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 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.

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. Portrait Minister Took office Left office Time in office Party Cabinet
1
Theodor Odelsberg
Theodor Odelsberg
(1847–1938)		31 March 19002 August 19055 years, 124 daysModerateBoström I
von Otter
Boström II
Ramstedt
2
Alfred Petersson
Alfred Petersson
(1860–1920)		2 August 19057 November 190597 daysElectoral LeagueLundeberg
3
Gösta Tamm
Gösta Tamm
(1866–1931)		7 November 190529 May 1906203 daysFree-mindedStaaff I
(2)
Alfred Petersson
Alfred Petersson
(1860–1920)		29 May 190617 March 19092 years, 292 daysElectoral LeagueLindman I
4
Oscar Nylander
Oscar Nylander
(1853–1920)		17 March 19097 October 19112 years, 204 daysElectoral LeagueLindman I
(2)
Alfred Petersson
Alfred Petersson
(1860–1920)		7 October 191117 February 19142 years, 133 daysFree-mindedStaaff II
5
Johan Beck-Friis
Johan Beck-Friis
(1862–1929)		17 February 191430 March 19173 years, 41 daysIndependentHammarskjöld
6
Knut Dahlberg
Knut Dahlberg
(1877–1949)		30 March 191719 October 1917203 daysElectoral LeagueSwartz
(2)
Alfred Petersson
Alfred Petersson
(1860–1920)		19 October 191710 March 19202 years, 143 daysFree-mindedEdén
7
Olof Nilsson
Olof Nilsson
(1863–1928)		10 March 192027 October 1920231 daysSocial DemocratsBranting I
8
Nils Hansson
Nils Hansson
(1867–1945)		27 October 192013 October 1921351 daysIndependentDe Geer
von Sydow
9
Sven Linders
Sven Linders
(1873–1932)		13 October 192119 April 19231 year, 188 daysSocial DemocratsBranting II
10
David Pettersson
David Pettersson
(1866–1957)		19 April 192318 October 19241 year, 182 daysElectoral LeagueTrygger
(9)
Sven Linders
Sven Linders
(1873–1932)		18 October 19247 June 19261 year, 232 daysSocial DemocratsBranting III
Sandler
11
Paul Hellström
Paul Hellström
(1866–1927)		7 June 19263 July 19271 year, 26 daysFree-mindedEkman I
12
Bo von Stockenström
Bo von Stockenström
(1887–1962)		12 July 19272 October 19281 year, 82 daysFree-mindedEkman I
13
Johan Bernhard Johansson
Johan Bernhard Johansson
(1877–1949)		2 October 19287 June 19301 year, 248 daysElectoral LeagueLindman II
(12)
Bo von Stockenström
Bo von Stockenström
(1887–1962)		7 June 193024 September 19322 years, 109 daysFree-mindedEkman II
Hamrin
14
Per Edvin Sköld
Per Edvin Sköld
(1891–1972)		24 September 193219 June 19363 years, 269 daysSocial DemocratsHansson I
15
Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp
Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp
(1883–1954)		19 June 193631 July 19459 years, 42 daysCentrePehrsson-Bramstorp
Hansson II
Hansson III
(14)
Per Edvin Sköld
Per Edvin Sköld
(1891–1972)		31 July 194529 October 19483 years, 90 daysSocial DemocratsHansson IV
Erlander I
16
Gunnar Sträng
Gunnar Sträng
(1906–1992)		29 October 19481 October 19512 years, 337 daysSocial DemocratsErlander I
17
Sam B. Norup
Sam B. Norup
(1896–1973)		1 October 19511 February 19575 years, 123 daysCentreErlander II
18
Bernhard Näsgård
Bernhard Näsgård
(1891–1957)		1 February 19578 July 1957157 daysCentreErlander II
19
Nils G. Hansson
Nils G. Hansson
(1902–1981)		29 July 195731 October 195794 daysCentreErlander II
20
Gösta Netzén
Gösta Netzén
(1908–1984)		31 October 195724 November 19614 years, 24 daysSocial DemocratsErlander III
21
Eric Holmquist
Eric Holmquist
(1917–2009)		24 November 196124 January 19697 years, 61 daysSocial DemocratsErlander III
22
Ingemund Bengtsson
Ingemund Bengtsson
(1919–2000)		25 January 19693 November 19734 years, 282 daysSocial DemocratsErlander III
Palme I
23
Svante Lundkvist
Svante Lundkvist
(1919–1991)		3 November 19738 October 19762 years, 340 daysSocial DemocratsPalme I
24
Anders Dahlgren
Anders Dahlgren
(1925–1986)		8 October 197618 October 19782 years, 10 daysCentreFälldin I
25
Eric Enlund
Eric Enlund
(1918–2011)		18 October 197812 October 1979359 daysLiberalsUllsten
(24)
Anders Dahlgren
Anders Dahlgren
(1925–1986)		12 October 19794 October 19822 years, 357 daysCentreFälldin II
Fälldin III
–
Claes Elmstedt
Claes Elmstedt
(1928–2018)
Acting		4 October 19828 October 19824 daysCentreFälldin III
(23)
Svante Lundkvist
Svante Lundkvist
(1919–1991)		8 October 198210 October 19864 years, 2 daysSocial DemocratsPalme II
Carlsson I
26
Mats Hellström
Mats Hellström
(born 1942)		10 October 19864 October 19914 years, 359 daysSocial DemocratsCarlsson I
Carlsson II
27
Karl Erik Olsson
Karl Erik Olsson
(1938–2021)		4 October 19917 October 19943 years, 3 daysCentreBildt
28
Margareta Winberg
Margareta Winberg
(born 1947)		7 October 199422 March 19961 year, 167 daysSocial DemocratsCarlsson III
29
Annika Åhnberg
Annika Åhnberg
(born 1949)		22 March 19967 October 19982 years, 199 daysSocial DemocratsPersson
(28)
Margareta Winberg
Margareta Winberg
(born 1947)		7 October 199821 October 20024 years, 14 daysSocial DemocratsPersson
30
Ann-Christin Nykvist
Ann-Christin Nykvist
(born 1948)		21 October 20026 October 20063 years, 350 daysSocial DemocratsPersson
31
Eskil Erlandsson
Eskil Erlandsson
(born 1957)		6 October 20065 October 20103 years, 364 daysCentreReinfeldt

Rural affairs (2010–2021)

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)

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–)

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, 144 days Christian Democrats Kristersson
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