Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation (Sweden)

Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation
Agency overview
Näringsdepartementet
Formed	1969 (1969)^[1]
Employees	about 500
Ministers responsible	Mikael Damberg, Head of the Ministry Minister for Enterprise and Innovation Anna Johansson, Minister for Infrastructure Per Bolund, acting Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Information Technology Sven-Erik Bucht, Minister for Rural Affairs
Website	www.government.se

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The Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation (Swedish: Näringsdepartementet) is a ministry within the government of Sweden. The ministry responsibilities include housing and transport, IT and mail policies, regional growth, infrastructure and rural policy. Previously known as the Ministry of Industry (1969-1991).^[2]

The ministry offices are located at the old Central Post Office Building in central Stockholm.^[3]

Organization

The Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation is headed by the Minister for Enterprise and Innovation, Mikael Damberg (s). The Minister for Infrastructure, Anna Johansson (s), Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Information Technology, Mehmet Kaplan (mp), and the Minister for Rural Affairs, Sven-Erik Bucht (s), are also organised under this ministry.

Government agencies

The Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation is principal for the following government agencies:

Swedish National Institute for Working Life, or Arbetslivsinstitutet. (Official site)
Swedish Employment Services, Arbetsmarknadsverket, Arbetsmarknadsstyrelsen, or Länsarbetsnämnderna. (Official site)
Swedish National Electrical Safety Board, or Elsäkerhetsverket. (Official site)
Swedish Government Seamen's Service, or Handelsflottans kultur- och fritidsråd (HKF). (Official site)
Swedish Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation, or Institutet för arbetsmarknadspolitisk utvärdering. (Official site)
Swedish Institute for Growth Policy Studies, or Institutet för tillväxtpolitiska studier. (Official site)
Swedish Competition Authority, or Konkurrensverket. (Official site)
Swedish National Mediation Office, or Medlingsinstitutet. (Official site)
Swedish Patent and Registration Office, or Patent- och registreringsverket (PRV). (Official site)
Swedish Post and Telecom Authority, or Post- och telestyrelsen (PTS). (Official site)
Swedish National Space Board, or Rymdstyrelsen. (Official site)
Swedish National Board of Forestry, or Skogsvårdsstyrelsen. (Official site)
Swedish Energy Agency, or Statens energimyndighet (STEM). (Official site)
Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, or Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut (VTI). (Official site)
Swedish Geological Survey, or Sveriges geologiska undersökning (SGU). (Official site)
Swedish Agency for Innovation Systems, or Verket för innovationssystem (Vinnova). (Official site)
Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth, or Tillväxtverket. (Official site)
Swedish Transport Administration, or Trafikverket. (Official site)
Swedish Transport Agency, or Transportstyrelsen. (Official site)

Enterprises

Swedish Civil Aviation Administration, or Luftfartsverket. (Official site)
Swedish Maritime Administration, or Sjöfartsverket. (Official site)
Svenska Kraftnät. (Official site)

Courts

Swedish Patent Court, or Patentbesvärsrätten.

References

↑ "Näringsdepartementet". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 November 2010. (subscription required)
↑ "Näringsdepartementet". The Government of Sweden. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
↑ "Näringsdepartementets kontaktinformation". The Government of Sweden. Retrieved 2 April 2015.

External links

Official website

Swedish ministries and ministerial offices

Offices

Prime Minister	Prime Minister List Deputy Prime Minister

Heads of Ministries	Justice Foreign Affairs Defence Social Security Finance Education Environment Enterprise Culture Employment

Other cabinet ministers	Strategy, Future and Nordic Cooperation Home Affairs International Development Cooperation Public Administration Housing and Urban Development Health and Social Affairs Financial Markets Upper Secondary School and Adult Education and Training Higher Education and Research Energy Infrastructure Rural Affairs Migration

Historic ministerial portfolios	Budget Economy Management of the Economy Immigration Communications Municipal Affairs War Naval Affairs Taxes Schools EU Affairs Integration Elderly Care and Public Health Trade Social Affairs

Ministries

Present	Prime Minister's Office Justice Foreign Affairs Defence Health and Social Affairs Finance Education and Research Environment and Energy Enterprise and Innovation Culture Employment

Former	Land Defence Sea Defence Civil Affairs Trade Communications Public Housekeeping Interior Housing Budget Economy Integration and Gender Equality Rural Affairs

Coordinates: 59°19′56.3″N 18°03′32.8″E / 59.332306°N 18.059111°E / 59.332306; 18.059111

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