The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture is one of nine departments of the Isle of Man Government. It was created on 1 April 2010, taking over the former Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry along with the environment functions from the former Department of Local Government and the Environment. The current Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture is Geoffrey Boot 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

* Geoffrey Boot MHK, 13 October 2016 – present * Richard 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 ...

MHK, 14 October 2011 – 1 July 2014 * John Shimmin 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