Minister of the Environment

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Minister of the Environment
Ministry
Federal
Incumbent: Jim Prentice
Style:	The Honourable
Appointed by:	Michaëlle Jean as Governor General of Canada
First :	Jack Davis
Formation:	June 11, 1971

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The Minister of the Environment (French: Ministre de l'Environnement) is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's environment department, Environment Canada. The Minister is also responsible for overseeing Parks Canada and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency.

Noted environment ministers of the past have included Jack Davis, Roméo LeBlanc, Jean Charest, Stéphane Dion, Sheila Copps and David Anderson.

The current Minister of the Environment is Jim Prentice, replacing John Baird on October 30, 2008.

Recent Ministers of the Environment

Photo	Politician	Prime Minister	Order
	John Baird	Stephen Harper	23rd Minister
	Rona Ambrose	Stephen Harper	22nd Minister
	Stéphane Dion	Paul Martin	21st Minister

See also

• List of Canadian ministers of the environment

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