Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications

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.

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

The Federal Palace North
Agency overview
Formed1848; 176 years ago (1848)
JurisdictionFederal administration of Switzerland
HeadquartersBern
Employees2,500[1]
Annual budgetExpenditure: CHF 9 billion
Revenue: CHF 815.3 million
(2009)[1]
Minister responsible
Websiteuvek.admin.ch

Organisation

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

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

Name of department

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  • 1848–1859: Department of Posts and Construction
  • 1860–1872: Department of Posts
  • 1873–1878: Department of Posts and Telegraph
  • 1879–1962: Department of Posts and Railways
  • 1963–1978: Department of Transport, Communications and Energy
  • 1979–1997: Federal Department of Transport, Communications and Energy
  • Since 1998: Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications

List of heads of the department

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See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ a b Swiss Federal Chancellery. "The Swiss Confederation – a brief guide 2009". Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  2. ^ DETEC, Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications. "Organisation". www.uvek.admin.ch. Retrieved 11 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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