Formed 9 December 2010 Jurisdiction Ukraine | Preceding agency Ministry of Ecology Employees 241 (2016) | |
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Headquarters 35, Metropolitan Vasyl Lypkivskyi street, Kyiv Minister responsible Ostap Semerak , Minister | ||
Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Міністерство екології та природних ресурсів України) is the main authority in the system of central government responsible for ecological monitoring and developmet of the country.
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History
This government institution was established back in 1967 as the State Committee of Nature Protection. In 1978 it was merged into the All-Union State Committee under the same name centered in Moscow. Following declaration of independence, the state committee was reorganized into the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Ukraine. In 1995-2000 the ministry also supervised the nuclear safety as Ministry of Environmental Protection and Nuclear Safety of Ukraine. In 2000 it switched to its current name until 2003 and recovered it again in 2010. In 2003-2010 it was the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Ukraine.
Structure
The ministry is headed by minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, first deputy, and other deputies to assist the minister. Ministry electts several state administrations representatives to coordinate operation of selected government companies.