Federal Chancellery of Switzerland
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| Federal Chancellery Bundeskanzlei (BK) Chancellerie fédérale (CF) Cancelleria federale (CF) |
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| Formed | 1848 |
| Jurisdiction | Federal administration of Switzerland |
| Headquarters | Berne |
| Employees | 192[1] |
| Annual Budget | Expenditure: CHF 57,000,000 Revenue: CHF 1,000,000 (2008)[1] |
| Agency Executive | Corina Casanova (CVP/PDC), Federal Chancellor |
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| www.bk.admin.ch | |
The Federal Chancellery of Switzerland (German: Bundeskanzlei, French: Chancellerie fédérale, Italian: Cancelleria federale) is a department-level agency of the federal administration of Switzerland. It is the staff organisation of the federal government, the Swiss Federal Council. As of 2008, it is headed by Federal Chancellor Corina Casanova of the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland.
Before the establishment of the federal state in 1848, the chancellery was one of the few permanent offices of the Swiss Confederation.
The Chancellery is composed of a staff sector, a planning and strategy sector, an internal services sector and a Federal Council sector. A separate information and communications sector is led by Vice Chancellor Oswald Sigg.[2]
For administrative purposes, the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) is affiliated to the Chancellery. The FDPIC is responsible for the supervision of federal authorities and private bodies with respect to data protection and freedom of information legislation.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Swiss Federal Chancellery, The Swiss Confederation – a brief guide 2008, <http://www.bk.admin.ch/dokumentation/02070/index.html?lang=en>
- ^ Organisation of the Federal Chancellery. Federal Chancellery. Retrieved on May 2008.
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