Ministry of Infrastructure (Sweden)

Ministry of Infrastructure
Infrastrukturdepartementet
Agency overview
Formed	April 1, 2019
Preceding agency	Ministry of Communication;
Jurisdiction
	Basic Laws Instrument of Government; Act of Succession; Freedom of the Press Act; Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression;
	Monarchy King (list): Carl XVI Gustaf Crown Princess: Victoria; Royal family; Royal Court; Marshal of the Realm: Fredrik Wersäll; ;
	Executive Government: Kristersson Cabinet list): Ulf Kristersson; Deputy Prime Minister: Ebba Busch; ; Government offices: Ministries; Government agencies;
	Legislature Riksdag Speaker: Andreas Norlén Deputy Speakers 1st — Åsa Lindestam 2nd — Lotta Johnsson Fornarve 3rd — Kerstin Lundgren; ; Membership; Current members; National apportionment; Committees War Delegation; ;
	Judiciary Supreme Court Courts of appeal District courts; ; ; Supreme Administrative Court Administrative courts of appeal Administrative courts; ; ; Council on Legislation; Judicial review;
	Elections Political parties; Recent elections General: 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022; European: 2024; Local: 2014; 2018; ; Referendums;
	Administrative divisions Counties; County administrative boards; Regional councils; Municipalities;
	Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Tobias Billström; Diplomatic missions of / in Sweden; Nationality law; Passport; Visa requirements; Visa policy; Sweden–NATO relations; China–Sweden relations; Denmark–Sweden relations; Finland–Sweden relations; France–Sweden relations; Germany–Sweden relations; Italy–Sweden relations; Norway–Sweden relations; Russia–Sweden relations; Sweden–Turkey relations; Sweden–United Kingdom relations; Sweden–United States relations; Politics of the European Union;
	Related topics Sámi Parliament; Armed Forces; Police Authority;
	Sweden portal; Other countries;
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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]

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

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

[pressmeddelande-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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Agency overview
Infrastrukturdepartementet
Formed	April 1, 2019 (2019-04-01)
Preceding agency	Ministry of Communication
Jurisdiction

Basic Laws Instrument of Government Act of Succession Freedom of the Press Act Fundamental Law on Freedom of Expression
Monarchy King (list): Carl XVI Gustaf Crown Princess: Victoria Royal family Royal Court Marshal of the Realm: Fredrik Wersäll
Executive Government: Kristersson Cabinet list): Ulf Kristersson Deputy Prime Minister: Ebba Busch Government offices: Ministries Government agencies
Legislature Riksdag Speaker: Andreas Norlén Deputy Speakers 1st — Åsa Lindestam 2nd — Lotta Johnsson Fornarve 3rd — Kerstin Lundgren Membership Current members National apportionment Committees War Delegation
Judiciary Supreme Court Courts of appeal District courts Supreme Administrative Court Administrative courts of appeal Administrative courts Council on Legislation Judicial review
Elections Political parties Recent elections General: 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 European: 2024 Local: 2014 2018 Referendums
Administrative divisions Counties County administrative boards Regional councils Municipalities
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Tobias Billström Diplomatic missions of / in Sweden Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Sweden–NATO relations China–Sweden relations Denmark–Sweden relations Finland–Sweden relations France–Sweden relations Germany–Sweden relations Italy–Sweden relations Norway–Sweden relations Russia–Sweden relations Sweden–Turkey relations Sweden–United Kingdom relations Sweden–United States relations Politics of the European Union
Related topics Sámi Parliament Armed Forces Police Authority
Sweden portal Other countries
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