Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism

Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism
Bundesministerium für Landwirtschaft, Regionen und Tourismus
Ministry overview
Formed1867
JurisdictionAustria
HeadquartersStubenring 1
Vienna
48°12′35″N 16°22′59″E / 48.20972°N 16.38306°E / 48.20972; 16.38306
Minister responsible
Websitebmlrt.gv.at

In Austrian politics, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism (German: Bundesministerium für Landwirtschaft, Regionen und Tourismus or BMLRT, although often called Nachhaltigkeitsministerium[1][2]) is the ministry in charge of agricultural policy, forestry, hunting, fishing, viticulture and wine law, postal and telecommunications services, mining, animal welfare, and the tourism industry.[3] The Ministry was first created in 2000 through a merger of the Ministry of Agriculture (Landwirtschaftsministerium) and the Ministry of Environment (Umweltministerium); it gained responsibility for the energy sector, mining, and tourism under the first Kurz cabinet in 2018.[4][5][6][7][8]

The current Minister of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism is Elisabeth Köstinger.

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