Minister of the Environment (Finland)

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		Cabinet(s)^[3]
1983–1987	Matti Ahde	SDP	Sorsa IV
1987–1991	Kaj Bärlund	SDP	Holkeri
1991–1995	Sirpa Pietikäinen	NCP	Aho
1995–1999	Pekka Haavisto	Greens	Lipponen I
1999–2002	Satu Hassi	Greens	Lipponen II
2002–2003	Jouni Backman	SDP	Lipponen II
2003-2007	Jan-Erik Enestam	SPP	Jäätteenmäki & Vanhanen I
2007	Stefan Wallin	SPP	Vanhanen I
2007	Paula Lehtomäki	Centre	Vanhanen II
2007–2008	Kimmo Tiilikainen	Centre	Vanhanen II
2008–2011	Paula Lehtomäki	Centre	Vanhanen II & Kiviniemi
2011–2014	Ville Niinistö	Greens	Katainen & Stubb
2014–2015	Sanni Grahn-Laasonen	NCP	Stubb
2015-	Kimmo Tiilikainen	Centre	Sipilä

References

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

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[1] "Ministers". Valtioneuvosto. Retrieved 2018-03-21.

[MIN-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.