Ministry of Environment (Peru)
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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. 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[update], the minister is Albina Ruiz.
List of Ministers of the Enviornment 2008-Present[edit]
| No. | Picture | Minister of the Environment | Took office | Left office | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  |
Antonio Brack Egg | 16 May 2008 | 28 July 2011 | Alan García |
| 2. | 
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Ricardo Giesecke | 28 July 2011[1] | 10 December 2011 | Ollanta Humala |
| 3. | 
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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. | 
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Albina Ruiz | 10 December 2022[2] | 13 February 2024[3] | Dina Boluarte |
| 16. | Juan Carlos Castro Vargas | 13 February 2024[4] |
References[edit]
- ^ "El presidente Ollanta Humala tomó juramento a sus 18 ministros". El Comercio. 28 July 2011. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Conoce a Juan Carlos Castro Vargas, el nuevo ministro del Ambiente". Actualidad Ambiental (in Spanish). 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Conoce a Juan Carlos Castro Vargas, el nuevo ministro del Ambiente". Actualidad Ambiental (in Spanish). 13 February 2024.
See also[edit]
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