Department of Environment, Forest, Science and Technology (Andhra Pradesh)
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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.
MemberofAndha Pradesh Cabinet
Appointer
- Governor of Andhra Pradesh
- on the advice of the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh
InauguralholderBojjala Gopala Krishna Reddy
| Minister of Environment, Forest, Science and Technology | |
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| Paryāvaraṇaṁ, Aṭavī mariyu Śāstra Sāṅkētika Śākha Mantrī | |
| Department of Environment, Forest, Science and Technology | |
| Member of | Andha Pradesh Cabinet |
| Reports to | Governor of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Legislature |
| Appointer |
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| Inaugural holder | Bojjala Gopala Krishna Reddy |
| Formation | 8 June 2014 |
| Website | Official website |
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
| # | 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 | 2 years, 113 days | 2024 (16th) |
Janasena Party | Naidu IV | N. Chandrababu Naidu | [5] | |