Federal Department of Home Affairs

Federal Department of Home Affairs
(in German) Eidgenössisches Departement des Innern; (in French) Département fédéral de l'intérieur; (in Italian) Dipartimento federale dell'interno; (in Romansh) Departament federal da l'intern
Agency overview
Formed	1848
Jurisdiction	Federal administration of Switzerland
Headquarters	Bern
Employees	2,033
Annual budget	Expenditure: CHF 17.5 billion; Revenue: CHF 130.9 million; (2009)
Minister responsible	Élisabeth Baume-Schneider, Federal Councillor;
Child agencies	Federal Office for Gender Equality; Federal Office of Culture; Swiss Federal Archives; MeteoSwiss; Federal Office of Public Health; Federal Statistical Office; Federal Social Insurance Office; Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs; Swiss National Library; Swissmedic; Swiss National Museum; Pro Helvetia; Occupational Pension Supervisory Commission;
Website	www.edi.admin.ch

The Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA,^[2] German: Eidgenössisches Departement des Innern, French: Département fédéral de l'intérieur, Italian: Dipartimento federale dell'interno, Romansh: Departament federal da l'intern^ⓘ) is a department of the federal administration of Switzerland and serves as the Swiss ministry of the interior. Since 2024, it is headed by Federal Councillor Élisabeth Baume-Schneider.

^ ^a ^b Swiss Federal Chancellery, The Swiss Confederation – a brief guide 2009, archived from the original on 14 May 2013, retrieved 21 May 2008
^ The official name of the department in all three of Switzerland's official languages translates literally as Federal Department of the Interior. However, the Swiss Government uses the conventional translation Federal Department of Home Affairs.

Agency overview
(in German) Eidgenössisches Departement des Innern (in French) Département fédéral de l'intérieur (in Italian) Dipartimento federale dell'interno (in Romansh) Departament federal da l'intern

Formed	1848; 176 years ago (1848)
Jurisdiction	Federal administration of Switzerland
Headquarters	Bern
Employees	2,033^[1]
Annual budget	Expenditure: CHF 17.5 billion Revenue: CHF 130.9 million (2009)^[1]
Minister responsible	Élisabeth Baume-Schneider, Federal Councillor
Child agencies	Federal Office for Gender Equality Federal Office of Culture Swiss Federal Archives MeteoSwiss Federal Office of Public Health Federal Statistical Office Federal Social Insurance Office Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs Swiss National Library Swissmedic Swiss National Museum Pro Helvetia Occupational Pension Supervisory Commission
Website	www.edi.admin.ch