{{Infobox government agency | agency_name = Ministry of the Environment | type = | nativename = Miljödepartementet | logo = | logo_width = | logo_caption = | seal = | seal_width = | seal_caption = | picture = | picture_width = | picture_caption = | formed = | preceding1 = | preceding2 = | dissolved = 2022 | superseding = | jurisdiction = | headquarters = Fredsgatan 6, Stockholm | coordinates = | employees = | budget = | minister1_name = | minister1_pfo = | minister2_name = | minister2_pfo = | chief1_name = | chief1_position = | chief2_name = | chief2_position = | agency_type = | parent_agency = | child1_agency = | child2_agency = | keydocument1 = | website = | footnotes = | map = | map_width = | map_caption = }} The Ministry of the Environment''' () was a government ministry in Sweden responsible for the government's environmental policies regarding chemicals, natural environment and biological diversity. It was dissolved in 2022 by the government of Ulf Kristersson, with environmental issues being relocated to the Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation. The ministry offices were located on Fredsgatan 6 in Stockholm. History The ministry was founded in 1987 as the (). Previously environmental issues had been handled by the Ministry of Agriculture () and energy issues had been handled by the Ministry of Industry. In 1990, the short form name of was used, and energy issues transferred back to the Ministry of Industry, although supervision of nuclear energy was retained. In 1991, the ministry was renamed to the (). From 1 November 2004 to 1 January 2007, during the cabinet of Göran Persson, the ministry was known as the (). The cabinet of Fredrik Reinfeldt — which took office on October 6, 2006 — used the short form name again, transferred energy issues to the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications, and housing issues were transferred to the Ministry of Finance. In 2014, the ministry reverted to its original name under the cabinet of Stefan Löfven. Under the second cabinet of Stefan Löfven the ministry changed name to (). Following the election of the government of Ulf Kristersson in October 2022, environmental issues were delegated to the Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, led by the Minister for Energy and Enterprise, Ebba Busch. Areas of responsibility The ministry's areas of responsibility were: Chemicals policy Climate policy Ecocycle policy Environmental legislation and