Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure (Sweden)

Agriculture ministry of Sweden

Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure
Agency overview
Landsbygds- och infrastrukturdepartementet
Lesser Coat of Arms
Formed	1 January 2023 (1 January 2023)
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Infrastructure (2022) Ministry of Rural Affairs (2014)
Jurisdiction	SFS 2022:1873
Headquarters	Herkulesgatan 17, Stockholm
Ministers responsible	Peter Kullgren, Head of the Ministry Minister for Rural Affairs Andreas Carlson, Minister for Infrastructure and Housing
Website	www.government.se/government-of-sweden/ministry-of-rural-affairs-and-infrastructure/

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The Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure (Swedish: Landsbygds- och infrastrukturdepartementet) is a ministry in the Government of Sweden responsible for policies related to rural areas, food and land- and water-based industries, regional development, transport and infrastructure, housing, and community planning.

The ministry is currently headed by the Minister for Rural Affairs, Peter Kullgren of the Christian Democrats.

History

The ministry was established on 1 January 2023 when the responsibilities of the Ministry of Infrastructure was merged with the responsibilities carried out by the Minister for Rural Affairs, then sorted under the Ministry of Enterprise, forming the Ministry for Rural Affairs and Infrastructure.

It's located on Herkulesgatan 17 in Stockholm.

Government agencies and other bodies

The Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure is principal for 15 government agencies and one state-owned company.

Agencies

State-owned companies

Statens Bostadsomvandling AB (Sbo)

Policy areas

Housing and community planning
Regional development
Rural affairs
Transport and infrastructure

Cabinet ministers

Ministers for Rural Affairs

For a full list of ministers for rural affairs, see Minister for Rural Affairs (Sweden).

Ministers for Infrastructure

For a full list of ministers for infrastructure, see Minister for Infrastructure (Sweden).

Ministers for Housing

For a full list of ministers for housing, see Minister for Housing (Sweden).

References

"Två nya departement startar upp" (in Swedish). Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 2023-01-02. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
^ "Peter Kullgren". Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
"Andreas Carlson". Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
^ "Government agencies". Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
"Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure". Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2023-07-17.

Swedish ministries and ministerial offices

Offices
Prime Minister	Prime Minister List Deputy Prime Minister
Heads of Ministries	Culture Defence Education Employment and Integration Energy, Business and Industry Finance Foreign Affairs Social Affairs, Public Health and Sports Justice Rural Affairs
Other cabinet ministers	Climate and the Environment Consumer Affairs Democracy Digital Development EU Affairs Financial Markets Foreign Trade Gender Equality Higher Education and Research Infrastructure and Housing International Development Cooperation Migration Schools Nordic Cooperation Public Administration Social Security
Historic ministerial portfolios	Agriculture Budget Children Civil Service Affairs Commerce and Industry Economics Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs Elderly Elderly Care and Public Health Government Coordination Healthcare Home Affairs Immigration Interior Management of the Economy Municipal Affairs Naval Affairs Physical Planning and Local Government Public Health Strategic Development and Nordic Cooperation Supply Taxes Upper Secondary School and Adult Education and Training War

Ministries
Present	Prime Minister's Office Culture Defence Education and Research Employment Climate and Enterprise Finance Foreign Affairs Health and Social Affairs Rural Affairs and Infrastructure Justice
Former	Agriculture Budget Civil Service Affairs Commerce and Industry Communications Economics Industry Environment Integration and Gender Equality Housing Interior Land Defence Local Government Naval Affairs Supply Rural Affairs Infrastructure

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