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.
(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 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: