| Agency Name: | Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research |
| Native Name: | Eidgenössisches Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung Département fédéral de l'économie, de la formation et de la recherche Dipartimento federale dell'economia, della formazione e della ricerca Departament federal d'economia, furmaziun e retschertga |
| Jurisdiction: | Federal administration of Switzerland |
| Headquarters: | Federal Palace (east wing), Bern |
| Employees: | 1,919[1] |
| Budget: | Expenditure: CHF 6.1 billion Revenue: CHF 271.8 million (2009) |
| Minister1 Name: | Guy Parmelin |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Federal Councillor |
| Website: | www.wbf.admin.ch |
The Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER, German: Eidgenössisches Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung; French: Département fédéral de l'économie, de la formation et de la recherche; Italian: Dipartimento federale dell'economia, della formazione e della ricerca) is one of the seven departments of the federal government of Switzerland, headed by a Member of the Swiss Federal Council.
The department was renamed from Federal Department of Economic Affairs (FDEA) effective on 1 January 2013 based on decisions taken by the Federal Council in 2011.[2]
The department is composed of the following federal offices:[3]
The following independent agencies are administratively attached to the EAER:
The Federal Veterinary office (FVO) was merged in 2014 into the Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs, subordinated to the Federal Department of Home Affairs. The FVO was responsible for animal welfare and health, the safety of food of animal origin and the implementation of the CITES convention.