Minister of the Environment and Climate Change (Finland)

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 Kai Mykkänen of the National Coalition Party.

List of ministers of the environment


No. Portrait Minister[3] Took office Left office Time in office Party Cabinet
1
Matti Ahde
Matti Ahde
(1945–2019)
1 October 198330 April 19873 years, 211 daysSDPSorsa IV
2
Kaj Bärlund
Kaj Bärlund
(born 1945)
30 April 198726 April 19913 years, 361 daysSDPHolkeri
3
Sirpa Pietikäinen
Sirpa Pietikäinen
(born 1959)
26 April 199113 April 19953 years, 352 daysNational CoalitionAho
4
Pekka Haavisto
Pekka Haavisto
(born 1958)
13 April 199515 April 19994 years, 2 daysGreenLipponen I
5
Satu Hassi
Satu Hassi
(born 1951)
15 April 199931 May 20023 years, 46 daysGreenLipponen II
6
Jouni Backman
Jouni Backman
(born 1959)
31 May 200217 April 2003321 daysSDPLipponen II
7
Jan-Erik Enestam
Jan-Erik Enestam
(born 1947)
17 April 200331 December 20063 years, 258 daysRKPJäätteenmäki
Vanhanen I
8
Stefan Wallin
Stefan Wallin
(born 1967)
1 January 200719 April 2007108 daysRKPVanhanen I
9
Paula Lehtomäki
Paula Lehtomäki
(born 1972)
19 April 200728 June 200770 daysCentreVanhanen II
10
Kimmo Tiilikainen
Kimmo Tiilikainen
(born 1966)
28 June 200710 April 2008287 daysCentreVanhanen II
(9)
Paula Lehtomäki
Paula Lehtomäki
(born 1972)
11 April 200822 June 20113 years, 72 daysCentreVanhanen II
Kiviniemi
11
Ville Niinistö
Ville Niinistö
(born 1976)
22 June 201126 September 20143 years, 96 daysGreenKatainen
Stubb
12
Sanni Grahn-Laasonen
Sanni Grahn-Laasonen
(born 1983)
26 September 201429 May 2015245 daysNational CoalitionStubb
(10)
Kimmo Tiilikainen
Kimmo Tiilikainen
(born 1966)
29 May 20156 June 20194 years, 8 daysCentreSipilä
13
Krista Mikkonen
Krista Mikkonen
(born 1972)
6 June 201919 November 20212 years, 166 daysGreenRinne
Marin
14
Emma Kari
Emma Kari
(born 1983)
19 November 20217 June 2022200 daysGreenMarin
15
Maria Ohisalo
Maria Ohisalo
(born 1985)
7 June 202220 June 20232 years, 203 daysGreenMarin
16
Kai Mykkänen
Kai Mykkänen
(born 1979)
20 June 2023Incumbent1 year, 190 daysNational CoalitionOrpo

References

  1. ^ "Ministers". Valtioneuvosto. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  2. ^ "The Ministry of the Environment – working together towards a sustainable future". Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Ministerit ministeriössä". Valtioneuvosto (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 January 2017.