Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
The Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport 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.
The east wing of the Federal Palace of Switzerland
Federal Council (Switzerland)
The Federal Council is the federal cabinet of the Swiss Confederation. Its seven members also serve as the collective head of state and government of Switzerland. Since after World War II, the Federal Council is by convention a permanent grand coalition government composed of representatives of the country's major parties and language regions.
Federal Council (Switzerland)
The interior of the west wing of the Federal Palace in Berne, where the Council meetings are held.
Before a meeting, 1987
2006 election of the Federal Council in the Federal Assembly