Minister for Rural Affairs (Sweden)

Minister for Rural Affairs
Sveriges landsbygdsminister

Incumbent
Sven-Erik Bucht
since 3 October 2014
Member of The Government
Appointer The Prime Minister
Inaugural holder Theodor Odelberg
Formation 1900
Website Ministry for Rural Affairs

The Minister for Rural Affairs (formally cabinet minister and head of the Ministry for Rural Affairs), formerly the Minister for Agriculture, is a member and minister of the Swedish Government and appointed by the Prime Minister. The minister heads the Ministry for Rural Affairs and is responsible for agriculture and environmental issues relating to agriculture, fishery, reindeer husbandry, Sami affairs, horticulture, animal welfare, foodstuffs, hunting and game management as well as higher education and research in the field of agricultural sciences.

The office was founded in 1900 under the name of Minister for Agriculture, and its first holder was Theodor Odelberg. Since 2010, the office has namned Minister for Rural Affairs.

List of Ministers for Agriculture

Name Term Political Party
  Theodor Odelberg 1900–1905 Protectionist Party
  Alfred Petersson 1905 General Electoral Union
  Gösta Tamm 1905–1906 Free-minded National Association
  Alfred Petersson 1906–1909 General Electoral Union
  Oscar Nylander 1909–1911 General Electoral Union
  Alfred Petersson 1911–1914 Free-minded National Association
  Johan Beck-Friis 1914–1917 Independent
  Knut Dahlberg 191 General Electoral Union
  Alfred Petersson 1917–1920 Free-minded National Association
  Olof Nilsson 1920 Social Democrats
  Nils Hansson 1920–1921 Independent
  Sven Linders 1921–1923 Social Democrats
  David Pettersson 1923–1924 General Electoral Union
  Sven Linders 1924–1926 Social Democrats
  Paul Hellström 1926–1927 Freeminded People's Party
  Bo von Stockenström 1927–1928 Freeminded People's Party
  Johan Bernhard Johansson 1928–1930 General Electoral Union
  Bo von Stockenström 1930–1932 Freeminded People's Party
  Per Edvin Sköld 1932–1936 Social Democrats
  Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp 1936–1945 Centre Party
  Per Edvin Sköld 1945–1948 Social Democrats
  Gunnar Sträng 1948–1951 Social Democrats
  Sam B. Norup 1951–1957 Centre Party
  Bernhard Näsgård 1957 Centre Party
  Nils G. Hansson 1957 Centre Party
  Gösta Netzén 1957–1961 Social Democrats
  Eric Holmqvist 1961–1969 Social Democrats
  Ingemund Bengtsson 1969–1973 Social Democrats
  Svante Lundkvist 1973–1976 Social Democrats
  Anders Dahlgren 1976–1978 Centre Party
  Eric Enlund 1978–1979 Liberal People's Party
  Anders Dahlgren 1979–1982 Centre Party
  Svante Lundkvist 1982–1986 Social Democrats
  Mats Hellström 1986–1991 Social Democrats
  Karl Erik Olsson 1991–1994 Centre Party
  Margareta Winberg 1994–1996 Social Democrats
  Annika Åhnberg 1996–1998 Social Democrats
  Margareta Winberg 1998–2002 Social Democrats
  Ann-Cristin Nykvist 2002–2006 Social Democrats
  Eskil Erlandsson 2006–2010 Centre Party

List of Ministers for Rural Affairs

Name Term Political Party Prime Minister
  Eskil Erlandsson 2010–2014 Centre Party   Fredrik Reinfeldt
  Sven-Erik Bucht 2014– Social Democrats  Stefan Löfven

See also

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