| Ministry of Environment and Forests | |
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Coat of arms of the Romanian Ministry of Environment and Forests |
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| First: | Marcian Bleahu |
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| Formation: | October 1991 |
| Incumbent since 23 December 2009 |
László Borbély (UDMR) |
| Website | www.mmdd.ro |
The Ministry of the Environment and Forests (Romanian: Ministerul Mediului şi Pădurilor) is one of the fifteen ministries of the Government of Romania. The institution was known as the Ministry of Environment and Waters Management (Romanian: Ministerul Mediului şi Gospodăririi Apelor) before April 2007.
| Title | Officeholder | Party | Cabinet | Term |
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| Minister of the Environment | Marcian Bleahu | Ecologist Party | Stolojan I | October 1991 - November 1992 |
| Minister of Water, Forests and Environmental Protection | Aurel Constantin Ilie | National Salvation Front | Văcăroiu I | November 1992 - December 1996 |
| Minister of Water, Forests and the Environment | Ioan Oltean | Democratic Party | Ciorbea I | December 1996 - December 1997 |
| Sorin Frunzăverde | Democratic Party | December 1997 - February 1998 | ||
| Romică Tomescu | Democratic Party | February 1998 - April 1998 | ||
| Minister of Water, Forests and Environmental Protection | Democratic Party | Vasile I | April 1998 - 16 December 1999 | |
| Democratic Party | Isărescu I | 16 December 1999 - 28 December 2000 | ||
| Minister of Water and Environmental Protection | Aurel Constantin Ilie | Social Democratic Party | Năstase I | 28 December 2000 - January 2002 |
| Petru Lificiu | Social Democratic Party | January 2003 - June 2003 | ||
| Minister of Agriculture, Forests, Waters and the Environment | Ilie Sârbu | Social Democratic Party | June 2003 - March 2004 | |
| Ministry abolished | March 2004 - December 2004 | |||
| Minister of the Environment and Waters Management | Sulfina Barbu | Democratic Party | Tăriceanu I | December 2004 - April 2007 |
| Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development | Atilla Korodi | Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania | Tăriceanu II | April 2007 - December 2008 |
| Nicolae Nemirschi | Social Democratic Party | Boc I - II | December 2008 - 1 October 2009 | |
| Elena Udrea ad interim | Democratic Liberal Party | 1 October 2009–23 December 2009 | ||
| Minister of Environment and Forests | László Borbély | Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania | Boc IV - VI | 23 December 2009 - present |