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:

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

No.PictureMinister of the EnvironmentTook officeLeft officePresident
1.
Antonio-Brack-1.jpg
Antonio Brack Egg 16 May 200828 July 2011 Alan García
2. Ricardo Giesecke.jpg Ricardo Giesecke 28 July 2011 [1] 10 December 2011 Ollanta Humala
3. Manuel Pulgar-Vidal.jpg Manuel Pulgar-Vidal10 December 201128 July 2016 Ollanta Humala
4.Elsa Galarza28 July 20162 April 2018 Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
5.Fabioloa Muñoz2 April 201811 March 2019 Martin Vizcarra Cornejo
6.Lucía Ruiz11 March 201930 September 2019 Martin Vizcarra Cornejo
7.Fabioloa Muñoz3 October 201915 July 2020 Martin Vizcarra Cornejo
8.Kirla Echegaray15 July 202012 November 2020 Martin Vizcarra Cornejo
9.Lizzet Rojas12 November 202018 November 2020 Manuel Merino
10. Gabriel Quijandría 18 November 202028 July 2021 Francisco Sagasti
11. Rubén Ramírez Mateo 29 July 20211 February 2022 Pedro Castillo
12. Wilber Supo 1 February 20228 February 2022 Pedro Castillo
13. Modesto Montoya 8 February 202224 August 2022 Pedro Castillo
14.Wilbert Rozas24 August 20227 December 2022 Pedro Castillo
15. Albina Ruiz 2022.png Albina Ruiz 10 December 2022 [2] 13 February 2024 [3] Dina Boluarte
16.Juan Carlos Castro Vargas13 February 2024 [4]

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