The Ministry of Infrastructure (

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: ''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 Ministry of the Environment. 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 *

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* Electrical Safety Authority * Energy Market Inspectorate * National Road and Transport Research Institute *

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* State Energy Authority * Svenska kraftnät *

Swedish Maritime Administration The Swedish Maritime Administration ( sv, Sjöfartsverket) is the government agency in Sweden which provides services to the transport sector by keeping the sea lanes open and safe. The agency is to a certain degree financed through fees levied o ...

Swedish Post and Telecom Authority The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority ( sv, Post- och telestyrelsen, abbreviated PTS) is a government authority under the Ministry of Infrastructure (Sweden) and is managed by a board of directors appointed by the Swedish government. The Director- ...

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* Trafikanalys

References

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