Ruddock, MP for Lewisham and Deptford, reports to Hilary Benn, the new Cabinet minister for the Environment and successor to David Miliband.
"We aim to convince Ruddock that we are a responsible industry that contributes to the economy," said James Kelly, managing director at the DMA.
Ruddock has a history of activism, chairing CND in the early 1980s.
Mark Roy, chief executive of The REaD Group and chair of a DMA working party dealing with the environment, welcomed Ruddock's appointment, but said the industry must be proactive in its attitude to the environment or risk being legislated against.
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