Swedish Transport Agency

The Swedish Transport Agency (Swedish: Transportstyrelsen) is a Swedish government agency under the Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications. It was formed on 1 January 2009,[1] through a merger of several government agencies, including the Civil Aviation Administration.

It has its headquarters in Norrköping, Sweden.[1]

The agency regulates and inspects transportation systems in Sweden.

Law-breaking and the following loss of security for the agency's computer system

The chief of the agency, Maria Ågren, lost her job in January 2017.

On 27 July 2017 the prime minister announced that two ministers will leave their job: Interior Minister Anders Ygeman and Infrastructure Minister Anna Johansson; this happened because " a no-confidence motion against three of the government's ministers by the opposition Alliance coalition".[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Transportstyrelsen" (in svenska). Retrieved 15 May 2011. (subscription needed)
  2. https://www.thelocal.se/20170727/breaking-swedish-pm-announces-removal-of-two-government-ministers-in-response-to-no-confidence-motion