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.
Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | President | ||
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Ana Lya Uriarte[1] | PS | 26 March 2007 | 11 March 2010 | Michelle Bachelet | ||
María Ignacia Benítez | UDI | 11 March 2010 | 1 October 2010 | Sebastián Piñera |