National Environment Commission (Chile) Explained

National Environment Commission
Native Name:Spanish; Castilian: Comisión Nacional del Medio Ambiente
Superseding1:Superintendence of the Environment (SMA)
Superseding2:Ministry for the Environment (MMA)
Superseding3:Environmental Assessment Service (SEA)
Headquarters:Santiago, Chile
Parent Department:Ministry General Secretariat of the Presidency

The National Environment Commission (Conama) was created on 9 March 1994 after the releasing of the Law N°19,300 under the government of Patricio Aylwin. Its first CEO was José Goñi.

On 1 October 2010, President Sebastián Piñera transformed the commission in the Ministry for the Environment.

List of representatives

MinisterPartyTerm startTerm endPresident
Ana Lya Uriarte[1] PS26 March 200711 March 2010Michelle Bachelet
María Ignacia BenítezUDI11 March 20101 October 2010Sebastián Piñera

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ana Lya Uriarte es la nueva ministra de Medio Ambiente. Aqua.cl. 27 March 2007. 30 November 2021.