Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
| 中华人民共和国农业农村部 Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Nóngyè Nóngcūnbù | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 19 March 2018 |
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| Type | Constituent Department of the State Council (cabinet-level executive department) |
| Jurisdiction |  China |
| Headquarters | Beijing |
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| Parent agency | State Council |
| Website | english.moa.gov.cn |
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 中华人民共和国农业农村部; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Nóngyè Nóngcūnbù) is the cabinet-level executive department of the State Council which is responsible for agriculture and rural affairs in the country. The ministry is headquartered in Beijing. It was formed on 19 March 2018 as the agency superseding the former Ministry of Agriculture. Some of its additional responsibilities come from the agricultural investment projects of the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Land and Resources, and the Ministry of Water Resources.[1]
History[]
On March 19, 2018, the Government of the People's Republic of China announced that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has been created at the first session of the 13th National People's Congress. That same day, Han Changfu was elected Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.[2]
List of ministers[]
| No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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| 1 | Han Changfu | 19 March 2018 | December 2020 | [3] |
| 2 | Tang Renjian | 26 December 2020 | Incumbent | [4] |
References[]
- ^ Yang Shisheng (March 16, 2018). 统筹20多个涉农资金的部门职能 农业农村部“财权”更大了. chinatimes (in Chinese).
- ^ 全国人大经投票表决 决定韩长赋为农业农村部部长. 163.com (in Chinese). March 19, 2018.
- ^ 韩长赋出任新组建的农业农村部部长. sina (in Chinese). March 19, 2018.
- ^ Yi Yi (伊一) (December 26, 2020). 陈小江任国家民委主任 唐仁健任农业农村部部长 王文涛任商务部部长. ce.cn. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
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- Government ministries of the People's Republic of China
- Agriculture ministries
- Rural development ministries
- Ministries established in 2018
- 2018 establishments in China
- Agricultural organizations based in China