View source for Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport

{{Short description|Swiss government department}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name     = Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
| native_name     = {{in lang|de}} Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Bevölkerungsschutz und Sport<br/>{{in lang|fr}} Département fédéral de la défense, de la protection de la population et des sports<br/>{{in lang|it}} Dipartimento federale della difesa, della protezione della popolazione e dello sport<br/>{{in lang|rm}} Departament federal da defensiun, protecziun da la populaziun e sport
| logo            = Logo der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft.svg
| logo_width      = 300px
| logo_caption    = 
| image           = Bundeshaus 1128 (east wing).jpg
| image_size      = 300px
| image_caption   = The east wing of the [[Federal Palace of Switzerland]]
| seal            = 
| seal_width      = 
| seal_caption    = 
| formed          = {{Start date and age|1848}}
| jurisdiction    = [[Federal administration of Switzerland]]
| headquarters    = [[Federal Palace of Switzerland|Federal Palace]] (east wing), [[Bern]]
| employees       = 11,595<ref name=guide2009>{{Cite web|title=The Swiss Confederation – a brief guide 2009|author=Swiss Federal Chancellery|url=http://www.bk.admin.ch/dokumentation/02070/index.html?lang=en|access-date=4 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514013106/http://www.bk.admin.ch/dokumentation/02070/index.html?lang=en|archive-date=14 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| budget          = Expenditure: [[Swiss franc|CHF]] 6.5 billion<br/>Revenue: CHF 1.6 billion<br/>(2009)<ref name=guide2009/>
| minister1_name  = [[Martin Pfister]]
| minister1_pfo   = [[Federal Council (Switzerland)|Federal Councillor]]
| parent_agency   = 
| child1_agency   = 
| child2_agency   = 
| child3_agency   = 
| child4_agency   = 
| child5_agency   = 
| child6_agency   = 
| child7_agency   = 
| website         = [https://www.vbs.admin.ch/en www.vbs.admin.ch]
| footnotes       = 
}}

The '''Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport''' (DDPS, {{langx|de|Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Bevölkerungsschutz und Sport}}, {{langx|fr|Département fédéral de la défense, de la protection de la population et des sports}}, {{langx|it|Dipartimento federale della difesa, della protezione della popolazione e dello sport}}, {{langx|rm|{{Audio|Roh-Departament federal da defensiun, protecziun da la populaziun e sport.ogg|Departament federal da defensiun, protecziun da la populaziun e sport}}}}) is one of the seven [[Ministry (government department)|departments]] of the [[Switzerland|Swiss]] federal [[government]]. It is headed by a member of the [[Federal Council (Switzerland)|Swiss Federal Council]], the Swiss [[defence minister]].

==Organisation==
The department is composed of the following administrative units:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Administrative units |url=https://www.vbs.admin.ch/en/ddps/organisation/administrative-units.html |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport |language=en}}</ref>

* General Secretariat
* [[Swiss Armed Forces]]
** Land Forces
** [[Swiss Air Force|Air Force]]
** Armed Forces Logistics Organisation
** Armed Forces Command Support Organisation
* [[Federal Office for Civil Protection]] (FOCP)
** Coordination of the [[civil protection]] services of the cantons and municipalities
** [[National Emergency Operations Centre]]
** [[Spiez Laboratory]], responsible for [[weapons of mass destruction]] research and protection
* [[Federal Office of Sport]]:<ref>[http://www.vbs.admin.ch/internet/vbs/en/home/departement/organisation/sport.html Federal Office of Sport] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713030537/http://www.vbs.admin.ch/internet/vbs/en/home/departement/organisation/sport.html |date=13 July 2010 }}</ref> responsible for sport policy, the [[National Youth Sports Centre]] [[Tenero]] and the [[Youth and Sport]] organisation.
* [[Armasuisse|Federal Office for Defence Procurement]] (armasuisse): Responsible for armaments procurement, technology and research
* [[Federal Office of Topography]] (Swisstopo): compiles and manages geographical reference data and maps
* [[Office of the Military Attorney General|Office of the Armed Forces Attorney General / Military Justice]]: The military prosecutor's office.
* [[Swiss intelligence agencies|Federal Intelligence Service]] (FIS): Switzerland's civil intelligence service.

==Name of department==
*1848: Military Department
* 1979: Federal Military Department
* Since 1998: Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport

==List of heads of the department==
{{Columns-list|colwidth=30em|
* 1848–1854: [[Ulrich Ochsenbein]]
* 1855–1859: [[Friedrich Frey-Herosé]]
* 1860–1861: [[Jakob Stämpfli]]
* 1862 only: [[Constant Fornerod]]
* 1863 only: [[Jakob Stämpfli]]
* 1864–1866: [[Constant Fornerod]]
* 1867–1868: [[Emil Welti]]
* 1869 only: [[Victor Ruffy]]
* 1870–1871: [[Emil Welti]]
* 1872 only: [[Paul Cérésole]]
* 1873–1875: [[Emil Welti]]
* 1876–1878: [[Johann Jakob Scherer]]
* 1879–1888: [[Wilhelm Hertenstein]]
* 1889–1890: [[Walter Hauser]]
* 1891–1897: [[Emil Frey]]
* 1897–1898: [[Eduard Müller (Swiss politician)|Eduard Müller]]
* 1899 only: [[Eugène Ruffy]]
* 1900–1906: [[Eduard Müller (Swiss politician)|Eduard Müller]]
* 1907 only: [[Ludwig Forrer]]
* 1908–1911: [[Eduard Müller (Swiss politician)|Eduard Müller]]
* 1912–1913: [[Arthur Hoffmann (politician)|Arthur Hoffmann]]
* 1914–1919: [[Camille Decoppet]]
* 1920–1929: [[Karl Scheurer]]
* 1930–1940: [[Rudolf Minger]]
* 1940–1954: [[Karl Kobelt]]
* 1955–1966: [[Paul Chaudet]]
* 1967–1968: [[Nello Celio]]
* 1968–1979: [[Rudolf Gnägi]]
* 1980–1983: [[Georges-André Chevallaz]]
* 1984–1986: [[Jean-Pascal Delamuraz]]
* 1987–1989: [[Arnold Koller]]
* 1989–1995: [[Kaspar Villiger]]
* 1996–2000: [[Adolf Ogi]]
* 2001–2008: [[Samuel Schmid]]
* 2009–2015: [[Ueli Maurer]]
* 2016–2018: [[Guy Parmelin]]
* 2019–2025: [[Viola Amherd]]
* 2025–present: [[Martin Pfister]] 
}}

==See also==
*[[Cyber-Defence Campus]]
*[[Sport in Switzerland]]

== Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.vbs.admin.ch/en Official website]

{{Federal administration of Switzerland}}
{{Military of Switzerland}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Portal bar|Politics|Sports|Switzerland}}

[[Category:Defence ministries|Switzerland]]
[[Category:Federal departments of Switzerland|Defence, Civil Protection and Sport]]
[[Category:Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports| ]]
[[Category:Military of Switzerland]]
[[Category:Sport in Switzerland]]
[[Category:1848 establishments in Switzerland]]
[[Category:Sports ministries|Switzerland]]