Dalila Boudjemaa

Dalila Boudjemaa is an Algerian agricultural engineer and politician. She was Minister of Regional Planning and the Environment in the Government of Algeria and Minister of the Environment in the Government of Algeria.

Biography

Boudjemaa was secretary of state to the minister of regional planning in 2012. In September 2013, she was promoted to Minister of Regional Planning and the Environment. In June 2015, Boudjemaa was ousted from the government when her department was abolished and attached to the Ministry of Water Resources.
In 2020, Boudjemaa was an advisor to the president of the Republic of Algeria, responsible for ecology.
Following a ministerial reshufflimg on 21 February 2021, Boudjemaa was reappointed as minister of the environment in the Third Djerad government, replacing Nassira Benharrats. She attended the 31st session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment. She held the office until 7 July 2021.
Boudjemaa is in favour of the exploitation of shale gas, which she claims has no impact on the environment. She has also encouraged Technical Landfill Centers to exploit their large stocks of waste to generate income as "waste has now become an economic issue," and has called for legislation to limit "the dangers of the use of plastic on health and the environment."