The Federal Department of Justice and Police (German: Eidgenössisches Justiz- und Polizeidepartement (FDJP); French: Département fédéral de justice et police (DFJP); Italian: Dipartimento federale di giustizia e polizia (DFGP)) is one of the seven departments of the Swiss federal government, headed by a member of the Swiss Federal Council. Until 1979, the department was known as the Department of Justice and Police.
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