Federal Department of Justice and Police

Federal Department of Justice and Police

(in German) Eidgenössisches Justiz- und Polizeidepartement (in French) Département fédéral de justice et police (in Italian) Dipartimento federale di giustizia e polizia (in Romansh) Departament federal da giustia e polizia
The west wing of the Federal Palace of Switzerland
Agency overview
Formed	1848; 177 years ago (1848)
Jurisdiction	Federal administration of Switzerland
Headquarters	Federal Palace (west wing), Bern
Employees	2,203[1]
Annual budget	Expenditure: CHF 1.4 billion Revenue: CHF 130.8 million (2009)[1]
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

The Federal Department of Justice and Police (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.