Ministry of Infrastructure (Sweden)

The Ministry of Infrastructure (Swedish: Infrastrukturdepartementet) is a ministry within the government of Sweden responsible for matters regarding transport and infrastructure, digitization, mail and energy.[1][2]

Ministry of Infrastructure
Infrastrukturdepartementet
Agency overview
FormedApril 1, 2019 (2019-04-01)
Preceding agency
  • Ministry of Communication
JurisdictionGovernment of Sweden
Agency executive
Parent departmentGovernment of Sweden
Websitehttps://www.regeringen.se/sveriges-regering/infrastrukturdepartementet/
Politics of Sweden
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The ministry will be joint with The Ministry of Rural Affairs on 1 January 2023.

Minister for Rural Affairs Peter Kullgren (KD) is the head of the Ministry of Infrastructure. The Minister for Infrastructure and Housing Andreas Carlson (KD) is also located here.

History

The Ministry of Infrastructure was formed on April 1, 2019 and took over some responsibilities previously handled by the Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of the Environment.[1]

The Ministry of Infrastructure is the successor to the Ministry of Communication, which was abolished on 31 December 1998.

Government agencies

The Ministry of Infrastructure holds ministerial responsibility for the following government agencies:

References
  1. "Infrastrukturdepartementet på plats". Regeringskansliet. 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  2. Förordning om ändring i förordningen (1996:1515) med instruktion för Regeringskansliet, SFS 2019:122 (PDF, s. 1).
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