The Ministry of Infrastructure ( Swedish: ''Infrastrukturdepartementet'') is a ministry within the

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responsible for matters regarding transport and infrastructure, digitization, mail and energy.Förordning om ändring i förordningen (1996:1515) med instruktion för Regeringskansliet, SFS 2019:122
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s. 1). The ministry will be joint with The Ministry of Rural Affairs on 1 January 2023. Minister for Rural Affairs Peter Kullgren ( KD) is the head of the Ministry of Infrastructure. The Minister for Infrastructure and

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(KD) is also located here.

History

The Ministry of Infrastructure was formed on April 1, 2019 and took over some responsibilities previously handled by the Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, the

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and the

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. The Ministry of Infrastructure is the successor to the Ministry of Communication, which was abolished on 31 December 1998.

Government agencies

The Ministry of Infrastructure holds ministerial responsibility for the following

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: * Authority for Digital Management * Civil Aviation Administration * Electrical Safety Authority * Energy Market Inspectorate * National Road and Transport Research Institute * Oil Crisis Board * State Energy Authority *

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* Swedish Post and Telecom Authority *

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* Trafikanalys

References

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