The Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture (Agrárminisztérium) is a cabinet-level government department headed by the Minister of Agriculture. It was founded in 1848 as the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Trade
History
- 1848, founded as Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Trade (FöldmÃ
±velésügyi, Ipari és Kereskedelmi Minisztérium)
- 1889, renamed as Ministry of Agriculture (FöldmÃ
±velésügyi Minisztérium)
- 1919, briefly, People's Commissariat of Agriculture during the short-lived Hungarian Soviet Republic
- 1967, renamed as Ministry of Agriculture and Food (MezÃ
Âgazdasági és ÃÂlelmezésügyi Minisztérium)
The ministry added the duties from the Ministry of Foodstuffs (EM), the National Forestry Directorate-General (OEF) and the State Surveying and Cartography Office (ÃÂFTH) to the ministry's scope.
In 1988 the National Water Bureau was transferred from Agriculture to the newly created Ministry of Environment and Water.
- 1990, renamed as Ministry of Agriculture (FöldmÃ
±velésügyi Minisztérium)
The scope of duties remained unchanged.
- 1998, renamed as Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FöldmÃ
±velésügyi és Vidékfejlesztési Minisztérium)
- 2010, renamed as Ministry of Rural Development (Vidékfejlesztési Minisztérium)
In 2011 the Ministry of Environment and Water was abolished and the duties returned to Agriculture.
- 2014, renamed as Ministry of Agriculture (FöldmÃ
±velésügyi Minisztérium)
- 2018, renamed as Ministry of Agriculture (Agrárminisztérium)
The scope of duties remained unchanged.
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