The General Secretariat supports the Head of Department in the many tasks for which he is responsible. It controls, coordinates and monitors the efficient use of resources in the individual sectors. This involves not only personnel and finances, but communications, and legal and environmental issues.
Organisation
Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports DDPS
Five sectors of the departement
The DDPS is structured into five sectors: Defence, Civil Protection, Sports, armasuisse and the Federal Intelligence Service. The departmental sectors are directly accountable to the Head of Department.
General Secretariat
Office of the Military Attorney General
The Office of the Military Attorney General conducts criminal proceedings that fall within military jurisdiction and is responsible for fulfilling the tasks of the military justice system efficiently and in accordance with the law. The military justice system is independent of armed forces command and the Federal Administration.
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Senior DDPS Officials
- Departement
Head of DDPS
Federal Councillor
Ueli Maurer
Curriculum vitae - General Secretariat
General Secretary
Brigitte Rindlisbacher-Wittwer - Office of the Military Attorney General
Military Attorney General
Brigadier Dieter Weber - Sector Defence
Chief of the Armed Forces
Lieutenant general
André Blattmann
Curriculum vitae
- Federal Office of Civil Protection
Director
Willi Scholl - Federal Office of Sports
Director
Matthias Remund - Sector armasuisse
Chief of Armament
Ulrich Appenzeller
Curriculum vitae - Federal Intelligence Service
Director
Markus Seiler