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The '''Minister for Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: ''Υπουργός Γεωργίας, Φυσικών Πόρων και Περιβάλλοντος') is the senior minister at the Ministry for Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment of [[Cyprus]]. 

Historically, the ministry succeeded the Department of Agriculture which was founded in [[1896]]. The first department head was Panagiotis Gennadios - a mainland Greek.

With independence in [[1960]], the Ministry for Agriculture and Natural Resources was established. The first Minister, appointed in [[1959]] during the transition period, was F. Plumer - a Turkish Cypriot.

In [[1993]], the Ministry received its present name.  

The current Minister for Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment is [[Nikos Kougialis]]. 



==See also==
* [[Cabinet of Cyprus]]

==External Link==
[http://www.moa.gov.cy/ Website of the Cypriot Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment]


[[Category:Government of Cyprus]]
[[Category:Lists of Cypriot ministers]]