Minister for Rural Affairs (Sweden)
Minister for Rural Affairs
Sveriges landsbygdsminister | |
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Lesser coat of arms of Sweden | |
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 | |
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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 | ||
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Eskil Erlandsson | 2010–2014 | Centre Party | Fredrik Reinfeldt | ||
Sven-Erik Bucht | 2014– | Social Democrats | Stefan Löfven | ||
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