Federal Department of Justice and Police

Federal Department of Justice and Police
Eidgenössisches Justiz- und Polizeidepartement (German); Département fédéral de justice et police (French); Dipartimento federale di giustizia e polizia (Italian); Departament federal da giustia e polizia (Romansh);
	; The west wing of the Federal Palace of Switzerland
Agency overview
Formed	1848; 178 years ago
Jurisdiction	Federal administration of Switzerland
Headquarters	Federal Palace (west wing), Bern
Employees	2,203
Annual budget	Expenditure: CHF 1.4 billion; Revenue: CHF 130.8 million (2009);
Minister responsible	Beat Jans, Federal Councillor;
Child agencies	State Secretariat for Migration; Federal Office of Justice; Federal Office of Police; Federal Institute of Metrology; Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property; Swiss Institute of Comparative Law; Federal Gaming Board; National Commission for the Prevention of Torture; Federal Commission on Migration; Federal Commission for the Administration of Copyright and Related Rights; Federal Audit Oversight Authority; Federal Commission for the Assessment of the Possibilities for the Treatment of Persons Interned for Life;
Website	www.ejpd.admin.ch/ejpd/en/home.html

The Federal Department of Justice and Police (FDJP; German: Eidgenössisches Justiz- und Polizeidepartement; French: Département fédéral de justice et police; Italian: Dipartimento federale di giustizia e polizia; Romansh: Departament federal da giustia e polizia^ⓘ) is one of the seven departments of the Swiss federal government, and is equivalent to a ministry of justice in other countries. As of 2024, it is headed by Federal Councillor Beat Jans. Until 1979, the department was known as the Department of Justice and Police.

Organisation

The department is composed of the following offices and institutes:^[2]

General Secretariat (GS-FDJP)
- IT Service Centre (ISC-FDJP)
- Post and Telecommunications Surveillance Service (PTSS)
Federal Offices
- State Secretariat for Migration (SEM): Responsible for matters relating to foreign nationals and asylum seekers.
- Federal Office of Justice (FOI): Responsible for providing legal advice to the administration, preparing general legislation, supervising government registers and collaborating on international judicial assistance.
- Federal Office of Police (fedpol): Responsible for intercantonal and international information, coordination and analysis in internal security matters. It also operates the domestic intelligence service (Service for Analysis and Prevention SAP), and the Federal Criminal Police (FCP), which investigates crimes subject to federal jurisdiction.
Institutes
- Federal Institute of Metrology (METAS): Provides calibration and accreditation services, supervises the use of measuring instruments and provides training in metrology.
- Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI): Registration authority for patents, trademarks and industrial design.
- Swiss Institute of Comparative Law (SICL): Provides consultancy services on issues of comparative law.
Commissions
- Federal Gaming Board (FGB): Regulates casinos and enforces Swiss gambling law (except lotteries, which are regulated by the cantons).
- National Commission for the Prevention of Torture
- Federal Commission on Migration
- Federal Commission for the Administration of Copyright and Related Rights
Administratively assigned
- Federal Audit Oversight Authority (FAOA)
- Federal Commission for the Assessment of the Possibilities for the Treatment of Persons Interned for Life

Building of the Federal Office for Migration (later renamed State Secretariat for Migration) in Bern

List of heads of the department

1848–1849: Henri Druey
1850–1851: Jonas Furrer
1852 only: Henri Druey
1853–1854: Jonas Furrer
1855 only: Jakob Stämpfli
1856–1857: Jonas Furrer
1858 only: Josef Martin Knüsel
1859–1861: Jonas Furrer
1861–1863: Jakob Dubs
1864–1865: Josef Martin Knüsel
1866 only: Jakob Dubs
1867–1873: Josef Martin Knüsel
1874–1875: Paul Cérésole
1876–1880: Fridolin Anderwert
1881 only: Emil Welti
1882 only: Antoine Louis John Ruchonnet
1883 only: Adolf Deucher
1884–1893: Antoine Louis John Ruchonnet
1894–1895: Eugène Ruffy
1895–1897: Eduard Müller
1897–1900: Ernst Brenner
1901 only: Robert Comtesse
1902–1907: Ernst Brenner
1908 only: Josef Anton Schobinger
1908 only: Ludwig Forrer
1909–1911: Ernst Brenner
1911 only: Arthur Hoffmann
1912 only: Eduard Müller
1913 only: Camille Decoppet
1914–1919: Eduard Müller
1920–1934: Heinrich Häberlin
1934–1940: Johannes Baumann
1941–1951: Eduard von Steiger
1952–1958: Markus Feldmann
1959 only: Friedrich Traugott Wahlen
1960–1971: Ludwig von Moos
1972–1982: Kurt Furgler
1983–1984: Rudolf Friedrich
1984–1989: Elisabeth Kopp
1989–1999: Arnold Koller
1999–2003: Ruth Metzler
2004–2007: Christoph Blocher
2008–2010: Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf
2010-2018: Simonetta Sommaruga
2019-2022: Karin Keller-Sutter
2023 only: Élisabeth Baume-Schneider
Since 2023: Beat Jans

Full-time positions since 2001

Raw data

Sources:
"Federal Finance Administration FFA: State financial statements". Retrieved 27 March 2026.
"Federal Finance Administration FFA: Data portal". Retrieved 27 March 2026.

References

1 2 Swiss Federal Chancellery. "The Swiss Confederation – a brief guide 2009". Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
↑ Police, Federal Department of Justice and. "Organization". www.ejpd.admin.ch. Retrieved 9 May 2023.

External links

Official website

[guide2009-1] 1 2 Swiss Federal Chancellery. "The Swiss Confederation – a brief guide 2009". Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2009.

[2] Police, Federal Department of Justice and. "Organization". www.ejpd.admin.ch. Retrieved 9 May 2023.

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