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training SFIVET
Swiss Innovation Agency Innosuisse

DETEC

Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications

Simonetta Sommaruga
Head of Department
General secretariat GS-DETEC
Federal Office of Transport FOT
Federal Office of Civil Aviation FOCA
Swiss Federal Office of Energy SFOE
Federal Roads Office FEDRO
Federal Office of Communications OFCOM
Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Federal Office for Spatial Development ARE
Autonomous organisations
Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate ENSI
Federal Inspectorate for Heavy Current Installations ESTI
Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board STSB
Federal Electricity Commission ElCom
Federal Communications Commission ComCom
Independent Complaints Authority for Radio and Television ICA
Federal Postal Services Commission PostCom
Rail Transport Commission RailCom

38 765 (35 109 full-time equivalents) staff work in the Federal Administration. 1155 of those are apprentices, 549 are graduate interns.