The Swiss Government Quiz

Are you familiar with the different areas of the Swiss government? Do you know the abbreviations, cantons, and political parties? then this quiz is for you

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Last updated: May 12, 2026

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Hint	Official Name
Ministry of the Interior	EDI, Eidgenössiches Departement des Inneren
Ministry of Justice and Police	EJPD, Eidgenössisches Justiz- und Polizeidepartement
Ministry of Defence and Sport	VBS, Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Befölkerungsschutz und Sport
Ministry of Finances	EFD, Eidgenössisches Finanzdepartement
Ministry of the Economy	WBF, Eidgenössisches Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung
Ministry of Energy and Transport	UVEK, Eidgenössisches Departement für Umwelt, Verkehr, Energie und Kommunikation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	EDA, Eidgenössisches Departement des Äusseren
Federal Chancellor	Viktor Rossi
Minister of the Interior	Elizabeth Baume-Schneider
Minister of Justice and Police	Beat Jans
Minister of Defence and sport	Martin Pfister
Minister of Finances	Karin Keller-Sutter
Minister of the Economy	Guy Parmelin
Minister of Transport and Energie	Albert Rösti
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Ignazio Cassis
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs	SECO / Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft
State Secretariat for Migration	SEM / Staatssekretariat für Migration
Federal Statistical Office	BFS / Bundesamt für Statistik
State Secretariat for Security Policy	SEPOS / Staatssekretariat für Sicherheitspolitik
State Secretariat for Financial Affairs	SIF / Staatssekretariat für Finanzfragen
State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation	SBFI / Staatssekretariat für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation
Federal intelligence service	NDB / Nachrichtendienst des Bundes
Federal Office of Public Health	BAG / Bundesamt für Gesundheit
Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology	MeteoSchweiz / Bundesamt für Meteorologie und Klimatologie
Federal Office for Food Safety and Veterinary Affairs	BLV / Bundesamt für Lebensmittelsicherheit und Veterinärwesen
Federal Office of Police	Fedpol / Bundesamt für Polizei
Federal Office for Civil Protection	BABS / Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz
Federal Office of Sport	BASPO / Bundesamt für Sport
Federal Customs Administration	EZV / Eidgenössische Zollverwaltung
Federal Tax Administration	ESTV / Eidgenössische Steuerverwaltung
Federal Office for the Environment	BAFU / Bundesamt für Umwelt
Federal Office of Energy	BFE / Bundesamt für Energie
Federal Roads Office	ASTRA / Bundesamt für Strassen
Institute of Medicinal Products	Swissmedic / Schweizerisches Heilmittelinstitut
Council of Cantons	Ständerat
How many Members	46
National Council	Nationalrat
How many Members	200
Federal Council	Bundesrat

Hint	Official Name
Largest political parties	Parteien
Right	SVP / Schweizerische Volkspartei
Left	SP / Sozialdemokratische Partei Schweiz
Middle right	FDP / Freisinnig-Demokratischen Partei
Middle	Mitte
Left	Grünen
Middle Left	GLP / Grünliberale Partei
Right	EDU / Eidgenössisch-Demokratische Union
Cantons	Kantone
UR	Uri
OW	Obwalden
NW	Nidwalden
SZ	Schwyz
LU	Luzern
GR	Graubünden
TI	Tessin / Ticino
VS	Wallis / Valais
VD	Vaudois / Waadt
GE	Genf / Geneva / Geneve
FR	Freiburg / Fribourg
NE	Neuenburg / Neuchatel
JU	Jura
BE	Bern
BL	Basel Landschaft
BS	Basel Stadt
SO	Solothurn
ZG	Zug
AG	Aargau
GL	Glarus
ZH	Zürich
SH	Schaffhausen
TG	Thurgau
SG	St. Gallen
AI	Appenzell Innerrhoden
AR	Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Date of the federal constitution	12.9.1848
Date of Founding of the Swiss Confederation	1.8.1291
National Holiday	1. August