Swedish Transport Agency
Encyclopedia
The Swedish Transport Agency is a Swedish government agency
under the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications
. It was formed on 1 January 2009, through a merger of several government agencies, including the Civil Aviation Administration.
It has its headquarters in Norrköping
, Sweden
.
The agency regulates and inspects transportation systems in Sweden. The director-general
is Staffan Widlert.
Government agencies in Sweden
The Government agencies in Sweden are state controlled organizations who act independently to carry out the policies of the Swedish Government. The Government Ministries are relatively small and merely policy-making organizations, allowed to control agencies by policy decisions but not by direct...
under the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications
Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications (Sweden)
The Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications is a ministry within the government of Sweden. Its areas of responsibility include business development and competition, electronic communications, energy, forestry, information technology , postal communications and cashier service, primary...
. It was formed on 1 January 2009, through a merger of several government agencies, including the Civil Aviation Administration.
It has its headquarters in Norrköping
Norrköping
Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
.
The agency regulates and inspects transportation systems in Sweden. The director-general
Director-general
The term director-general is a title given the highest executive officer within a governmental, statutory, NGO, third sector or not-for-profit institution.-European Union:...
is Staffan Widlert.