Ministry of Environment (Peru)

The logo of the Ministry of Environment of Peru

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. It has two subdivisions:

  • Strategic Development of Natural Resources
  • Environmental Management

It also has an Advisory Commission. The inaugural holder was Antonio Brack Egg. As of 10 December 2022, the minister is Albina Ruiz.

List of Ministers of the Enviornment 2008-Present

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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[1] 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[2] 13 February 2024[3] Dina Boluarte
16. Juan Carlos Castro Vargas 13 February 2024[4]

References

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  1. ^ "El presidente Ollanta Humala tomó juramento a sus 18 ministros". El Comercio. 28 July 2011. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Conoce a Juan Carlos Castro Vargas, el nuevo ministro del Ambiente". Actualidad Ambiental (in Spanish). 13 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Conoce a Juan Carlos Castro Vargas, el nuevo ministro del Ambiente". Actualidad Ambiental (in Spanish). 13 February 2024.

See also

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