The Minister for the Environment, formally

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and

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of the Ministry for the Environment, was a member and minister of the

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and was appointed by the

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. The minister headed the Ministry for the Environment and was responsible for

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issues and construction. The minister also had the overall responsibility for coordinating the government's work on

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. The office was founded in 1987, and its first holder was Birgitta Dahl. In 2022, the newly-formed

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eliminated the separate office and placed it under the authority of the combined Minister for Energy as well as

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List of Ministers for the Environment

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List of Ministers for the Environment

See also

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