Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research

Organisation

• General Secretariat, including the Federal Consumer Affairs Bureau FCAB and the Swiss civilian service agency.
• State Secretariat for Economic Affairs : Responsible for national and international economic policy, trade negotiations and labour policy.
• State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation.
• Federal Office for Agriculture : Responsible for agricultural policy and for direct payments to Swiss farmers.
• Federal Veterinary office : Responsible for animal welfare and health, the safety of food of animal origin and the implementation of the CITES convention.
• Integration Office
• Federal Office for National Economic Supply : Manages emergency supplies of essential goods and services.
• Federal Housing Office : Responsible for housing policy.

• Price Supervisor: Price ombudsman and responsible for the supervision of regulated prices.
• Competition Commission: Swiss competition regulator.
• Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training : Provides training for vocational education professionals.

  Names of the department

• 1848–1872: Department of Trade and Customs
• 1873–1878: Department of Railway and Trade
• 1879–1887: Department of Trade and Agriculture
• 1888–1895: Department of Industry and Agriculture
• 1896–1914: Department of Trade, Industry and Agriculture
• 1915–1978: Department of Economic Affairs
• 1979–2012: Federal Department of Economic Affairs
• 2013–present: Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research

  List of heads of the department