List of ministers for the environment of Luxembourg

The minister for the environment (Luxembourgish: Ëmweltministere vu Lëtzebuerg) was a position in the Luxembourgian cabinet. Among other competences, the minister for the environment is responsible for carrying out government policy on the environment; for ensuring sustainable development; for promoting development of new energy sources; and for protecting forests, parks, and areas of importance to the environment.[1]

The office was first created on 17 June 1974, under the auspices of the Minister for Public Health and the Environment (Ministre de la Santé publique et de l’Environnement).[2] On 16 September 1977, the environment brief was separated from that of public health, and combined with that of tourism, creating the post of Minister for the Environment and Tourism (Ministre de l’Environnement et du Tourisme).[3] It was first created as a separate post on 20 July 1979.[4] It was subsumed within the greater office of Minister for Planning and the Environment (Ministre de l'Aménagement du Territoire et de l’Environnement), between 14 July 1989 and 13 July 1994,[5] before being recreated as a separate position.[6] On 23 July 2009, it was merged with the positions of Minister for Public Works and Minister for Transport to create the new title of Minister for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure.

List of ministers for the environment

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Minister Party Start date End date Prime Minister
Émile Krieps DP 17 June 1974 16 September 1977 Gaston Thorn
Josy Barthel DP 16 September 1977 20 July 1979
20 July 1979 20 July 1984 Pierre Werner
  Robert Krieps LSAP 20 July 1984 14 July 1989 Jacques Santer
  Alex Bodry LSAP 14 July 1989 13 July 1994
Johny Lahure LSAP 13 July 1994 26 January 1995
26 January 1995 30 January 1998 Jean-Claude Juncker
  Alex Bodry LSAP 30 January 1998 7 August 1999
  Charles Goerens DP 7 August 1999 31 July 2004
  Lucien Lux LSAP 31 July 2004 23 July 2009
Lucien LuxCharles GoerensAlex BodryJohny LahureAlex BodryRobert KriepsJosy BarthelÉmile Krieps

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Ministère de l'Environnement" (in French). Service Information et Presse. 9 August 2004. Archived from the original on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 2006-08-27.
  2. ^ "Mémorial A, 1974, No. 49" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-27.
  3. ^ "Mémorial A, 1977, No. 55" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-27.
  4. ^ "Mémorial A, 1979, No. 60" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-27.
  5. ^ "Mémorial A, 1989, No. 49" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-27.
  6. ^ "Mémorial A, 1994, No. 64" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-27.

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