National Development and Reform Commission

The National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China (NDRC), formerly State Planning Commission and State Development Planning Commission, is a macroeconomic management agency under the State Council, which has broad administrative and planning control over the economy of Mainland China. It has reputation of being the "mini-state council".[2]

National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国国家发展和改革委员会
Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó
Guójiā Fāzhǎn hé Gǎigé Wěiyuánhuì
Emblem of the People's Republic of China
Agency overview
FormedMarch, 2003
Preceding agencies
  • State Planning Commission (1952–1998)
  • State Development Planning Commission (1998–2003)
TypeConstituent Department of the State Council (cabinet-level)
Jurisdiction Mainland China
HeadquartersBeijing
Employees890
Minister responsible
Parent agencyState Council
Websitewww.ndrc.gov.cn[1]
National Development and Reform Commission
Simplified Chinese国家发展和改革委员会
Traditional Chinese國家發展和改革委員會
Literal meaningState Development and Reform Commission
Commonly abbreviated as
Simplified Chinese发改委
Traditional Chinese發改委
Literal meaningDevelop-Reform-Commission
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The candidate for the chairperson of the NDRC is nominated by the Premier of the People's Republic of China and approved by the National People's Congress. Since February 2017 the Commission has been headed by He Lifeng.

The NDRC's functions are to study and formulate policies for economic and social development, maintain the balance of economic development, and to guide restructuring of the economic system of Mainland China.[1] The NDRC has twenty-six functional departments/bureaus/offices with an authorized staff size of 890 civil servants. Prior to 2018, it was also responsible for enforcing China's antitrust law, but this function has been transferred to the State Administration for Market Regulation.

List of Ministers in charge of the Commission

NameOfficeTook officeLeft officePremier
1Gao GangChairman of the
Central People's Government State Planning Commission
November 1952August 1954Independent of the Premier Zhou Enlai
2Li FuchunMinister in charge of the
State Planning Commission
September 1954January 1975Zhou Enlai
3Yu QiuliJanuary 1975August 1980Zhou Enlai
Hua Guofeng
4Yao YilinAugust 1980June 1983Zhao Ziyang
5Song PingJune 1983June 1987Zhao Ziyang
6Yao YilinJune 1987December 1989Zhao Ziyang
Li Peng
7Zou JiahuaDecember 1989March 1993Li Peng
8Chen JinhuaMarch 1993March 1998Li Peng
9Zeng PeiyanMinister in charge of the
State Development Planning Commission
March 1998March 2003Zhu Rongji
10Ma KaiMinister in charge of the
National Development and Reform Commission
March 2003March 2008Wen Jiabao
11Zhang PingMarch 200816 March 2013Wen Jiabao
12Xu Shaoshi16 March 201324 February 2017Li Keqiang
13He Lifeng24 February 2017IncumbentLi Keqiang

Current Leadership

Chairman
  1. He Lifeng - Vice Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee (sub-state level national leader)
Vice Chairmen
  1. Mu Hong - Minister level, Deputy General Office chief of the Central Leading Group for Comprehensively Deepening Reforms
  2. Zhang Yong - Minister level
  3. Ning Jizhe - Minister level
  4. Lian Weiliang (连维良)
  5. Lin Nianxiu (林念修)
  6. Hu Zucai (胡祖才)
  7. Luo Wen (罗文)[1]

Agencies

National Energy Administration

NEA was established in August 2008, replacing the National Energy Bureau (NEB; 国家能源局) which attempted to reform China’s highly dispersed energy management.[3]

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