Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications

Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
(in German) Eidgenössisches Departement für Umwelt, Verkehr, Energie und Kommunikation
(in French) Département fédéral de l'environnement, des transports, de l'énergie et des communications
(in Italian) Dipartimento federale dell'ambiente, dei trasporti, dell'energia e delle comunicazioni
(in Romansh) Departament federal per ambient, traffic, energia e communicaziun
Agency overview
Formed 1848 (1848)
Jurisdiction Federal administration of Switzerland
Headquarters Bern
Employees 1,848[1]
Annual budget Expenditure: CHF 9 billion
Revenue: CHF 815.3 million
(2009)[1]
Minister responsible
Website www.uvek.admin.ch
The building of the Federal Office of Civil Aviation, the Federal Roads Office and the Federal Office of Energy (2014).

The Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC, German: Eidgenössisches Departement für Umwelt, Verkehr, Energie und Kommunikation, French: Département fédéral de l'environnement, des transports, de l'énergie et des communications, Italian: Dipartimento federale dell'ambiente, dei trasporti, dell'energia e delle comunicazioni, Romansh:  Departament federal per ambient, traffic, energia e communicaziun ) is one of the seven departments of the Swiss federal government, headed by a member of the Swiss Federal Council.

Organisation

The Department is composed of the following offices:[2]

The following independent authorities are affiliated to the DETEC for administrative purposes:

Name of department

List of heads of the department

See also

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 Swiss Federal Chancellery. "The Swiss Confederation – a brief guide 2009".
  2. "The aims of the Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy, and Communications (DETEC)". Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications. Retrieved May 2008. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
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