Appointer The Prime Minister Formation 1920 | Inaugural holder Carl Svensson Website www.sweden.gov.se | |
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The Minister for Infrastructure (Swedish: Infrastrukturministern) is a cabinet minister within the Swedish Government and appointed by the Prime Minister of Sweden.
The office was formed in 1920 as Minister for Communications. The office was renamed to Minister for Infrastructure in 2000.
The minister is responsible for issues regarding railways, subways, roads, bridges, ferries, shipping, sea lanes, ports, aviation, transportation, communication and communication research. The current Minister for Infrastructure is Anna Johansson, appointed on 3 October 2014.
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Minister for Infrastructure (Sweden) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA