Ministry for Rural Affairs (Sweden)

The Ministry for Rural Affairs (Swedish: Landsbygdsdepartementet), from 1900 to 2010 known as the Ministry of Agriculture (Swedish: Jordbruksdepartementet), was a ministry within the Government of Sweden. It operated from between 1900 and 2014.[3]

Ministry for Rural Affairs
Agency overview
Jordbruksdepartementet (1900–2010) Landsbygdsdepartementet (2011–2014)
Formed	1900 (1900)[1]
Dissolved	2014[2]
Superseding agency	Ministry of Enterprise

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A new ministry under the name Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure was created on 1 January 2023.[4]

History

The ministry was formed in 1900 as the first new ministry after the departemental reform of 1840.[1] Originally named Ministry of Agriculture (Swedish: Jordbruksdepartementet), it changed its name to the Ministry for Rural Affairs on January 1, 2011.[5] The last Head of the Ministry was the Minister for Rural Affairs, Social Democratic MP Sven-Erik Bucht.[2]

Government agencies

At the time of its closure, the Ministry was principal for the following government agencies:

Board of Agriculture (Jordbruksverket
Swedish Forest Agency (Skogsstyrelsen)
Food Agency (Livsmedelsverket)
National Board of Fisheries (Fiskeriverket)
University of Agricultural Sciences (Sveriges Lantbruksuniveristet)
Royal Academy of Agriculture and Forestry (Kungl. Skogs- och Lantbruksakademien)
National Veterinary Institute (Statens veterinärmedicinska anstalt)
Veterinary Disciplinary Board (Veterinära ansvarsnämnden)

References

"Jordbruksdepartementet". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 November 2010. (subscription required)
"The ministers' areas of responsibility". The Government of Sweden. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
"Sverige får klimatminister – och landsbygdsdepartementet läggs ned". Aktuell Hållbarhet (in Swedish). 2014-10-03. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
"Ministry of Rural Affairs and Infrastructure". Regeringen och Regeringskansliet. 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
"News". The Government of Sweden. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29.

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	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	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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