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
References
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^"Conoce a Juan Carlos Castro Vargas, el nuevo ministro del Ambiente". Actualidad Ambiental (in Spanish). 13 February 2024.
