Federal Department Of Home Affairs
The Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA) (German: Eidgenössisches Departement des Innern; French: Département fédéral de l'intérieur; Italian: Dipartimento Federale dell'Interno) is a department of the federal administration of Switzerland and serves as the Swiss ministry of the interior. As of 2012, it is headed by Federal Councillor Alain Berset.
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