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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 cabinet-level executive departments are:

• 21 ministries (部; bù),
• 3 commissions (委员会; wěiyuánhuì) (Development and Reform, Ethnic Affairs, and Health),
• the People's Bank of China as the central bank, 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 Council'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[]

Constituent Departments of the 13th State Council (Li Keqiang Cabinet II: March 2018 – March 2023)

#	Logo	Name of Department	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		CCP	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		CCP	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		CCP	Vice-Premier Han Zheng
4		Ministry of Education (MOE) 教育部	1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	Huai Jinpeng 陈宝生 Minister of Education		CCP	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		CCP	Vice-Premier Liu He
6		Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) 工业和信息化部	2008	Xiao Yaqing 肖亚庆 Minister of Industry and Information Technology		CCP
7		National Ethnic Affairs Commission (NEAC) 国家民族事务委员会	1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	Chen Xiaojiang 陈小江 Minister in charge of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission		CCP	You Quan (Head of the CCP Central Committee United Front Work Department)
8		Ministry of Public Security (MPS) 公安部	1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	[zh] Zhao Kezhi 赵克志 State Councilor and Minister of Public Security		CCP	Guo Shengkun (Secretary of the CCP Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission)
9		Ministry of State Security (MSS) 国家安全部	1983	[zh] Chen Wenqing 陈文清 Minister of State Security		CCP
10		Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) 民政部	1978	Li Jiheng 李纪恒 Minister of Civil Affairs		CCP	State Councilor Wang Yong
11		Ministry of Justice 司法部	1979 (re-established) 1954 (of PRC) 1949 (of CPG)	Tang Yijun 唐一军 Minister of Justice		CCP	Guo Shengkun (Secretary of the CCP 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		CCP	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		CCP	Premier Li Keqiang
14		Ministry of Natural Resources 自然资源部	2018	Lu Hao 陆昊 Minister of Natural Resources		CCP	Vice-Premier Han Zheng
15		Ministry of Ecology and Environment 生态环境部	2018	Huang Runqiu 黄润秋 Minister of Ecology and Environment		JS (vice-president)
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		CCP
17		Ministry of Transport (MOT) 交通运输部	2008	Li Xiaopeng 李小鹏 Minister of Transport		CCP	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		CCP	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		CCP
20		Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) 商务部	2003	Wang Wentao 王文涛 Minister of Commerce		CCP
21		Ministry of Culture and Tourism 文化和旅游部	2018	Hu Heping 胡和平 Minister of Culture and Tourism		CCP	Huang Kunming (Head of the CCP Central Committee Propaganda 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		CCP	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		CCP
24		Ministry of Emergency Management 应急管理部	2018	Huang Ming 黄明 Minister of Emergency Management		CCP	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		CCP	Vice-Premier Liu He (Director of the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission Office)
26		National Audit Office 审计署	1983	侯凯 Auditor-General of the National Audit Office		CCP	Premier Li Keqiang ∟ Vice-Premier Han Zheng

List of former Constituent Departments[]

Dissolved ministries[]

Dissolved commissions[]

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