Federal Department of Home Affairs
- Secretariat
- Federal Office for Equality between Women and Men
- Federal Office of Culture
- Swiss Federal Archives
- Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology
- Federal Office of Public Health
- Federal Office of Food Safety and Veterinary
- Swiss Federal Statistical Office
- Federal Social Insurance Office
- Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products
- Swiss National Museum
The Federal Department of Home Affairs DHA (French Département fédéral de l' intérieur DFI, Italian Dipartimento federale dell'Interno DFI, Romansh Departament federal da l' internally DFI) is one of the seven departments of the Swiss Federal Government. Each one of the cabinet ministers standing in front of the department.
At the beginning of the state of the department was called " Department of Home Affairs " and in 1979 renamed the " Federal Department of the Interior ."
In contrast to the interior ministries in many other countries, which are often responsible for internal security, the agendas of police are based at the Swiss Federal Justice and Police Department - comparable to the Ministry of the Interior of the United States. The EDI contrast, is inter alia responsible for social, health and family policy and culture.
Areas
- Secretariat Federal Commission against Racism
- Federal Service for Combating Racism
- Swiss Federal Supervisory Board for Foundations
- Federal Office for Equality of People with Disabilities
- Swiss National Library (NL)
- Institute of Virology and Immunology ( IVI )
Administratively assigned to the EDI:
- Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products (Swissmedic)
- Swiss National Museum (SNM )
- Council Pro Helvetia
- Supervisory Commission Occupational Pension Plans (OAK BV)