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The Ministry of Environment (Spanish: Ministerio del Ambiente, MINAM) of Peru is the government ministry responsible for the national policy regarding environmental matters. It was created on May 13, 2008. Its function is to oversee the environmental sector of Peru, with the authority to design, establish, and execute government policies concerning the environment. As of 10 December 2022, the minister is Albina Ruiz.

History

It was created on May 13, 2008, months after its creation was proposed,[1] by Legislative Decree No. 1013, and its inaugural holder was Antonio Brack Egg.

Its stated mission is to ensure the sustainable use and conservation of natural resources, as well as the preservation of environmental quality for the benefit of people and the environment, in a normative, effective, decentralized manner, coordinated with public and private organizations and civil society, within the framework of green growth and environmental governance.

Organisation

It has two subdivisions: the Strategic Development of Natural Resources and Environmental Management. It also has an Advisory Commission.

  • Vice Ministry of Strategic Development of Natural Resources
  • Vice Ministry of Environmental Management
  • General Secretariat

Entities administered by the ministry include:

List of ministers

No. Picture Minister of the Environment Took office Left office President
1.
Antonio Brack Egg 16 May 2008 28 July 2011 Alan García
2. Ricardo Giesecke 28 July 2011[2] 10 December 2011 Ollanta Humala
3. Manuel Pulgar-Vidal 10 December 2011 28 July 2016 Ollanta Humala
4. Elsa Galarza 28 July 2016 2 April 2018 Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
5. Fabioloa Muñoz 2 April 2018 11 March 2019 Martin Vizcarra Cornejo
6. Lucía Ruiz 11 March 2019 30 September 2019 Martin Vizcarra Cornejo
7. Fabioloa Muñoz 3 October 2019 15 July 2020 Martin Vizcarra Cornejo
8. Kirla Echegaray 15 July 2020 12 November 2020 Martin Vizcarra Cornejo
9. Lizzet Rojas 12 November 2020 18 November 2020 Manuel Merino
10. Gabriel Quijandría 18 November 2020 28 July 2021 Francisco Sagasti
11. Rubén Ramírez Mateo 29 July 2021 1 February 2022 Pedro Castillo
12. Wilber Supo 1 February 2022 8 February 2022 Pedro Castillo
13. Modesto Montoya 8 February 2022 24 August 2022 Pedro Castillo
14. Wilbert Rozas 24 August 2022 7 December 2022 Pedro Castillo
15. frameles Albina Ruiz 10 December 2022[3] 13 February 2024[4] Dina Boluarte
16. Juan Carlos Castro Vargas 13 February 2024[5]

References

  1. ^ Marticorena Solís, Manuel (2007-12-28). "Propuesta para crear el ministerio del ambiente se presentará en enero". El Comercio. Archived from the original on 2008-03-19.
  2. ^ "El presidente Ollanta Humala tomó juramento a sus 18 ministros". El Comercio. 28 July 2011. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012.
  3. ^ PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA. "Albina Ruiz Ríos jura como nueva ministra del Ambiente". andina.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  4. ^ "Conoce a Juan Carlos Castro Vargas, el nuevo ministro del Ambiente". Actualidad Ambiental (in Spanish). 13 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Conoce a Juan Carlos Castro Vargas, el nuevo ministro del Ambiente". Actualidad Ambiental (in Spanish). 13 February 2024.

See also

Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Environment_(Peru)
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