Environment minister

Political role

For a list of ministries, see List of environmental ministries.

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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. Some powers pertaining to environment protection might be also found within transport ministers, energy ministers, etc.

The world's first minister of the environment was the British politician Peter Walker from the Conservative Party. He was appointed in 1970.[citation needed]

## Country-related articles

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### Africa

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* Botswana: Ministry of Environment and Tourism (Botswana)
*  Ethiopia: Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
*  South Africa: Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs
*  Zambia: Minister of Green Economy & Environment

### 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
*  Panama: Ministry of Environment
*  Peru: Ministry of Environment
*  United States: Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and Secretary of the Interior
*  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
*  Hong Kong: Secretary for the Environment
*  Indonesia: Ministry of Environment and 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
*  Turkey: Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning
*  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 [de]
*  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
*  North Macedonia: Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning
*  Norway: Minister of the Environment
*  Romania: Ministry of Environment and Climate Change
*  Serbia: Ministry of the Environment, Mining and Spatial Planning
*  Sweden: Minister of the Environment
*  Ukraine: Environment Ministry
*  United Kingdom: Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
* Northern Ireland: Minister for the Environment
*  Scotland: Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment
*  Wales: Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs

### Oceania

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*  Australia: Minister for the Environment
* Minister for Environment (New South Wales)
* Minister for Environment and Natural Resources (Northern Territory)
* Minister for Environment (Western Australia)
* Minister for the Environment (Victoria)
*  New Zealand: Minister for the Environment

## See also

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* List of ministers of the environment
* All pages with titles beginning with Minister for the Environment
* All pages with titles beginning with Minister of the Environment

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