Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation

The Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (DETSI) is a department of the Queensland Government which is responsible for protecting the state's natural environment, developing the government's tourism, science and innovation strategy. The minister responsible for the department is Andrew Powell. The department provides administrative support for the Queensland Heritage Council and the Queensland Heritage Register.

History The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection was established in April 2012, as part of a series of changes to the machinery of government after the LNP's win at the 2012 election. The department took on most of the functions of the Department of Environment and Resource Management which was dissolved. In December 2017, it was renamed to the Department of Environment and Science. In December 2023, it was renamed to the Department of Environment, Science and Innovation. In November 2024, it was renamed to the Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.

Ministers

Ministers for this department (and similar predecessors) include: StartEndMinisterTitle23 December 19804 August 1983Bill HewittMinister for Environment, Valuation and Administrative Services5 August 198318 August 1983Col MillerMinister for Environment, Valuation and Administrative Services19 August 19836 February 1986Martin TenniMinister for Environment, Valuation and Administrative Services6 February 19861 December 1986Brian AustinMinister for Environment and Heritage25 November 1987 1 December 1987Kev LingardMinister for Health and Environment9 December 198719 January 1989Geoff MuntzMinister for Environment, Conservation and Tourism19 January 1989 25 September 1989Geoff MuntzMinister for Environment, Conservation and Forestry25 September 1989 7 December 1989Paul ClausonMinister for Heritage and the Arts25 September 19897 December 1989Rob BorbidgeMinister for Tourism, Environment, Conservation and Forestry7 December 198924 September 1992Pat CombenMinister for Environment and Heritage24 September 199231 July 1995Molly RobsonMinister for Environment and Heritage31 July 199519 February 1996Tom BartonMinister for Environment and Heritage26 February 199626 June 1998Brian LittleproudMinister for Environment29 June 199822 February 2001Rod WelfordMinister for Environment and Heritage22 February 200112 February 2004Dean WellsMinister for Environment12 February 2004 25 August 2004John MickelMinister for Environment25 August 200413 September 2006Desley BoyleMinister for Environment, Local Government, Planning and Women13 September 20061 September 2007Lindy Nelson-CarrMinister for Environment and Multiculturalism21 February 201122 June 2011Kate JonesMinister for Environment and Resource Management22 June 201126 March 2012Vicky DarlingMinister for Environment26 March 20123 April 2012Jeff SeeneyMinister for Environment3 April 201213 February 2015Andrew PowellMinister for Environment and Heritage Protection20152017Steven MilesMinister for Environment and Heritage Protection12 December 201711 November 2020Leeanne EnochMinister for Environment and Science and the Great Barrier Reef, Minister for Science and Minister for the Arts11 November 202018 May 2023Meaghan ScanlonMinister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef, Minister for Science and Youth Affairs18 May 2023 28 October 2024Leanne LinardMinister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef, Minister for Science and Minister for Multicultural Affairs1 November 2024 IncumbentAndrew PowellMinister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation

See also

Environment of Australia Protected areas of Queensland

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