Sven-Erik Bucht (born 28 December 1954) is a Swedish

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of the

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. He served as Minister for Rural Affairs in the Löfven cabinet from 2014 to 2019.Sven- Erik Bucht blir landsbygdsminister

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. 3 October 2014 Bucht served municipal commissioner in Haparanda from 2003 to 2010. During this time an

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shop was established in

Haparanda Haparanda (; Meänkieli and Finnish: ''Haaparanta'', ) is a locality and the seat of Haparanda Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. It is adjacent to Tornio, Finland. Haparanda has a population of 9,166 inhabitants (2024). Haparanda is ...

. In 2010, he was elected to the

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* 1954 births Living people People from Haparanda Municipality Government ministers of Sweden Members of the Riksdag 2010–2014 Members of the Riksdag 2014–2018 Members of the Riksdag 2018–2022 Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats {{Sweden-politician-stub