Environment minister
An environment minister (also known as minister of the environment or secretary of the environment or minister for environment) is a cabinet position charged with protecting the natural environment and promoting wildlife conservation. The duties of an environmental minister depends largely of the needs of individual countries or heads of government. Some powers pertaining to environment protection might be also found within transport ministers, energy ministers, interior secretaries, and other officials such as United States Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
The world's first minister of the environment was the British politician Peter Walker from the Conservative Party, who was appointed in 1970.[citation needed]
Country-related articles
[edit]Africa
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Americas
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 Argentina: Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development
 Bolivia: Minister of Environment and Water
 Brazil: Minister of the Environment and Climate Change
 Canada: Minister of the Environment
 Chile: Ministry for the Environment
 Colombia: Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
 Costa Rica: Ministry of Environment and Energy
 Cuba: Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment
 Haiti: Ministry of the Environment
 Mexico: Secretary of the Environment
 Nicaragua: Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources
 Peru: Ministry of Environment
 United States: Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency[1] and Secretary of the Interior[2]
 Uruguay: Ministry of Environment
 Venezuela: Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
Asia
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 Azerbaijan: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources
 Bangladesh: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Bangladesh)
 China: Minister of Ecology and Environment
 Indonesia: Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Forestry
 Japan: Minister of the Environment
 South Korea: Ministry of Environment
 Malaysia: Minister of Environment and Water
  Nepal: Minister of Forests and Environment
 Pakistan: Minister of Environment
 Philippines: Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources
 Singapore: Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
 Taiwan: Ministry of Environment
Thailand: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
 Vietnam: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Europe
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 Albania: Ministry of Environment, Forests and Water Administration
 Austria: List of Ministers of the Environment
 Czech Republic: Ministry of the Environment
 Denmark: Minister of the Environment
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
 Iceland: Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources
 Ireland: Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment
 Italy: Ministry of the Environment
 Lithuania: Ministry of Environment
 Moldova: Ministry of Environment
 Netherlands: Minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth
 Norway: Minister of the Environment
 Romania: Ministry of Environment and Climate Change
 Sweden: Minister of the Environment
 Turkey: Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change
 Ukraine: Environment Ministry
 United Kingdom: Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Oceania
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- â "About the Office of the Administrator". Washington, D.C.: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. June 18, 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
- â "Secretary Doug Burgum". Washington, D.C.: Department of Interior. 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
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