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The 'Federal Department of Justice and Police' (French: ''Département fédéral de justice et police'', German: ''Eidgenössisches Justiz- und Polizeidepartement'') is one of the seven departments of the Swiss 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".

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List of heads of the department

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List of heads of the department

★ 1848-1849: Henri Druey ★ 1850-1851: Jonas Furrer ★ 1852 only: Henri Druey ★ 1853-1854: Jonas Furrer ★ 1855 only: Jakob Stämpfli ★ 1856-1857: Jonas Furrer ★ 1858 only: Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel ★ 1859-1861: Jonas Furrer ★ 1861-1863: Jakob Dubs ★ 1864-1865: Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel ★ 1866 only: Jakob Dubs ★ 1867-1873: Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel ★ 1874-1875: Paul Cérésole ★ 1876-1880: Fridolin Anderwert ★ 1881 only: Emil Welti ★ 1882 only: Antoine Louis John Ruchonnet ★ 1883 only: Adolf Deucher ★ 1884-1893: Antoine Louis John Ruchonnet ★ 1894-1895: Eugène Ruffy ★ 1895-1897: Eduard Müller ★ 1897-1900: Ernst Brenner

★ 1901 only: Robert Comtesse ★ 1902-1907: Ernst Brenner ★ 1908 only: Josef Anton Schobinger ★ 1908 only: Ludwig Forrer ★ 1909-1911: Ernst Brenner ★ 1911 only: Arthur Hoffmann ★ 1912 only: Eduard Müller ★ 1913 only: Camille Decoppet ★ 1914-1919: Eduard Müller ★ 1920-1934: Heinrich Häberlin ★ 1934-1940: Johannes Baumann ★ 1941-1951: Eduard von Steiger ★ 1952-1958: Markus Feldmann ★ 1959 only: Friedrich Traugott Wahlen ★ 1960-1971: Ludwig von Moos ★ 1972-1982: Kurt Furgler ★ 1983-1984: Rudolf Friedrich ★ 1984-1989: Elisabeth Kopp ★ 1989-1999: Arnold Koller ★ 1999-2003: Ruth Metzler-Arnold ★ Since 2004: Christoph Blocher

External links

★ Official website

★ Official website

★ Official website