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Minister for Rural Affairs (Sweden)

Summary

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.

Minister for Rural Affairs
Sveriges landsbygdsminister
Lesser coat of arms of Sweden
Incumbent
Peter Kullgren
since 18 October 2022
Member ofGovernment
AppointerPrime Minister
Inaugural holderTheodor Odelberg
Formation1900
WebsiteMinistry for Rural Affairs

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 edit

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 edit

Agriculture (1900–2010) edit

No. Portrait Minister Took office Left office Time in office Party Cabinet
1
 
Theodor Odelsberg
(1847–1938)		31 March 19002 August 19055 years, 124 daysModerateBoström I
von Otter
Boström II
Ramstedt
2
 
Alfred Petersson
(1860–1920)		2 August 19057 November 190597 daysElectoral LeagueLundeberg
3
 
Gösta Tamm
(1866–1931)		7 November 190529 May 1906203 daysFree-mindedStaaff I
(2)
 
Alfred Petersson
(1860–1920)		29 May 190617 March 19092 years, 292 daysElectoral LeagueLindman I
4
 
Oscar Nylander
(1853–1920)		17 March 19097 October 19112 years, 204 daysElectoral LeagueLindman I
(2)
 
Alfred Petersson
(1860–1920)		7 October 191117 February 19142 years, 133 daysFree-mindedStaaff II
5
 
Johan Beck-Friis
(1862–1929)		17 February 191430 March 19173 years, 41 daysIndependentHammarskjöld
6
 
Knut Dahlberg
(1877–1949)		30 March 191719 October 1917203 daysElectoral LeagueSwartz
(2)
 
Alfred Petersson
(1860–1920)		19 October 191710 March 19202 years, 143 daysFree-mindedEdén
7
 
Olof Nilsson
(1863–1928)		10 March 192027 October 1920231 daysSocial DemocratsBranting I
8
 
Nils Hansson
(1867–1945)		27 October 192013 October 1921351 daysIndependentDe Geer
von Sydow
9
 
Sven Linders
(1873–1932)		13 October 192119 April 19231 year, 188 daysSocial DemocratsBranting II
10
 
David Pettersson
(1866–1957)		19 April 192318 October 19241 year, 182 daysElectoral LeagueTrygger
(9)
 
Sven Linders
(1873–1932)		18 October 19247 June 19261 year, 232 daysSocial DemocratsBranting III
Sandler
11
 
Paul Hellström
(1866–1927)		7 June 19263 July 19271 year, 26 daysFree-mindedEkman I
12
 
Bo von Stockenström
(1887–1962)		12 July 19272 October 19281 year, 82 daysFree-mindedEkman I
13
 
Johan Bernhard Johansson
(1877–1949)		2 October 19287 June 19301 year, 248 daysElectoral LeagueLindman II
(12)
 
Bo von Stockenström
(1887–1962)		7 June 193024 September 19322 years, 109 daysFree-mindedEkman II
Hamrin
14
 
Per Edvin Sköld
(1891–1972)		24 September 193219 June 19363 years, 269 daysSocial DemocratsHansson I
15
 
Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp
(1883–1954)		19 June 193631 July 19459 years, 42 daysCentrePehrsson-Bramstorp
Hansson II
Hansson III
(14)
 
Per Edvin Sköld
(1891–1972)		31 July 194529 October 19483 years, 90 daysSocial DemocratsHansson IV
Erlander I
16
 
Gunnar Sträng
(1906–1992)		29 October 19481 October 19512 years, 337 daysSocial DemocratsErlander I
17
 
Sam B. Norup
(1896–1973)		1 October 19511 February 19575 years, 123 daysCentreErlander II
18
 
Bernhard Näsgård
(1891–1957)		1 February 19578 July 1957157 daysCentreErlander II
19
 
Nils G. Hansson
(1902–1981)		29 July 195731 October 195794 daysCentreErlander II
20
 
Gösta Netzén
(1908–1984)		31 October 195724 November 19614 years, 24 daysSocial DemocratsErlander III
21
 
Eric Holmquist
(1917–2009)		24 November 196124 January 19697 years, 61 daysSocial DemocratsErlander III
22
 
Ingemund Bengtsson
(1919–2000)		25 January 19693 November 19734 years, 282 daysSocial DemocratsErlander III
Palme I
23
 
Svante Lundkvist
(1919–1991)		3 November 19738 October 19762 years, 340 daysSocial DemocratsPalme I
24
 
Anders Dahlgren
(1925–1986)		8 October 197618 October 19782 years, 10 daysCentreFälldin I
25
 
Eric Enlund
(1918–2011)		18 October 197812 October 1979359 daysLiberalsUllsten
(24)
 
Anders Dahlgren
(1925–1986)		12 October 19794 October 19822 years, 357 daysCentreFälldin II
Fälldin III
–
 
Claes Elmstedt
(1928–2018)
Acting		4 October 19828 October 19824 daysCentreFälldin III
(23)
 
Svante Lundkvist
(1919–1991)		8 October 198210 October 19864 years, 2 daysSocial DemocratsPalme II
Carlsson I
26
 
Mats Hellström
(born 1942)		10 October 19864 October 19914 years, 359 daysSocial DemocratsCarlsson I
Carlsson II
27
 
Karl Erik Olsson
(1938–2021)		4 October 19917 October 19943 years, 3 daysCentreBildt
28
 
Margareta Winberg
(born 1947)		7 October 199422 March 19961 year, 167 daysSocial DemocratsCarlsson III
29
 
Annika Åhnberg
(born 1949)		22 March 19967 October 19982 years, 199 daysSocial DemocratsPersson
(28)
 
Margareta Winberg
(born 1947)		7 October 199821 October 20024 years, 14 daysSocial DemocratsPersson
30
 
Ann-Christin Nykvist
(born 1948)		21 October 20026 October 20063 years, 350 daysSocial DemocratsPersson
31
 
Eskil Erlandsson
(born 1957)		6 October 20065 October 20103 years, 364 daysCentreReinfeldt

Rural affairs (2010–2021) edit

No. Portrait Minister
(Born–Died) 		Tenure Political party Cabinet
Took office Left office Duration
1   Eskil Erlandsson
(1957–) 		5 October 2010 3 October 2014 3 years, 363 days Centre Reinfeldt
2   Sven-Erik Bucht
(born 1954) 		3 October 2014 21 January 2019 4 years, 110 days Social Democrats Löfven (I)
3   Jennie Nilsson
(1972–) 		21 January 2019 30 June 2021 2 years, 160 days Social Democrats Löfven (II)
-   Ibrahim Baylan (acting)
(1972–) 		30 June 2021 9 July 2021 9 days Social Democrats Löfven (II)

Responsibility for rural affairs (2021) edit

No. Portrait Minister
(Born–Died) 		Tenure Political party Title Cabinet
Took office Left office Duration
  Ibrahim Baylan
(1972–) 		9 July 2021 30 November 2021 144 days Social Democrats Minister for Business, Industry and Innovation Löfven (III)

Rural affairs (2021–) edit

No. Portrait Minister
(Born–Died) 		Tenure Political party Cabinet
Took office Left office Duration
  Anna-Caren Sätherberg
(1964–) 		30 November 2021 18 October 2022 322 days Social Democrats Andersson
  Peter Kullgren
(1981–) 		18 October 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 191 days Christian Democrats Kristersson

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