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) 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. 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.

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

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