Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (Queensland)

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation
Department overview
Preceding agencies
  • Department of Environment and Heritage Management
  • Department of Environment and Resource Management
JurisdictionQueensland
Minister responsible
  • Leanne Linard, Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef, Minister for Science and Youth Affairs
Department executive
  • Jamie Merrick, Director-General [1]
Websitewww.des.qld.gov.au

The Department of Environment, Science and Innovation is a department of the Queensland Government which is responsible for protecting the state's natural environment, developing the government's science strategy, and driving the government's policy and program direction for young people in Queensland.[2] The minister responsible for the department is Leanne Linard. The department provides administrative support for the Queensland Heritage Council and the Queensland Heritage Register.

History

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The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection was established in April 2012,[3] as part of a series of changes to the machinery of government after the LNP's win at the 2012 election.[4] The department took on most of the functions of the Department of Environment and Resource Management which was dissolved.[5] In December 2017, it was renamed to the Department of Environment and Science.[6] In December 2023, it was renamed to the Department of Environment, Science and Innovation.

Ministers

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An employee monitoring the Great Artesian Basin

Ministers for this department (and similar predecessors) include:[7]

Start End Minister Title
23 December 1980 4 August 1983 Bill Hewitt Minister for Environment, Valuation and Administrative Services
5 August 1983 18 August 1983 Col Miller Minister for Environment, Valuation and Administrative Services
19 August 1983 6 February 1986 Martin Tenni Minister for Environment, Valuation and Administrative Services
6 February 1986 1 December 1986 Brian Austin Minister for Environment and Heritage
25 November 1987 1 December 1987 Kev Lingard Minister for Health and Environment
9 December 1987 19 January 1989 Geoff Muntz Minister for Environment, Conservation and Tourism
19 January 1989 25 September 1989 Geoff Muntz Minister for Environment, Conservation and Forestry
25 September 1989 7 December 1989 Paul Clauson Minister for Heritage and the Arts
25 September 1989 7 December 1989 Rob Borbidge Minister for Tourism, Environment, Conservation and Forestry
7 December 1989 24 September 1992 Pat Comben Minister for Environment and Heritage
24 September 1992 31 July 1995 Molly Robson Minister for Environment and Heritage
31 July 1995 19 February 1996 Tom Barton Minister for Environment and Heritage
26 February 1996 26 June 1998 Brian Littleproud Minister for Environment
29 June 1998 22 February 2001 Rod Welford Minister for Environment and Heritage
22 February 2001 12 February 2004 Dean Wells Minister for Environment
12 February 2004 25 August 2004 John Mickel Minister for Environment
25 August 2004 13 September 2006 Desley Boyle Minister for Environment, Local Government, Planning and Women
13 September 2006 1 September 2007 Lindy Nelson-Carr Minister for Environment and Multiculturalism
21 February 2011 22 June 2011 Kate Jones Minister for Environment and Resource Management
22 June 2011 26 March 2012 Vicky Darling Minister for Environment
26 March 2012 3 April 2012 Jeff Seeney Minister for Environment
3 April 2012 13 February 2015 Andrew Powell Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection
2015 2017 Steven Miles[8] Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection
12 December 2017 11 November 2020 Leeanne Enoch Minister for Environment and Science and the Great Barrier Reef, Minister for Science and Minister for the Arts
11 November 2020 18 May 2023 Meaghan Scanlon Minister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef, Minister for Science and Youth Affairs
18 May 2023 Current Leanne Linard Minister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef, Minister for Science and Minister for Multicultural Affairs

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Director-General". Government of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Department overview". Government of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  3. ^ "2011-2012 Annual Report - Department of Environment and Heritage Protection" (PDF). Department of Environment and Heritage Protection. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  4. ^ "QUEENSLAND MACHINERY OF GOVERNMENT CHANGES". Association of Self Insured Employers of Queensland. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Machinery of government changes". Together. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Annual Report 2017–2018: About the Department" (PDF). Government of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ "Minister". Department of Environment and Heritage Protection. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
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