Mission Statement
The Ministry of the Environment (MoE) was set up on 19 December 1989 under Act of the Czech National Council No 173/1989, effective as of 1 January 1990, as a central state administration authority and the supreme supervisory body in environmental affairs.
The Ministry of the Environment is the central state administration authority for:
* the protection of the natural accumulation of water
* the protection of water resources and the protection of ground and surface water quality
* air protection
* the conservation of nature and the landscape
* the protection of agricultural land resources
* the performance of the state geological survey
* the protection of the geological environment, including the protection of mineral resources and ground water
* geological works and environmental supervision of mining
* waste management
* impact assessments of activities and their environmental consequences, including those extended beyond state borders
* hunting, fishing and forestry in national parks
* state environmental policy
To safeguard the inspecting activities of the Czech Government, the Ministry of the Environment coordinates the procedure of all ministries and other central state administration authorities of the Czech Republic in environmental matters.
Brief overview of Czech Ministers for the Environment:
1. 1. 1990 – 24. 1. 1991 Bedřich Moldan (OF, subsequently ODS)
20. 2. 1991 – 2. 7. 1992 Ivan Dejmal (ODA)
2. 7. 1992 – 4. 7. 1996 František Benda (KDS, subsequently ODS)
4. 7. 1996 – 20. 2. 1998 Jiří Skalický (ODA)
27. 2. - 22. 7. 1998 Martin Bursík (KDU-ČSL)
22. 7. 1998 – 17. 7. 2002 Miloš Kužvart (ČSSD)
17. 7. 2002 – 4. 9. 2006 Libor Ambrozek (KDU-ČSL)
4. 9. 2006 - 9.1. 2007 Petr Jan Kalaš (independent)
9.1. 2007 RNDr. Martin Bursík (SZ)