Federal Department of Economic Affairs

Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research

(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 (Romansh) Departament federal d'economia, furmaziun e retschertga
The east wing of the Federal Palace of Switzerland.
Agency overview
Formed	1848; 169 years ago (1848)
Jurisdiction	Federal administration of Switzerland
Headquarters	Federal Palace (east wing), Bern
Employees	1,919
Annual budget	Expenditure: CHF 6.1 billion Revenue: CHF 271.8 million (2009)
Minister responsible	Johann Schneider-Ammann, Federal Councillor
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.

The Department is composed of the following offices:

The following independent authorities are affiliated to the FDEA for administrative purposes:

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