The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture is one of nine departments of the

Isle of Man Government The Isle of Man Government ( gv, Reiltys Ellan Vannin) is the government of the Isle of Man. The formal head of the Isle of Man Government is the Lieutenant Governor, the personal representative of Charles III. The executive head is the Chief M ...

. It was created on 1 April 2010, taking over the former

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry may refer to: * Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Australia) ** Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Queensland) The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries is a de ...

along with the environment functions from the former

Department of Local Government and the Environment {{Politics of the Isle of Man In the Isle of Man, the Department of Local Government and the Environment ( gv, Rheynn Reiltys Ynnydagh as y Çhymmyltaght) or DLGE/DoLGE was responsible for the environment, social housing policy, local authorities, ...

. The current Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture is

Geoffrey Boot Geoffrey Boot (born 1953) is an English-born politician who until 2021 served as a Member of the House of Keys for Glenfaba and Peel. Before moving to the Isle of Man, Boot also served as a Conservative Councillor and Mayor for Sandgate in Kent ...

MHK.

Functions

*Agriculture *Animal Health *Forestry *Fisheries *Biodiversity *Protection of the Countryside *Environmental Protection and Improvements *Climate Change *Coastline Protection Policy and Monitoring *Waste Regulation *Food Safety *Environmental Public Health Government Analyst

Ministers for Environment, Food and Agriculture

MHK, 13 October 2016 – present *

Richard Ronan Richard Alexander Ronan (born 16 May 1963) is a former Manx politician, who was a Member of the House of Keys for Castletown from 2011 to 2016. He was minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture from 2014 until 2016. Political career Ronan ...

MHK, 2 July 2014 – 12 October 2016 *

Phil Gawne Philip Anderson Gawne (born 19 February 1965), better known as Phil Gawne, is a former Member of the House of Keys for Rushen, a constituency in the Isle of Man. He also served in a number of ministerial posts on the island and is therefore a f ...

MHK, 14 October 2011 – 1 July 2014 *

John Shimmin John Shimmin (born 1 July 1960) is a former Member of the House of Keys for Douglas West. Early life Shimmin was born in Douglas in 1960 and educated at St Ninian's High School and the Worcester College of Higher Education. He was then a teac ...

MHK, 1 April 2010 – 13 October 2011

References

External links

Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture
Government of the Isle of Man Forestry agencies in the United Kingdom Environmental agencies in the United Kingdom {{forestry-agency-stub