# Ministry of Environment (Romania)

The Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests (Romanian: Ministerul Mediului, Apelor și Pădurilor) is one of the ministries of the Government of Romania. It was created in 1991. The institution was known as the Ministry of Environment and Waters Management (Romanian: Ministerul Mediului și Gospodăririi Apelor) before April 2007; and then the Ministry of Environment and Forests.

## Ministers

| Title | Officeholder | Party | Cabinet | Term start | Term end |
| Minister of the Environment | Marcian Bleahu | PE | Stolojan I | October 1991 | November 1992 |
| Minister of Water, Forests and Environmental Protection | Aurel Constantin Ilie | FSN | Văcăroiu I | November 1992 | December 1996 |
| Minister of Water, Forests and the Environment | Ioan Oltean | PD | Ciorbea I | December 1996 | December 1997 |
| Minister of Water, Forests and the Environment | Sorin Frunzăverde | PD | Ciorbea I | December 1997 | February 1998 |
| Minister of Water, Forests and the Environment | Romică Tomescu | PD | Ciorbea I | February 1998 | April 1998 |
| Minister of Water, Forests and Environmental Protection | Romică Tomescu | PD | Vasile I | April 1998 | 16 December 1999 |
| Minister of Water, Forests and Environmental Protection | Romică Tomescu | PD | Isărescu I | 16 December 1999 | 28 December 2000 |
| Minister of Water and Environmental Protection | Aurel Constantin Ilie | PSD | Năstase I | 28 December 2000 | January 2002 |
| Minister of Water and Environmental Protection | Petru Lificiu | PSD | Năstase I | January 2003 | June 2003 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Forests, Waters and the Environment | Ilie Sârbu | PSD | Năstase I | June 2003 | March 2004 |
| Ministry abolished | Ministry abolished | Ministry abolished | Năstase I | March 2004 | December 2004 |
| Minister of the Environment and Waters Management | Sulfina Barbu | PD | Tăriceanu I | December 2004 | April 2007 |
| Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development | Attila Korodi | UDMR | Tăriceanu II | April 2007 | December 2008 |
| Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development | Nicolae Nemirschi | PSD | Boc I (nick. I and II) | December 2008 | 1 October 2009 |
| Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development | Elena Udrea ad interim | PD-L | Boc I (nick. I and II) | 1 October 2009 | 23 December 2009 |
| Minister of Environment and Forests | László Borbély | UDMR | Boc II (nick. IV - VI) | 23 December 2009 | 9 February 2012 |
| Minister of Environment and Forests | László Borbély | UDMR | Ungureanu I | 9 February 2012 | 5 April 2012 |
| Minister of Environment and Forests | Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu acting | Ind. | Ungureanu I | 5 April 2012 | 10 April 2012 |
| Minister of Environment and Forests | Attila Korodi | UDMR | Ungureanu I | 10 April 2012 | 7 May 2012 |
| Minister of Environment and Climate Change | Rovana Plumb | PSD | Ponta I-II | 7 May 2012 | 5 March 2014 |
| Minister of Environment and Climate Change | Attila Korodi | UDMR | Ponta III | 5 March 2014 | 16 December 2014 |
| Minister of Environment and Climate Change | Gratiela Gavrilescu | PRL | Ponta IV | 16 December 2014 | 17 November 2015 |
| Minister of Environment and Forests | Christiana Pasca Palmer | Independent | Cioloș | 17 November 2015 | 4 January 2017 |
| Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Environment and Climate Change | Daniel Costantin | ALDE(România) | Grindeanu | 4 January 2017 | 3 April 2017 |
| Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Environment and Climate Change | Daniel Costantin | ALDE(România) | Grindeanu | 4 January 2017 | 3 April 2017 |
| Minister of the Environment, Waters and Forests | Grațiela-Leocadia Gavrilescu | ALDE | Mihai TudoseMihai FiforViorica Dăncilă | 27 March 2017 | 27 August 2019 |
| Minister of the Environment, Waters and Forests | Costel Alexe | PNL | Ludovic Orban | 4 November 2019 | 5 November 2020 |
| Minister of the Environment, Waters and Forests | Mircea Fechet | PNL | Florin Cîțu | 5 November 2020 | 23 December 2020 |
| Minister of the Environment, Waters and Forests | Tánczos Barna | UDMR | Florin Cîțu / Nicolae Ciucă | 23 December 2020 | Present |