The Ministry
The Ministry of the Environment (MoE) was established as of 1 January 1990 by Act no. 173/1989 Coll., dated 19 December 1989, to function as the central state administrative authority and supreme inspection authority in environmental affairs.
The MoE is the central state administrative authority in:
* protection of natural water accumulation,
* protection of water resources and the quality of groundwater and surface water,
* air protection,
* nature and landscape protection,
* conservation of agricultural land,
* operation of the National Geological Survey,
* protection of the rock environment, including mineral resources and groundwater,
* geological works and environmental supervision of mining,
* waste management,
* environmental impact assessment of activities and their consequences, including transboundary,
* gamekeeping, fisheries and forestry in national parks,
* national environmental policy.
To guarantee and inspection activity of the Government of the Czech Republic, the Ministry of the Environment co-ordinates the activities of all Ministries and other central state administrative authorities of the Czech Republic in environmental matters.
Succession of Ministers of the Environment of the Czech Republic:
1 Jan 1990 – 24 Jan 1991 Prof. RNDr. Bedřich Moldan, CSc. (OF, later ODS)
20 Feb 1991 – 2 Jul 1992 Ing. Ivan Dejmal (ODA)
2 Jul 1992 – 4 Jul 1996 Ing. František Benda, CSc. (KDS, later ODS)
4 Jul 1996 – 20 Feb 1998 Ing. Jiří Skalický (ODA)
27 Feb - 22 Jul 1998 RNDr. Martin Bursík (KDU-ČSL)
22 Jul 1998 – 17 Jul 2002 RNDr. Miloš Kužvart (ČSSD)
17 Jul 2002 – 4 Sep 2006 RNDr. Libor Ambrozek (KDU-ČSL)
4 Sep 2006 - 9 Jan 2007 Ing. Petr Jan Kalaš (non-party)
9 Jan 2007 - 8 May 2009 - RNDr. Martin Bursík (Green Party)
8.5. 2009 - 30.11. 2009 doc. RNDr. Ladislav Miko, PhD. (non-party)
30.11. 2009 - 19.3. 2010 - JUDr. Jan Dusík, M.Sc. (non-party)
22.3. 2010 - 15.4. 2010 - Ing. Jakub Šebesta (non-party)
15.4. 2010 - 13.7. 2010 - Ing. Rut Bízková (non-party)
13. 7. 2010 - 16.1.2011 - Pavel Drobil (ODS)
17.1.2011 - Mgr. Tomáš Chalupa
Documents
- Back in Europe - A Look at the Environmental Changes in the Czech Republic 1989 - 2009
In 2004 the Czech Republic became a member of the European Union and implemented full European legislation. In 2009 the Czech Republic holds the European presidency. So how do eminent scientists and politicians such as Ms Jaqueline McGlad, Managing Director of the European Environmental Agency, Mr Ladislav Miko, Director of DG Environment of the European Commission, Mr Bedřich Moldan, the first Czech Minister of the Environment and the current Minister of the Environment Mr Martin Bursík, view the great improvements the Czech Republic has made to its environment?
