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The 'Department of the Environment' ('DOE') is a government department of the Northern Ireland Executive responsible for environmental policy. The last direct rule minister was David Cairns MP.

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Agencies

Department Ministers

See also

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Agencies

★ Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA), created in 2007 through the merger of the ''Driver and Vehicle Licensing Northern Ireland'' (DVLNI) and ''Driver and Vehicle Testing Agency'' (DVTA)

★ Environment and Heritage Service

★ Planning Service

Department Ministers

	Minister	Party	Took office	Left office
	'Sam Foster'		29 November 1999	20 February 2002
	'Dermot Nesbitt'		20 February 2002	14 October 2002
	(Executive suspended)		15 October 2002	7 May 2007
	'Arlene Foster'		8 May 2007

See also

★ List of Government departments and agencies in Northern Ireland

External link

★ Department of the Environment
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