Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD) is a ministry of the People's Republic of China which provides housing and regulates the state construction activities in Mainland China. It was formerly known as the Ministry of Construction (Chinese: 建设部; pinyin: Jiànshèbù).
中华人民共和国住房和城乡建设部 Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Zhùfáng Hé Chéngxiāng Jiànshèbù | |
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Formed | March 15, 2008 |
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Headquarters | Beijing |
Minister responsible | |
Parent agency | State Council |
Website | http://www.mohurd.gov.cn/ |
History
As part of US$586 billion economic stimulus package of November 2008, the government plans to:[1]
- Housing: increase the construction of more affordable and low-rent housing and the speeding up of slum demolition, to initiate a pilot program to rebuild rural homes, and a program to encourage nomads to move into permanent housing.
- Rural infrastructure: improve roads and power grids in the countryside, and drinking water, including a huge project to divert water from the South to the North of China. Also, poverty relief initiatives will be strengthened.
List of Ministers
№ | Name | Took office | Left office |
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1 | Lin Hanxiong (林汉雄) | April 1988 | March 1991 |
2 | Hou Jie (侯捷) | March 1991 | March 1998 |
3 | Yu Zhengsheng | March 1998 | November 2001 |
4 | Wang Guangtao (汪光焘) | November 2001 | March 2008 |
5 | Jiang Weixin | March 2008 | June 2014 |
6 | Chen Zhenggao | June 2014 | June 2017 |
7 | Wang Menghui | June 2017 | Incumbent |
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See also
- Urban Planning Society of China
- Ministries of China
- National Mayors Academy, China (in Chinese)
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