A list of ministers of climate change or officials in charge of cabinet positions with portfolios dealing primarily with climate change and issues related to mitigation of global warming.
Title | Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Prime Minister | Cabinet | Notes | ||
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Minister for Climate Change and Water | Penny Wong | Australian Labor Party | 3 December 2007 | 10 March 2010 | Kevin Rudd | First Rudd Ministry | [1][2][3][4] | ||
Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water | 10 March 2010 | 24 June 2010 | [1][5] | ||||||
24 June 2010 | 15 September 2010 | Julia Gillard | First Gillard Ministry | [5] | |||||
Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency | Greg Combet | Australian Labor Party | 15 September 2010 | 1 July 2013 | Second Gillard Ministry | [6][7][8] | |||
Minister for Climate Change | Mark Butler | Australian Labor Party | 1 July 2013 | 18 September 2013 | Kevin Rudd | Second Rudd Ministry | [9] | ||
Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction | Angus Taylor | Liberal Party of Australia | 24 August 2018 | 23 May 2022 | Scott Morrison | Second Morrison Ministry | [10] | ||
Minister for Climate Change and Energy | Chris Bowen | Australian Labor Party | 1 June 2022 | Incumbent | Anthony Albanese | Albanese ministry | [11] |
Title | Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Chancellor | Government | Notes | ||
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Minister of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology | Leonore Gewessler | The Greens – The Green Alternative | 7 January 2020 | 11 October 2021 | Sebastian Kurz | Second Kurz government | [12] | ||
11 October 2021 | 6 December 2021 | Alexander Schallenberg | Schallenberg government | ||||||
6 December 2021 | Incumbent | Karl Nehammer | Nehammer government |
Title | Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Prime Minister | Government | Notes | ||
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Minister for Climate and Energy | Paul Magnette | Parti Socialiste | 21 December 2007 | 20 March 2008 | Guy Verhofstadt | Verhofstadt III Government | [13][14][15][16] | ||
20 March 2008 | 30 December 2008 | Yves Leterme | Leterme I Government | [17][18] | |||||
30 December 2008 | 24 November 2009 | Herman Van Rompuy | Van Rompuy Government | [19][20] | |||||
24 November 2009 | 6 December 2011 | Yves Leterme | Leterme II Government | [21][22] | |||||
Minister of Climate, Environment, Sustainable Development and Green Deal | Zakia Khattabi | Ecolo | 1 October 2020 | Incumbent | Alexander De Croo | De Croo Government | [23] |
Title | Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Prime Minister | Cabinet | Notes | ||
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Minister of Environment and Climate Change | Catherine McKenna | Liberal Party of Canada | 4 November 2015 | 20 November 2019 | Justin Trudeau | 29th Canadian Ministry | [24] | ||
Jonathan Wilkinson | Liberal Party of Canada | 20 November 2019 | 26 October 2021 | [25] | |||||
Steven Guilbeault | Liberal Party of Canada | 26 October 2021 | Incumbent | [26] |
Title | Commissioner | Party | Term start | Term end | President | Commission | Notes | ||
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European Commissioner for Climate Action | Connie Hedegaard | European People's Party | 9 February 2010 | 31 October 2014 | José Manuel Barroso | Barroso Commission | [35] | ||
Miguel Arias Cañete | European People's Party | 1 November 2014 | 30 November 2019 | Jean-Claude Juncker | Juncker Commission | [36] | |||
Frans Timmermans | Party of European Socialists | 1 December 2019 | Incumbent | Ursula von der Leyen | Von der Leyen Commission | [37] |
Title | Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Prime Minister | Cabinet | Notes | ||
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Minister of the Environment and Climate Change | Krista Mikkonen | Green League | 6 June 2019 | 10 December 2019 | Antti Rinne | Rinne Cabinet | [38] | ||
10 December 2019 | 19 November 2021 | Sanna Marin | Marin Cabinet | [39] | |||||
Emma Kari | Green League | 19 November 2021 | 7 June 2022 | ||||||
Maria Ohisalo | Green League | 7 June 2022 | Incumbent |
Title | Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Prime Minister | Government | Notes | ||
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Minister for the Ecological and Solidary Transition | Nicolas Hulot | Misc. ecologist | 17 May 2017 | 19 June 2017 | Édouard Philippe | First Philippe government | [40] | ||
19 June 2017 | 4 September 2018 | Second Philippe government | [41] | ||||||
François de Rugy | La République En Marche! | 4 September 2018 | 16 July 2019 | [42] | |||||
Élisabeth Borne | La République En Marche! | 16 July 2019 | 3 July 2020 | [43] | |||||
Minister of the Ecological Transition | Barbara Pompili | La République En Marche! | 3 July 2020 | 20 May 2022 | Jean Castex | Castex government | [44] | ||
Amélie de Montchalin | Renaissance | 22 May 2022 | 4 July 2022 | Élisabeth Borne | Borne government | ||||
Minister for Ecological Transition and Cohesion of the Territories | Christophe Béchu | Horizons | 4 July 2022 | Incumbent |
Title | Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Chancellor | Cabinet | Notes | ||
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Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action | Robert Habeck | Alliance 90/The Greens | 8 December 2021 | Incumbent | Olaf Scholz | Scholz cabinet | [45] |
Title | Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Prime Minister | Cabinet | Notes | ||
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Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change | Tina Birbili | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | 7 October 2009 | 17 June 2011 | George Papandreou | Cabinet of George Papandreou | [46] | ||
Giorgos Papakonstantinou | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | 17 June 2011 | 11 November 2011 | ||||||
11 November 2011 | 17 May 2012 | Lucas Papademos | Cabinet of Lucas Papademos | ||||||
Grigoris Tsaltas | Independent | 17 May 2012 | 21 June 2012 | Panagiotis Pikrammenos | Cabinet of Panagiotis Pikrammenos | ||||
Evangelos Livieratos | Independent | 21 June 2012 | 25 June 2013 | Antonis Samaras | Cabinet of Antonis Samaras | ||||
Giannis Maniatis | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | 25 June 2013 | 27 January 2015 | [47] | |||||
Ministry of the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection | Christos Stylianides | Independent[a] | 10 September 2021 | Incumbent | Kyriakos Mitsotakis | Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis | [48] |
Title | Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Taoiseach | Government | Notes | ||
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Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment | Denis Naughten | Independent | 23 July 2016 | 14 June 2017 | Enda Kenny | 30th Government | [49] | ||
14 June 2017 | 11 October 2018 | Leo Varadkar | 31st Government | [50] | |||||
Richard Bruton | Fine Gael | 11 October 2018 | 27 June 2020 | ||||||
Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications | Eamon Ryan | Green Party | 27 June 2020 | Incumbent | Micheál Martin | 32nd Government | [51] |
Title | Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Prime Minister | Ministry | Notes | ||
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Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change | Prakash Javadekar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 26 May 2014 | 5 July 2016 | Narendra Modi | First Modi ministry | |||
Anil Madhav Dave | Bharatiya Janata Party | 5 July 2016 | 18 May 2017 | ||||||
Harsh Vardhan | Bharatiya Janata Party | 18 May 2017 | 30 May 2019 | [52] | |||||
Prakash Javadekar | Bharatiya Janata Party | 30 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | Second Modi ministry | [53] | ||||
Bhupender Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | 7 July 2021 | Incumbent |
Title | Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Prime Minister of Italy | Government | Notes | ||
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Minister for Ecological Transition | Roberto Cingolani | Independent | 13 February 2021 | 22 October 2022 | Mario Draghi | Draghi Cabinet | [54] |
Title | Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Prime Minister | Ministry | Notes | ||
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Minister of the Environment, Climate, and Sustainable Development | Carole Dieschbourg | The Greens | 5 December 2018 | Incumbent | Xavier Bettel | Bettel–Schneider Ministry II | [55] |
Title | Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Prime Minister | Cabinet | Notes | ||
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Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change | Yeo Bee Yin | Democratic Action Party | 2 July 2018 | 24 February 2020 | Mahathir Mohamad | Seventh Mahathir cabinet | [56] | ||
Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change | Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad | People's Justice Party | 3 December 2022 | Incumbent | Anwar Ibrahim | Anwar cabinet | [57] |
Title | Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Prime Minister | Cabinet | Notes | ||
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Minister for Environment, Sustainable Development, and Climate Change | Jose Herrera | Labour Party | 9 June 2017 | 13 January 2020 | Joseph Muscat | Muscat Cabinet | |||
Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Planning | Aaron Farrugia | Labour Party | 15 January 2020 | 20 February 2022 | Robert Abela | Abela Cabinet | [58] |
Title | Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Prime Minister | Cabinet | Notes | ||
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Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy | Eric Wiebes | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 26 October 2017 | 15 January 2021 | Mark Rutte | Third Rutte cabinet | [59] | ||
Cora van Nieuwenhuizen | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 15 January 2021 | 20 January 2021 | [60] | |||||
Bas van 't Wout | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 20 January 2021 | 10 January 2022 | [61] | |||||
Minister for Climate and Energy Policy | Rob Jetten | Democrats 66 | 10 January 2022 | Incumbent | Fourth Rutte cabinet | [62] |
Title | Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Premier | Notes | ||
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Minister in Charge of Climate Change | Terry Coe | Independent | c. 12 November 1998 | Frank Lui | [69] | |||
Minister of Meteorological Services and Climate Change | Igilisi Pihigia | Independent | 1 May 2005 | 20 June 2008 | Young Vivian | [70] | ||
Toke Talagi | Independent | 20 June 2008 | 17 May 2011 | Toke Talagi | [71] |
Title | Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Prime Minister | Council | Notes | ||
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Minister of Climate and the Environment | Tine Sundtoft | Conservative Party | 16 October 2013 | 16 December 2015 | Erna Solberg | Solberg's Cabinet | [72] | ||
Vidar Helgesen | Conservative Party | 16 December 2015 | 17 January 2018 | [73] | |||||
Ola Elvestuen | Liberal Party | 17 January 2018 | 24 January 2020 | [74] | |||||
Sveinung Rotevatn | Liberal Party | 24 January 2020 | 14 October 2021 | [75] | |||||
Espen Barth Eide | Labour Party | 14 October 2021 | Incumbent | Jonas Gahr Støre | Støre's Cabinet | [76] |
Title | Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Prime Minister | Cabinet | Notes | ||
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Advisor to the Prime Minister for Climate Change | Malik Amin Aslam | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | 20 August 2018 | 10 April 2022 | Imran Khan | Imran Khan ministry | [77] | ||
Minister of State for Climate Change | Zartaj Gul | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | 5 October 2018 | 10 April 2022 | [78] | ||||
Minister of Climate Change | Sherry Rehman | Pakistan Peoples Party | 19 April 2022 | 10 August 2023 | Shehbaz Sharif | Shehbaz Sharif ministry |
Title | Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Prime Minister | Government | Notes | ||
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Minister of Environment and Climate Action | João Pedro Matos Fernandes | Independent | 26 October 2019 | 30 March 2022 | Antonio Costa | XXII Constitutional Government of Portugal | [79] | ||
Duarte Cordeiro | Socialist Party | 30 March 2022 | 2 April 2024 | XXIII Constitutional Government of Portugal |
Title | Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Prime Minister | Cabinet | Notes | ||
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Minister of Environment and Climate Change | Rovana Plumb | Social Democratic Party | 21 December 2012 | 5 March 2014 | Victor Ponta | Second Ponta Cabinet | |||
Atilla Korodi | Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania | 5 March 2014 | 13 December 2014 | Third Ponta Cabinet | [80] | ||||
Grațiela Gavrilescu | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats | 13 December 2014 | 17 November 2015 | Fourth Ponta Cabinet | [81] | ||||
Cristiana Pașca-Palmer | Independent | 17 November 2015 | 4 January 2017 | Dacian Cioloș | Cioloș Cabinet | [82] | |||
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Environment and Climate Change | Daniel Constantin | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats | 4 January 2017 | 3 April 2017 | Sorin Grindeanu | Grindeanu Cabinet | [83] | ||
Grațiela-Leocadia Gavrilescu | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats | 3 April 2017 | 14 June 2017 | ||||||
29 June 2017 | 29 January 2018 | Mihai Tudose | Tudose Cabinet | [84] |
Title | Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | First Minister | Government | Notes | ||
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Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change | Stewart Stevenson | Scottish National Party | 17 May 2007 | 11 December 2010 | Alex Salmond | First Salmond government | [85] | ||
Minister for Environment and Climate Change | Roseanna Cunningham | Scottish National Party | 11 December 2010 | 24 May 2011 | |||||
Stewart Stevenson | Scottish National Party | 25 May 2011 | 6 September 2012 | Second Salmond government | [86] | ||||
Paul Wheelhouse | Scottish National Party | 6 September 2012 | 21 November 2014 | ||||||
Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform | Aileen McLeod | Scottish National Party | 21 November 2014 | 18 May 2016 | Nicola Sturgeon | First Sturgeon government | [87] | ||
Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform | Roseanna Cunningham | Scottish National Party | 18 May 2016 | 20 May 2021 | Second Sturgeon government | [88] |
Title | Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Prime Minister | Government | Notes | ||
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Minister for Ecological Transition | Teresa Ribera | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party | 7 June 2018 | 13 January 2020 | Pedro Sánchez | Sánchez I Government | [89] | ||
Minister for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge | 13 January 2020 | Incumbent | Sánchez II Government | [90] |
Title | Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Prime Minister | Cabinet | Notes | ||
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Minister for the Climate | Åsa Romson | Green Party | 3 October 2014 | 25 May 2016 | Stefan Löfven | Löfven I Cabinet | [91] | ||
Isabella Lövin | Green Party | 25 May 2016 | 21 January 2019 | [91] | |||||
21 January 2019 | 5 February 2021 | Löfven II Cabinet | [92] | ||||||
Per Bolund | Green Party | 5 February 2021 | 9 July 2021 | [93] | |||||
9 July 2021 | 30 November 2021 | Löfven III Cabinet | |||||||
Annika Strandhäll | Social Democrats | 30 November 2021 | 17 October 2022 | Magdalena Andersson | Andersson Cabinet |
Title | Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Prime Minister | Ministry | Notes | ||
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Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change | Ed Miliband | Labour Party | 3 October 2008 | 11 May 2010 | Gordon Brown | Brown ministry | [94] | ||
Chris Huhne | Liberal Democrats | 11 May 2010 | 3 February 2012 | David Cameron | Cameron–Clegg coalition | [95] | |||
Ed Davey | Liberal Democrats | 3 February 2012 | 8 May 2015 | [96] | |||||
Amber Rudd | Conservative Party | 11 May 2015 | 14 July 2016 | Second Cameron ministry | [97] | ||||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Climate Change | Ian Duncan, Baron Duncan of Springbank | Conservative Party | 26 July 2019 | 13 December 2019 | Boris Johnson | First Johnson ministry | [98] | ||
13 December 2019 | 13 February 2020 | Second Johnson ministry | [99] | ||||||
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Climate Change and Corporate Responsibility | Martin Callanan, Baron Callanan | Conservative Party | 13 December 2019 | Incumbent | [100] |
Title | Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | First Minister | Government | Notes | ||
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Minister for Climate Change | Julie James | Welsh Labour Party | 13 May 2021 | Incumbent | Mark Drakeford | Second Drakeford government | [101] |