(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 | |
The east wing of the Federal Palace of Switzerland | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1848 |
Jurisdiction | Federal administration of Switzerland |
Headquarters | Federal Palace (east wing), Bern |
Employees | 1,919 [1] |
Annual budget | Expenditure:
CHF 6.1 billion Revenue: CHF 271.8 million (2009) [1] |
Minister responsible | |
Website | www.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]
The department is composed of the following federal offices: [3]
The following independent agencies are administratively attached to the EAER: