Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport

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The Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport is a Swiss federal ministry responsible for national defense, civil protection, and the promotion of sports.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Swiss federal department
ministry of defence
abbreviation DDPS
DDPS (English)
VBS
country Switzerland
hasRole coordination of civil protection at federal level
implementation of Swiss security policy (military and civil protection)
promotion of elite and mass sports in Switzerland
hasSubdivision Defence
Federal Office for Civil Protection
Federal Office of Sport
Planning and Support Staff
armasuisse
hasWebsite https://www.vbs.admin.ch
headedBy Federal Councillor
headquartersLocation Bern
jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
surface form: Swiss Confederation
languageOfName French
German
Italian
legalForm federal executive department
nativeName Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dipartimento federale della difesa, della protezione della popolazione e dello sport

Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport self-linksurface differs
surface form: Département fédéral de la défense, de la protection de la population et des sports

Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport self-linksurface differs
surface form: Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Bevölkerungsschutz und Sport
oversees Defence sector of Switzerland
Federal Office for Civil Protection
Federal Office of Sport
National Emergency Operations Centre (Switzerland)
Swiss Armed Forces
armasuisse
parentOrganization Swiss Federal Council
partOf Swiss federal government
surface form: Federal Administration of Switzerland

executive branch of the Swiss Confederation
predecessor Federal Military Department
responsibleFor Swiss Armed Forces
civil defence
civil protection
national defence
national security policy (military dimension)
population protection
promotion of sport
sports policy at federal level
sector civil protection
defence
sport
usesAcronym DDPS
VBS

Referenced by (9)

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Federal Department of Foreign Affairs collaboratesWith Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
Federal Department of Justice and Police cooperatesWith Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
Swiss Air Force governedBy Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
this entity surface form: Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
Swiss Army governedBy Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
Swiss Armed Forces governingBody Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport nativeName Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Bevölkerungsschutz und Sport
Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport nativeName Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Département fédéral de la défense, de la protection de la population et des sports
Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport nativeName Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Dipartimento federale della difesa, della protezione della popolazione e dello sport
Swiss federal government supervises Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport