Minister of the Environment and Climate Change (Finland)
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The Minister of the Environment and Climate Change (Finnish: ympäristö- ja ilmastoministeri, Swedish: miljö- och klimatminister, formerly Minister of the Environment) is one of the ministerial portfolios which comprise the Finnish Government.[1] The minister heads the Ministry of the Environment and is responsible for the preparation of legal matters concerning communities, the built environment, housing, biodiversity, the sustainable use of natural resources, and environmental protection in Finland.[2] The incumbent Minister of the Environment and Climate Change is Krista Mikkonen of the Green League.
List of Ministers of the Environment[3][]
| No. | Portrait | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Cabinet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matti Ahde (born 1945) | 1 October 1983 | 30 April 1987 | 3 years, 211 days | Social Democratic | Sorsa IV | |
| 2 | Kaj Bärlund (born 1945) | 30 April 1987 | 26 April 1991 | 3 years, 361 days | Social Democratic | Holkeri | |
| 3 | Sirpa Pietikäinen (born 1959) | 26 April 1991 | 13 April 1995 | 3 years, 352 days | National Coalition | Aho | |
| 4 | Pekka Haavisto (born 1958) | 13 April 1995 | 15 April 1999 | 4 years, 2 days | Green League | Lipponen I | |
| 5 | Satu Hassi (born 1951) | 15 April 1999 | 31 May 2002 | 3 years, 46 days | Green League | Lipponen II | |
| 6 | Jouni Backman (born 1959) | 31 May 2002 | 17 April 2003 | 321 days | Social Democratic | Lipponen II | |
| 7 | Jan-Erik Enestam (born 1947) | 17 April 2003 | 31 December 2006 | 3 years, 258 days | Swedish People's | Jäätteenmäki Vanhanen I | |
| 8 | Stefan Wallin (born 1967) | 1 January 2007 | 19 April 2007 | 108 days | Swedish People's | Vanhanen I | |
| 9 | Paula Lehtomäki (born 1972) | 19 April 2007 | 28 June 2007 | 70 days | Centre | Vanhanen II | |
| 10 | Kimmo Tiilikainen (born 1966) | 28 June 2007 | 10 April 2008 | 287 days | Centre | Vanhanen II | |
| (9) | Paula Lehtomäki (born 1972) | 11 April 2008 | 22 June 2011 | 3 years, 72 days | Centre | Vanhanen II Kiviniemi | |
| 11 | Ville Niinistö (born 1976) | 22 June 2011 | 26 September 2014 | 3 years, 96 days | Green League | Katainen Stubb | |
| 12 | Sanni Grahn-Laasonen (born 1983) | 26 September 2014 | 29 May 2015 | 245 days | National Coalition | Stubb | |
| (10) | Kimmo Tiilikainen (born 1966) | 29 May 2015 | 6 June 2019 | 4 years, 8 days | Centre | Sipilä | |
| 13 | Krista Mikkonen (born 1972) | 6 June 2019 | 19 November 2021 | 2 years, 166 days | Green League | Rinne Marin | |
| 14 | Emma Kari (born 1983) | 19 November 2021 | Incumbent | 74 days | Green League | Marin |
References[]
- ^ "Ministers". Valtioneuvosto. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- ^ "The Ministry of the Environment – working together towards a sustainable future". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ "Ministerit ministeriössä". Valtioneuvosto (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 January 2017.
Categories:
- Minister of the Environment of Finland
- Lists of government ministers of Finland