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Ministry of Environment, Forest, Science and Technology

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Minister of Environment, Forest, Science and Technology
Paryāvaraṇaṁ, Aḍavi mariyu Sastra sankethikatha Śākha Mantrī
Incumbent
Pawan Kalyan
since 12 June 2024
Department of Environment, Forest, Science and Technology
Member ofAndha Pradesh Cabinet
Reports toGovernor of Andhra Pradesh
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh Legislature
AppointerGovernor of Andhra Pradesh
on the advice of the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh
Inaugural holderBojjala Gopala Krishna Reddy
Formation8 June 2014
WebsiteOfficial website

The Minister of Environment, Science and Technology and Forest Minister, officially Minister of Environment, Forest, Science and Technology, is the head of the Departments of Environment, Forest, Science and Technology of the Government of Andhra Pradesh.

From June 2014 to May 2019, following the bifurcation of United Andhra Pradesh into the present-day residual Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the Forest Minister of Andhra Pradesh was Bojjala Gopala Krishna Reddy of the Telugu Desam Party. Following the cabinet formation on 12 June 2024, Pawan Kalyan assumed the office under the Chief Ministership of N. Chandrababu Naidu.

List of ministers

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# Portrait Minister
(Lifespan)
Constituency
Term of office Election
(Term)
Party Ministry Chief Minister Ref.
Term start Term end Duration
1 Bojjala Gopala Krishna Reddy
(1949–2022)
MLA for Srikalahasti
8 June 2014 1 April 2017 2 years, 297 days 2014
(14th)
Telugu Desam Party Naidu III N. Chandrababu Naidu [1]
2 Sidda Raghava Rao
(born 1957)
MLA for Darsi
2 April 2017 29 May 2019 2 years, 57 days [2]
3 Balineni Srinivasa Reddy
(born 1964)
MLA for Ongole
30 May 2019 7 April 2022 2 years, 312 days 2019
(15th)
YSR Congress Party Jagan Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy [3]
4 Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy
(born 1952)
MLA for Punganur
11 April 2022 11 June 2024 2 years, 61 days [4]
5 Pawan Kalyan
(born 1971)
MLA for Pithapuram
12 June 2024 Incumbent 163 days 2024
(16th)
Janasena Party Naidu IV N. Chandrababu Naidu [5]

References

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  1. ^ "19 ministers take oath along with Chandrababu Naidu". The Indian Express. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ Rao, G. v r Subba (2 April 2017). "Chandrababu Naidu's son Nara Lokesh takes oath as Minister". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Jaganmohan Reddy sworn-in as Andhra Pradesh chief minister". The Times of India. 30 May 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  4. ^ Service, Indo-Asian News (11 April 2022). "25 members of Jagan Reddy's revamped Cabinet take oath". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Full list of Andhra Pradesh Cabinet Ministers with portfolios: Who gets what". The Hindu. 14 June 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
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