Ministries of the People's Republic of China

The executive branch of the central government of the People's Republic of China, the 13th State Council, is currently made up of 26 Constituent Departments of the State Council (Chinese: 国务院组成部门; pinyin: Guówùyuàn Zǔchéng Bùmén; lit.: 'State Affairs Court Constituent Department(s)').

The 26 ministry-level executive departments are:

• 21 ministries (部; bù),
• 3 commissions (委员会; wěiyuánhuì) (Development and Reform, Ethnic Affairs, and Health),
• the central bank, The People's Bank of China, and
• the National Audit Office.

Executive chiefs of each department (ministers in charge of the ministries and commissions, governor of the People's Bank, and auditor-general of the National Audit Office), along with the State Coucil's premier, vice-premiers, state councilors, and secretary-general, are ex officio members of the cabinet, officially named the Constituent Members of the State Council (Chinese: 国务院组成人员), who together determine major issues at normally semi-annual Plenary Meetings of the State Council (Chinese: 国务院全体会议) .

List of current Constituent Departments

Further information: Li Keqiang Government

Constituent Departments of the 13th State Council (March 2018 – March 2023)

#	Logo	Name of Ministry/Agency	Year Established	Current Chief	Party		Reports To
1		Ministry of Foreign Affairs 外交部	1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	Wang Yi 王毅 State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs		CPC	General Secretary Xi Jinping (Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission) ∟ Yang Jiechi (Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office)
2		Ministry of National Defense 国防部	1954 (of PRC)	General Wei Fenghe 魏凤和 (Member of the Central Military Commission) State Councilor and Minister of National Defense		CPC	General Secretary Xi Jinping (Chairman of the Central Military Commission)
3		National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) 国家发展和改革委员会	2003	He Lifeng 何立峰 (Vice-Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee) Minister in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission		CPC	Vice-Premier Han Zheng
4		Ministry of Education (MOE) 教育部	1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	Chen Baosheng 陈宝生 Minister of Education		CPC	Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan
5		Ministry of Science and Technology 科学技术部	1998	Wang Zhigang 王志刚 Minister of Science and Technology		CPC	Vice-Premier Liu He
6		Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) 工业和信息化部	2008	Miao Wei 苗圩 Minister of Industry and Information Technology		CPC
7		State Ethnic Affairs Commission (SEAC) 国家民族事务委员会	1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	Bagatur (Mongol) ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ 巴特尔 (Vice-Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee) Minister in charge of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission		CPC	You Quan (Head of the CPC Central Committee United Front Work Department)
8		Ministry of Public Security (MPS) 公安部	1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	Police Commissioner-General Zhao Kezhi 赵克志 State Councilor and Minister of Public Security		CPC	Guo Shengkun (Secretary of the CPC Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission)
9		Ministry of State Security (MSS) 国家安全部	1983	Chen Wenqing 陈文清 Minister of State Security		CPC
10		Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) 民政部	1978	Huang Shuxian 黄树贤 Minister of Civil Affairs		CPC	?
11		Ministry of Justice 司法部	1979 (re-established) 1954 (of PRC) 1949 (of CPG)	Fu Zhenghua 傅政华 Minister of Justice		CPC	Guo Shengkun (Secretary of the CPC Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission)
12		Ministry of Finance 财政部	1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	Liu Kun 刘昆 Minister of Finance		CPC	Vice-Premier Han Zheng
13		Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) 人力资源和社会保障部	2008	Zhang Jinan 张纪南 Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security		CPC	Premier Li Keqiang
14		Ministry of Natural Resources 自然资源部	2018	Lu Hao 陆昊 Minister of Natural Resources		CPC	Vice-Premier Han Zheng
15		Ministry of Ecology and Environment 生态环境部	2018	Li Ganjie 李干杰 Minister of Ecology and Environment		CPC
16		Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development 住房和城乡建设部	2008	Wang Menghui 王蒙徽 Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development		CPC
17		Ministry of Transport (MOT) 交通运输部	2008	Li Xiaopeng 李小鹏 Minister of Transport		CPC	Vice-Premier Liu He
18		Ministry of Water Resources 水利部	1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	E Jingping 鄂竟平 Minister of Water Resources		CPC	Vice-Premier Hu Chunhua
19		Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs 农业农村部	2018	Han Changfu 韩长赋 Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs		CPC
20		Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) 商务部	2003	Zhong Shan 钟山 Minister of Commerce		CPC
21		Ministry of Culture and Tourism 文化和旅游部	2018	Luo Shugang 雒树刚 Minister of Culture and Tourism		CPC	Huang Kunming (Head of the CPC Central Committee Publicity Department)
22		National Health Commission 国家卫生健康委员会	2018	Ma Xiaowei 马晓伟 Minister in charge of the National Health Commission		CPC	Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan
23		Ministry of Veterans Affairs 退役军人事务部	2018	Sun Shaocheng 孙绍骋 Minister of Veterans Affairs		CPC
24		Ministry of Emergency Management 应急管理部	2018	Wang Yupu 王玉普 Minister of Emergency Management		CPC	State Councilor Wang Yong
25		People's Bank of China (PBC) 中国人民银行	1948	Yi Gang 易纲 Governor of the People's Bank of China		CPC	Vice-Premier Liu He (Director of the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission Office)
26		National Audit Office 审计署	1983	Hu Zejun (female) 胡泽君 Auditor-General of the National Audit Office		CPC	Premier Li Keqiang ∟ Vice-Premier Han Zheng

List of former Constituent Departments

Dissolved ministries

Name of Ministry	Chinese	Year Established	Year Dissolved	Successor(s)
Ministry of Agriculture	农业部	1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	2018	Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Ministry of Culture	文化部	1975 (re-established)	2018	Ministry of Culture and Tourism
		1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	1970	Culture Group of the State Council
Ministry of Supervision	监察部	1987 (re-established)	2018	National Supervisory Commission
		1954 (of PRC)	1959	Central Supervisory Commission of the Communist Party of China
Ministry of Land and Resources	国土资源部	1998	2018	Ministry of Natural Resources
Ministry of Environmental Protection	环境保护部	2008	2018	Ministry of Ecology and Environment
Ministry of Railways	铁道部	1975 (re-established)	2013	Ministry of Transport ∟ National Railway Administration China Railway Corporation
		1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	1975	Ministry of Transport
Ministry of Health	卫生部	1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	2013	National Health and Family Planning Commission
Ministry of Information Industry	信息产业部	1998	2008	Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
Ministry of Labour and Social Security (China)	劳动和社会保障部	1998	2008	Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security
Ministry of Personnel	人事部	1988	2008
Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade (MOFERT) → Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation (MOFTEC) (renamed 1993)	对外经济贸易部→对外贸易经济合作部	1982	2003	Ministry of Commerce
Ministry of Domestic Trade	国内贸易部	1993	1998	State Bureau of Domestic Trade
Ministry of the Electronics Industry (China)	电子工业部	1993	1998	Ministry of Information Industry
		1982	1988	Ministry of Machine-Building and Electronics Industry
Ministry of Electric Industry	电力工业部	1993 (3rd est.)	1998	State Economic and Trade Commission
		1979 (2nd est.)	1982	Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power
		1955 (1st est.)	1958
Ministry of Coal Industry	煤炭工业部	1993	1998	State Bureau of Coal Industry
Ministry of Metallurgical Industry (MMI)	冶金工业部	1956	1998	State Bureau of Metallurgical Industry
Ministry of Chemical Industry	化学工业部	1978	1998	State Bureau of Petroleum and Chemical Industry
		1956	1970	Ministry of Fuel and Chemial Industry
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications	邮电部	1973	1998	Ministry of Information Industry State Post Bureau
		1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	1970	Ministry of Transport
Ministry of Labour	劳动部	1988	1998	Ministry of Labour and Social Security
		1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	1970	State Planning Commission
Ministry of Radio and Television → Ministry of Radio, Film and Television (renamed 1986)	广播电视部→广播电影电视部	1982	1998	State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT)
Ministry of Geology → Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources (renamed 1982)	地质部→地质矿产部	1979	1998	Ministry of Land and Resources
		1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	1970	State Planning Commission
Ministry of Forestry	林业部	1979	1998	State Forestry Administration
Ministry of Machine-Building Industry	机械工业部	1993	1998	State Bureau of Machine-Building Industry
		1982	1986	State Machine-Building Industry Commission
Ministry of Machine-Building and Electronics Industry	机械电子工业部	1988	1993	Ministry of Machine-Building Industry Ministry of Electronics Industry
Ministry of Aerospace Industry	航空航天工业部	1988	1993	China National Space Administration China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Ministry of Energy	能源部	1988	1993	Ministry of Electric Industry Ministry of Coal Industry
Ministry of Petroleum Industry	石油工业部	1978	1988	Ministry of Energy
		1955	1970	Ministry of Fuel and Chemical Industry
Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power	水利电力部	1982	1988	Ministry of Water Resources Ministry of Electric Industry
		1958	1979
Ministry of Labour and Personnel	劳动人事部	1982	1988	Ministry of Labour Ministry of Personnel
7th Ministry of Machine Building → Ministry of Space Industry (renamed 1982)	第七机械工业部→航天工业部	1965	1988	Ministry of Aerospace Industry
3rd Ministry of Machine Building → Ministry of Aviation Industry (renamed 1982)	第三机械工业部→航空工业部	1963	1988
3rd Ministry of Machine Building → 2nd Ministry of Machine Building (renamed 1958) → Ministry of Nuclear Industry (renamed 1982)	第三机械工业部→第二机械工业部→核工业部	1955	1988	China National Nuclear Corporation
5th Ministry of Machine Building → Ministry of Ordnance Industry (renamed 1982)	第五机械工业部→兵器工业部	1963	1986	State Machine-Building Industry Commission
Ministry of Agricultural Machinery	农业机械部	1979	1982	Ministry of Machine-Building Industry
1st Ministry of Machine Building	第一机械工业部	1952 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	1982
Ministry of Foreign Economic Liaison	对外经济联络部	1970	1982	Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade
Ministry of Foreign Trade	对外贸易部	1952 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	1982
4th Ministry of Machine Building (electronics industry)	第四机械工业部	1963	1982	Ministry of Electronics Industry
6th Ministry of Machine Building (shipbuiding)	第六机械工业部	1963	1982	China State Shipbuilding Corporation
8th Ministry of Machine Building (tactical missiles)	第八机械工业部	1979	1981	7th Ministry of Machine Building (space industry)
Ministry of Agricultural Machinery → 8th Ministry of Machine Building (renamed 1965)	农业机械部→第八机械工业部	1959	1970	1st Ministry of Machine Building
Ministry of Internal Affairs	内务部	1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	1969	Ministry of Finance Ministry of Public Security
3rd Ministry of Machine Building (defense industry)	第三机械工业部	1960	1963	3rd Ministry of Machine Building (aviation industry) 4th Ministry of Machine Building (electronics industry) 5th Ministry of Machine Building (ordnance industry) 6th Ministry of Machine Building (shipbuilding industry)
2nd Ministry of Machine Building	第二机械工业部	1952 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	1958	1st Ministry of Machine Building
Ministry of Fuel Industry	燃料工业部	1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	1955	Ministry of Coal Industry Ministry of Petroleum Industry Ministry of Electric Industry

Dissolved commissions

Name of Commission	Year Established	Year Dissolved	Successor(s)
National Health and Family Planning Commission 国家卫生和计划生育委员会	2013	2018	National Health Commission
National Family Planning Commission 国家计划生育委员会 ↓ (renamed 2003) National Population and Family Planning Commission 国家人口和计划生育委员会	1981	2013	National Health and Family Planning Commission
Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (COSTIND) 国防科学技术工业委员会	1982	2008	Ministry of Industry and Information Technology ∟ State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence
State Economic and Trade Commission (SETC) 国家经济贸易委员会	1998	2003	National Development and Reform Commission State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council Ministry of Commerce
State Planning Commission 国家计划委员会 ↓ (renamed 1998) State Development Planning Commission 国家发展计划委员会	1952 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	2003	National Development and Reform Commission
State Economic Commission 国家经济委员会	1993	1998	State Economic and Trade Commission
	1978	1988	State Planning Commission
	1956	1970
State Commission for Economic Restructuring 国家经济体制改革委员会	1982	1998	in 1998, turned into a high-level think-tank of the State Council with the Premier serving as the director and relevant ministers as members; abolished in 2003.
State Physical Culture and Sports Commission 国家体育运动委员会	1972	1998	State General Administration of Sports
	1952 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	1970	People's Liberation Army General Staff Department
State Machine-Building Industry Commission 国家机械工业委员会	1986	1988	Ministry of Machine-Building and Electronics Industry
Import and Export Regulation Commission of the People's Republic of China 中华人民共和国进出口管理委员会 Foreign Investment Regulation Commission of the People's Republic of China 中华人民共和国外国投资管理委员会 (one institution with two names)	1979	1982	Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade

See also

• Executive Yuan (the Republic of China equivalent of the State Council)
• Three Departments and Six Ministries (Imperial China)

External links

• Ministers on English.gov.cn