Minister for Rural Affairs (Sweden)

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Minister for Rural Affairs
Sveriges landsbygdsminister
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Incumbent
Peter Kullgren
since 18 October 2022
Member of Government
Appointer Prime Minister
Inaugural holder Theodor Odelberg
Formation1900
Website Ministry for Rural Affairs

The Minister for Rural Affairs (formally cabinet minister and head of the Ministry for Rural Affairs and prior to that Minister of Agriculture) is a position in the Government of Sweden since November 2021 and previously from 1900 to July 2021. It was merged into the office of Minister for Business, Industry and Innovation in July 2021 but was re-established in November 2021 by newly appointed Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson. It was also kept after the government shift due to the 2022 Swedish general election, when current minister Peter Kullgren (kd) was appointed.

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The officeholder was a member and minister of the Swedish Government and appointed by the Prime Minister. The minister headed the Ministry for Rural Affairs until 2014, when the office was placed under the Ministry of Enterprise. The officeholder was 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.

History

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

List of ministers

Agriculture (1900–2010)

No.PortraitMinisterTook officeLeft officeTime in officePartyCabinet
1
Jordmin Th. Odelberg 1959.JPG
Theodor Odelsberg
(1847–1938)
31 March 19002 August 19055 years, 124 days Moderate Boström I
von Otter
Boström II
Ramstedt
2
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Alfred Petersson
(1860–1920)
2 August 19057 November 190597 days Electoral League Lundeberg
3
Gustaf (Gosta) Tamm - from Svenskt Portrattgalleri II.png
Gösta Tamm
(1866–1931)
7 November 190529 May 1906203 days Free-minded Staaff I
(2)
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Alfred Petersson
(1860–1920)
29 May 190617 March 19092 years, 292 days Electoral League Lindman I
4
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Oscar Nylander
(1853–1920)
17 March 19097 October 19112 years, 204 days Electoral League Lindman I
(2)
Alfred Petersson i Paboda.jpg
Alfred Petersson
(1860–1920)
7 October 191117 February 19142 years, 133 days Free-minded Staaff II
5
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Johan Beck-Friis
(1862–1929)
17 February 191430 March 19173 years, 41 days Independent Hammarskjöld
6
Knut Dahlberg 1936.JPG
Knut Dahlberg
(1877–1949)
30 March 191719 October 1917203 days Electoral League Swartz
(2)
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Alfred Petersson
(1860–1920)
19 October 191710 March 19202 years, 143 days Free-minded Edén
7
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Olof Nilsson
(1863–1928)
10 March 192027 October 1920231 days Social Democrats Branting I
8
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Nils Hansson
(1867–1945)
27 October 192013 October 1921351 days Independent De Geer
von Sydow
9
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Sven Linders
(1873–1932)
13 October 192119 April 19231 year, 188 days Social Democrats Branting II
10
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David Pettersson
(1866–1957)
19 April 192318 October 19241 year, 182 days Electoral League Trygger
(9)
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Sven Linders
(1873–1932)
18 October 19247 June 19261 year, 232 days Social Democrats Branting III
Sandler
11
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Paul Hellström
(1866–1927)
7 June 19263 July 19271 year, 26 days Free-minded Ekman I
12
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Bo von Stockenström
(1887–1962)
12 July 19272 October 19281 year, 82 days Free-minded Ekman I
13
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Johan Bernhard Johansson
(1877–1949)
2 October 19287 June 19301 year, 248 days Electoral League Lindman II
(12)
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Bo von Stockenström
(1887–1962)
7 June 193024 September 19322 years, 109 days Free-minded Ekman II
Hamrin
14
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Per Edvin Sköld
(1891–1972)
24 September 193219 June 19363 years, 269 days Social Democrats Hansson I
15
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Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp
(1883–1954)
19 June 193631 July 19459 years, 42 days Centre Pehrsson-Bramstorp
Hansson II
Hansson III
(14)
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Per Edvin Sköld
(1891–1972)
31 July 194529 October 19483 years, 90 days Social Democrats Hansson IV
Erlander I
16
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Gunnar Sträng
(1906–1992)
29 October 19481 October 19512 years, 337 days Social Democrats Erlander I
17
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Sam B. Norup
(1896–1973)
1 October 19511 February 19575 years, 123 days Centre Erlander II
18
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Bernhard Näsgård
(1891–1957)
1 February 19578 July 1957157 days Centre Erlander II
19
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Nils G. Hansson
(1902–1981)
29 July 195731 October 195794 days Centre Erlander II
20
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Gösta Netzén
(1908–1984)
31 October 195724 November 19614 years, 24 days Social Democrats Erlander III
21
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Eric Holmquist
(1917–2009)
24 November 196124 January 19697 years, 61 days Social Democrats Erlander III
22
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Ingemund Bengtsson
(1919–2000)
25 January 19693 November 19734 years, 282 days Social Democrats Erlander III
Palme I
23
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Svante Lundkvist
(1919–1991)
3 November 19738 October 19762 years, 340 days Social Democrats Palme I
24
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Anders Dahlgren
(1925–1986)
8 October 197618 October 19782 years, 10 days Centre Fälldin I
25
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Eric Enlund
(1918–2011)
18 October 197812 October 1979359 days Liberals Ullsten
(24)
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Anders Dahlgren
(1925–1986)
12 October 19794 October 19822 years, 357 days Centre Fälldin II
Fälldin III
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Claes Elmstedt
(1928–2018)
Acting
4 October 19828 October 19824 days Centre Fälldin III
(23)
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Svante Lundkvist
(1919–1991)
8 October 198210 October 19864 years, 2 days Social Democrats Palme II
Carlsson I
26
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Mats Hellström
(born 1942)
10 October 19864 October 19914 years, 359 days Social Democrats Carlsson I
Carlsson II
27
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Karl Erik Olsson
(1938–2021)
4 October 19917 October 19943 years, 3 days Centre Bildt
28
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Margareta Winberg
(born 1947)
7 October 199422 March 19961 year, 167 days Social Democrats Carlsson III
29
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Annika Åhnberg
(born 1949)
22 March 19967 October 19982 years, 199 days Social Democrats Persson
(28)
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Margareta Winberg
(born 1947)
7 October 199821 October 20024 years, 14 days Social Democrats Persson
30
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Ann-Christin Nykvist
(born 1948)
21 October 20026 October 20063 years, 350 days Social Democrats Persson
31
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Eskil Erlandsson
(born 1957)
6 October 20065 October 20103 years, 364 days Centre Reinfeldt

Rural affairs (2010–2021)

No.PortraitMinister
(Born–Died)
TenurePolitical party Cabinet
Took officeLeft officeDuration
1 Eskil Erlandsson, 2010-09-19.jpg Eskil Erlandsson
(1957–)
5 October 20103 October 20143 years, 363 days Centre Reinfeldt
2 Socialdemokrat.Sven-Erik Bucht 1c301 5927.jpg Sven-Erik Bucht
(born 1954)
3 October 201421 January 20194 years, 110 days Social Democrats Löfven (I)
3 Jennie Nilsson in 2019.jpg Jennie Nilsson
(1972–)
21 January 201930 June 20212 years, 160 days Social Democrats Löfven (II)
- Ibrahim Baylan, Skolforum 2012 01 (cropped).JPG Ibrahim Baylan (acting)
(1972–)
30 June 20219 July 20219 days Social Democrats Löfven (II)

Responsibility for rural affairs (2021)

No.PortraitMinister
(Born–Died)
TenurePolitical partyTitle Cabinet
Took officeLeft officeDuration
Ibrahim Baylan, Skolforum 2012 01 (cropped).JPG Ibrahim Baylan
(1972–)
9 July 202130 November 2021144 days Social Democrats Minister for Business, Industry and Innovation Löfven (III)

Rural affairs (2021–)

No.PortraitMinister
(Born–Died)
TenurePolitical party Cabinet
Took officeLeft officeDuration
Anna-Caren Satherberg MP.jpg Anna-Caren Sätherberg
(1964–)
30 November 202118 October 2022322 days Social Democrats Andersson
Peter-kullgren-kd-2022 (cropped).jpg Peter Kullgren
(1981–)
18 October 2022Incumbent344 days Christian Democrats Kristersson

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