The Ministry for Rural Affairs ( sv, Landsbygdsdepartementet), also known as the Ministry of Agriculture ( sv, Jordbruksdepartementet), was a

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within the

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. The Ministry was dissolved in 2015, when rural affairs was transferred to the Ministry of Enterprise. Areas of responsibility have included agriculture and environmental issues relating to agriculture, fishery, reindeer husbandry,

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affairs,

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, animal welfare, foodstuffs, hunting and game management, as well as higher education and research in the field of agricultural sciences.

History

The ministry was formed in 1900 as the first new ministry after the departemental reform of 1840. Originally named ''Ministry of Agriculture'' ( sv, Jordbruksdepartementet), it changed its name to the ''Ministry for Rural Affairs'' on January 1, 2011. The last Head of the Ministry was the

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Government agencies

At the time of its closure, the Ministry was principal for the following

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References

{{Government ministries of Sweden Rural Affairs