Minister of the Environment (Finland)

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The Minister of the Environment (Finnish: ympäristöministeri, Swedish: miljöminister) is one of the ministerial portfolios which comprise the Finnish Government.[1] The minister heads the Ministry of the Environment and is responsible for the preparation of legal matters concerning communities, the built environment, housing, biodiversity, the sustainable use of natural resources, and environmental protection in Finland.[2] The incumbent Minister of the Environment is Kimmo Tiilikainen of the Centre Party. Tiilikainen is also the cabinet's Minister of Energy and the Ministry of Housing.

List of Ministers of the Environment

Years Minister Party Cabinet(s)[3]
1983–1987Matti AhdeSDPSorsa IV
1987–1991Kaj BärlundSDPHolkeri
1991–1995Sirpa PietikäinenNCPAho
1995–1999Pekka HaavistoGreensLipponen I
1999–2002Satu HassiGreensLipponen II
2002–2003Jouni BackmanSDPLipponen II
2003-2007Jan-Erik EnestamSPPJäätteenmäki & Vanhanen I
2007Stefan WallinSPPVanhanen I
2007Paula LehtomäkiCentreVanhanen II
2007–2008Kimmo TiilikainenCentreVanhanen II
2008–2011Paula LehtomäkiCentreVanhanen II & Kiviniemi
2011–2014Ville NiinistöGreensKatainen & Stubb
2014–2015Sanni Grahn-LaasonenNCPStubb
2015-Kimmo TiilikainenCentreSipilä

References

  1. "Ministers". Valtioneuvosto. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  2. "The Ministry of the Environment – working together towards a sustainable future". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  3. "Ministerit ministeriössä". Valtioneuvosto (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 January 2017.
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