{{Short description|Queensland state government department}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox government agency | agency_name = Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation | type = Department | preceding1 = Department of Environment, Science and Innovation | preceding2 = Department of Environment and Science | preceding3 = Department of Environment and Heritage Management | preceding4 = Department of Environment and Resource Management | jurisdiction = Queensland | minister1_name = Andrew Powell | minister1_pfo = Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation | chief1_name = Patricia O’Callaghan | chief1_position = Acting Director-General<ref name=Director-General>{{cite web|title=Director-General|url=https://www.desi.qld.gov.au/our-department/about/director-general|publisher=Government of Queensland|accessdate=22 November 2024}}</ref> | website = {{URL|www.detsi.qld.gov.au}} }} The '''Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation''' 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.desi.qld.gov.au/our-department/about/overview|title=Department overview|publisher=Government of Queensland|access-date=22 November 2024}}</ref> 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,<ref name=Report2011-2012>{{cite web |title=2011-2012 Annual Report - Department of Environment and Heritage Protection |url=http://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/about/corporatedocs/pdf/annualreport-2011-12.pdf |work=Department of Environment and Heritage Protection |publisher=Queensland Government |access-date=12 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513071932/http://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/about/corporatedocs/pdf/annualreport-2011-12.pdf |archive-date=13 May 2013}}</ref> as part of a series of changes to the machinery of government after the LNP's win at the 2012 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=QUEENSLAND MACHINERY OF GOVERNMENT CHANGES|url=http://asieq.com.au/2012/03/queensland-machinery-of-government-changes/|publisher=Association of Self Insured Employers of Queensland|accessdate=12 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512225137/http://asieq.com.au/2012/03/queensland-machinery-of-government-changes/|archive-date=12 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The department took on most of the functions of the Department of Environment and Resource Management which was dissolved.<ref>{{cite web|title=Machinery of government changes|url=http://www.together.org.au/betterpublicservice/machinery-of-government-changes/|publisher=Together|accessdate=12 May 2014}}</ref> In December 2017, it was renamed to the Department of Environment and Science.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.des.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0027/81963/annual-report-about-our-department.pdf|title=Annual Report 2017–2018: About the Department|publisher=Government of Queensland|access-date=5 February 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Changes to departments of government |url=https://www.psc.qld.gov.au/news-resources/changes-to-departments-of-government.aspx |website=Queensland Public Sector Commission |publisher=The State of Queensland |access-date=22 November 2024}}</ref>
==Ministers== [[File:Springs extent-mapping-using-differential-gps-elizabeth-spings-western-qld(1).jpg|thumb|An employee monitoring the Great Artesian Basin]]
Ministers for this department (and similar predecessors) include:<ref name=qpm>{{Cite QldMLA|accessdate=14 August 2015}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" !Start !End !Minister !Title |- |23 December 1980 |4 August 1983 |Bill Hewitt |Minister for Environment, Valuation and Administrative Services |- |5 August 1983 |18 August 1983 |Col Miller |Minister for Environment, Valuation and Administrative Services |- |19 August 1983 |6 February 1986 |Martin Tenni |Minister for Environment, Valuation and Administrative Services |- |6 February 1986 |1 December 1986 |Brian Austin |Minister for Environment and Heritage |- | | | | |- |25 November 1987 |1 December 1987 |Kev Lingard |Minister for Health and Environment |- |9 December 1987 |19 January 1989 |Geoff Muntz |Minister for Environment, Conservation and Tourism |- |19 January 1989 |25 September 1989 |Geoff Muntz |Minister for Environment, Conservation and Forestry |- |25 September 1989 |7 December 1989 |Paul Clauson |Minister for Heritage and the Arts |- |25 September 1989 |7 December 1989 |Rob Borbidge |Minister for Tourism, Environment, Conservation and Forestry |- |7 December 1989 |24 September 1992 |Pat Comben |Minister for Environment and Heritage |- |24 September 1992 |31 July 1995 |Molly Robson |Minister for Environment and Heritage |- |31 July 1995 |19 February 1996 |Tom Barton |Minister for Environment and Heritage |- |26 February 1996 |26 June 1998 |Brian Littleproud |Minister for Environment |- |29 June 1998 |22 February 2001 |Rod Welford |Minister for Environment and Heritage |- |22 February 2001 |12 February 2004 |Dean Wells |Minister for Environment |- |12 February 2004 |25 August 2004 |John Mickel |Minister for Environment |- |25 August 2004 |13 September 2006 |Desley Boyle |Minister for Environment, Local Government, Planning and Women |- |13 September 2006 |1 September 2007 |Lindy Nelson-Carr |Minister for Environment and Multiculturalism |- | | | | |- |21 February 2011 |22 June 2011 |Kate Jones |Minister for Environment and Resource Management |- |22 June 2011 |26 March 2012 |Vicky Darling |Minister for Environment |- |26 March 2012 |3 April 2012 |Jeff Seeney |Minister for Environment |- |3 April 2012 |13 February 2015 |Andrew Powell |Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection |- |2015 |2017 |Steven Miles<ref>{{cite web|title=Minister|url=https://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/about/organisation/minister.html|publisher=Department of Environment and Heritage Protection|date=20 February 2015|accessdate=14 August 2015}}</ref> |Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection |- |12 December 2017 |11 November 2020 |Leeanne Enoch |Minister for Environment and Science and the Great Barrier Reef, Minister for Science and Minister for the Arts |- |11 November 2020 |18 May 2023 |Meaghan Scanlon |Minister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef, Minister for Science and Youth Affairs |- |18 May 2023 | 28 October 2024 |Leanne Linard |Minister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef, Minister for Science and Minister for Multicultural Affairs |- |1 November 2024 | ''Incumbent'' |Andrew Powell |Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and Innovation |}
==See also== {{Portal|Queensland}} *Environment of Australia *Protected areas of Queensland
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection}} * {{Official website|https://www.detsi.qld.gov.au/}}
{{Government of Queensland}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Environment of Queensland Environment and Heritage Protection Queensland