The Georgeland Minister for the Environment, Water and Climate Change is the member of the Georgeland Cabinet with responsibility for environmental policy and oversight of various environmental agencies. The Minister for the Environment is the head of the Department of the Environment, Water and Climate Change; like most government departments, its title and that of the relevant minister/s have altered over the years.
The first dedicated Minister fot the Environment was appointed in 1970. Prime Minister Victor Howard , upon his election as the first Labour prime minister in 12 years, created several new departments as part of an reform agenda, one of which was Environment. It has been historically combined with other portfolios including broadcasting, conservation, resources, water and climate change.
The present Minister for the Environment, Water and Climate Change is the Hon Jo Harland MP of the Georgeland Alliance , appointed to the position on 1 July 2019. She is assisted by the Hon. Kelly Knight MP, as Minister for Water Resources and Drought Relief.
List of Ministers for the Environment[]
| No. | Minister | Title | Party | Term began | Term ended | Prime Minister |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Adams | Minister for the Environment | Labour | 9 Sep 1970 | 19 Jun 1973 | Victor Howard |
| 2 | John Curry | Minister for the Environment & Broadcasting
Minister for the Environment & Conservation |
Labour | 19 Jun 1973
11 May 1975 |
11 May 1975
1 Dec 1977 |
Bradley Van Goen |
| 3 | Charlie Hamilton | Minister for the Environment & Conservation | Labour | 1 Dec 1977 | 4 Nov 1979 | Bradley Van Goen
Noel Quarton |
| 4 | Stuart Campbell | Minister for the Environment | Conservative | 4 Nov 1979 | 19 Dec 1983 | Robert Fisch |
| 5 | Richard Massey | Minister for the Environment | Labour | 19 Dec 1983 | 16 Apr 1987 | Noel Quarton |
| 6 | Peter Robinson | Minister for the Environment | Labour | 16 Apr 1987 | 25 May 1989 | Noel Quarton |
| 7 | Tom Kennedy | Minister for the Environment
Minister for the Environment, Heritage & Conservation |
Labour | 25 May 1989
10 May 1991 |
10 May 1991
10 Nov 1993 |
Noel Quarton |
| 8 | Helen Jansen-Crupp | Minister for the Environment, Heritage & Conservation | Democratic | 10 Nov 1993 | 17 Feb 1995 | Noel Quarton |
| 9 | Stephen Hamer | Minister for the Environment (outside Cabinet) | Conservative | 17 Feb 1995 | 11 Oct 1995 | Eric Edge |
| 10 | Peter Lessing | Minister for the Environment, Conservation & Resources | Democratic | 11 Oct 1995 | 7 Aug 1997 | Charlton Robards |
| 11 | Joe Willis | Minister for the Environment, Conservation & Resources | Democratic | 7 Aug 1997 | 24 Jun 1998 | Charlton Robards |
| 12 | Peter Brothers | Minister for the Environment, Conservation & Resources | Democratic | 24 Jun 1998 | 14 May 1999 | Charlton Robards |
| - | Stephen Hamer | Minister for the Environment, Conservation & Resources | Conservative | 14 May 1999 | 9 Jun 1999 | Michael Fisch |
| 13 | Janet Hunt | Minister for the Environment, Conservation & Resources | Liberal
Liberal Democrat |
9 Jun 1999 | 30 Jul 2005 | Charlton Robards
Michael Elderton Charlton Robards |
| 14 | Wendy Chamberlain | Minister for the Environment, Conservation & Resources | Liberal Democratic | 30 Jul 2005 | 6 Jul 2007 | Zoe Parker |
| 15 | Madeline Woods | Minister for the Environment and Resources | Conservative | 6 Jul 2007 | 13 Aug 2010 | Luke Macaulay |
| 16 | Erica Lucas | Minister for the Environment, Conservation & Resources | Liberal Democratic | 13 Aug 2010 | 17 May 2014 | Lawrence Porter |
| 17 | Mark Duffy | Minister for the Environment and Sustainability
Minister for the Environment and Heritage |
Liberal Democratic | 17 May 2014
18 Aug 2016 |
18 Aug 2016
24 Jan 2019 |
Lawrence Porter
Deborah Robards |
| 18 | Vince Newkirk | Minister for the Environment and Heritage | Liberal Democratic | 24 Jan 2019 | 1 July 2019 | Clare Price |
| 19 | Florence Roberts | Minister for the Environment, Water & Climate Change | Georgeland Alliance | 1 July 2019 | 17 July 2020 | Tom Elderton |
| 20 | Jo Harlend | Minister for the Environment, Water & Climate Change | Georgeland Alliance | 28 July 2020 | Incumbent | Tom Elderton |