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Federal Department of Justice and Police - Definition and Overview

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In Switzerland, the Federal Department of Justice and Police (in French: Département fédéral de justice et police, in German: Eidgenössisches Justiz- und Polizeidepartement) is one of the seven departments of the federal government, headed by a member of the Swiss Federal Council, the Swiss minister of justice.

Until 1979, the department was called "Department of Justice and Police".

List of heads of the department

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