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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[]
# | Logo | Name of Department | Year Established | Current Chief | Party | Reports To | |
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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) |
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 | 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[]
Name of Ministry | Chinese | Year Established | Year Dissolved | Successor(s) |
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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 | |||
Ministry of Supervision | 监察部 | 1987 (re-established) | 2018 | National Supervisory Commission |
1954 (of PRC) | 1959 | Central Commission for Discipline Inspection | ||
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 |
劳动和社会保障部 | 1998 | 2008 | Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security | |
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 |
国内贸易部 | 1993 | 1998 | ||
Ministry of the Electronics Industry (China) | 电子工业部 | 1993 | 1998 | Ministry of Information Industry |
1982 | 1988 | |||
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 | |||
煤炭工业部 | 1993 | 1998 | ||
(MMI) | 冶金工业部 | 1956 | 1998 | |
化学工业部 | 1978 | 1998 | ||
1956 | 1970 | |||
邮电部 | 1973 | 1998 | Ministry of Information Industry State Post Bureau | |
1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC) |
1970 | Ministry of Transport | ||
劳动部 | 1988 | 1998 | ||
1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC) |
1970 | State Planning Commission | ||
→ (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 → (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 | ||
林业部 | 1979 | 1998 | State Forestry Administration | |
机械工业部 | 1993 | 1998 | ||
1982 | 1986 | State Machine-Building Industry Commission | ||
机械电子工业部 | 1988 | 1993 | 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 |
能源部 | 1988 | 1993 | ||
石油工业部 | 1978 | 1988 | ||
1955 | 1970 | |||
Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power | 水利电力部 | 1982 | 1988 | Ministry of Water Resources |
1958 | 1979 | |||
劳动人事部 | 1982 | 1988 | ||
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 | |
1st Ministry of Machine Building | 第一机械工业部 | 1952 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC) |
1982 | |
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 |
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 |
燃料工业部 | 1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC) |
1955 |
Dissolved commissions[]
Name of Commission | Year Established | Year Dissolved | Successor(s) |
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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 | ||
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 | |
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 ( ) |
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[]
- Government ministries of the People's Republic of China