Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research

one of 7 Departments of the Swiss Federal Council
Organization economic_affairs_ministry Q662528
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Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research

Summary

Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research is an economic affairs ministry[1]. It draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (economic_affairs_ministry category, ranking #7 of 31).[2]

Key Facts

  • Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research is in the country of Switzerland[3].
  • Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research's instance of is recorded as economic affairs ministry[4].
  • Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research's instance of is recorded as ministry of education[5].
  • Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research's instance of is recorded as federal department of Switzerland[6].
  • Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research's headquarters location is recorded as Federal Palace of Switzerland[7].
  • Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research's ISNI is recorded as 0000000119416872[8].
  • Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 146693460[9].
  • Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research's GND ID is recorded as 1037884477[10].
  • Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 137751670[11].
  • Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research's child organization or unit is recorded as State Secretariat for Economic Affairs[12].
  • Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research's child organization or unit is recorded as Federal Office for Agriculture[13].
  • Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research's child organization or unit is recorded as Federal Office for National Economic Supply[14].
  • Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research's child organization or unit is recorded as Federal Office for Housing[15].
  • Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research's child organization or unit is recorded as Office of the Price Supervisor[16].
  • Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research's child organization or unit is recorded as Competition Commission[17].
  • Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research's child organization or unit is recorded as ETH Domain[18].
  • Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research's child organization or unit is recorded as Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training[19].
  • Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research's child organization or unit is recorded as Federal Consumer Affairs Bureau[20].
  • Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research's child organization or unit is recorded as State Secretariat for Education and Research[21].
  • Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research's child organization or unit is recorded as Innosuisse[22].
  • +1848-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research[23].
  • Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.946533, 'lon': 7.444173}[24].
  • Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02hnp0[25].
  • Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research's parent organization or unit is recorded as Swiss Federal Council[26].
  • Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research's official website is recorded as https://www.wbf.admin.ch/[27].

Body

Founding

+1848-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research[23].

Operations

Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research's headquarters location is recorded as Federal Palace of Switzerland[7]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Swiss Federal Council[26]. Subsidiaries include State Secretariat for Economic Affairs[12], a federal office of Switzerland[28], in Switzerland[29], founded in 1999[30]; Federal Office for Agriculture[13], a federal office of Switzerland[31], in Switzerland[32], headquartered in Liebefeld[33]; Federal Office for National Economic Supply[14], a federal office of Switzerland[34], in Switzerland[35]; Federal Office for Housing[15], a federal office of Switzerland[36], in Switzerland[37], headquartered in Bern[38]; Office of the Price Supervisor[16], a federal office of Switzerland[39], in Switzerland[40]; and Competition Commission[17], a competition regulator[41], in Switzerland[42], founded in 1996[43], headquartered in Bern[44].

Why It Matters

Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (economic_affairs_ministry category, ranking #7 of 31).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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