Environment minister
An environment minister (sometimes minister of the environment or secretary of the environment) is a cabinet position charged with protecting the natural environment and promoting wildlife conservation. The areas associated with the duties of an environmental minister depends largely of the needs of an individual countries or states.
The world's first minister of the environment was the British Politician Peter Walker from the Conservative Party. He was appointed in 1970.
Country-related articles
Albania: Ministry of Environment, Forests and Water Administration Australia: Minister of the Environment Austria: Minister for Agriculture, Environment, Forestry and Water Management Azerbaijan: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources Canada: Minister of the Environment Republic of China: Minister of Environmental Protection Administration Czech Republic: Ministry of the Environment Denmark: Minister of the Environment Estonia: Minister of the Environment Ethiopia: Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change European Union: Commissioner for the Environment Finland: Minister of Environment France: Minister of Ecology (as of 2017, Ministry for an Ecological and Solidary Transition) Germany: Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety Greece: Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change Hong Kong: Secretary for the Environment Iceland: Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources Indonesia: State Minister for the Environment Ireland: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Italy: Ministry of the Environment Japan: Minister of the Environment South Korea: Ministry of Environment Lithuania: Ministry of Environment Macedonia: Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning Malaysia: Minister of Energy, Technology, Science, Climate Change and Environment Mexico: Secretary of the Environment Netherlands: Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment New Zealand: Minister for the Environment Norway: Minister of the Environment Pakistan: Minister of Environment Peru: Ministry of Environment Philippines: Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources Romania: Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Serbia: Ministry of the Environment, Mining and Spatial Planning Turkey: Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning Singapore: Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources South Africa: Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Sweden: Minister of the Environment Thailand: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Ukraine: Environment Ministry United Kingdom: Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs United States: Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and Secretary of the Interior Vietnam: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
See also
- List of ministers of the environment
- All pages beginning with Minister for the Environment
- All pages beginning with Minister of the Environment
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