Federal Department of Finance
The Federal Department of Finance is one of the seven departments of the Swiss federal government. The department is headquartered in Bern and headed by a member of the Swiss Federal Council, Switzerland's finance minister. Initially, in 1848, the department was called "Department of Finance", then, from 1873 "Department of Finance and Customs", until it received its present designation in 1978.
The Bernerhof, headquarters of the Federal Department of Finance
The main entrance
A meeting room.
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