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The Minister of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China is the head of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China and a member of the State Council. Within the State Council, the position is tenth in order of precedence. The minister is responsible for leading the ministry, presiding over its meetings, and signing important documents related to the ministry. Officially, the minister is nominated by the premier of the State Council, who is then approved by the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee and appointed by the president.[1]
Minister of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China | |
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中华人民共和国民政部部长 | |
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Ministry of Civil Affairs | |
Status | Provincial-Ministerial level official |
Member of | State Council |
Seat | Ministry of Civil Affairs, Xicheng District, Beijing |
Nominator | Premier (chosen within the Chinese Communist Party) |
Appointer | President with the confirmation of the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee |
Formation | 19 October 1949 |
First holder | Xie Juezai |
Deputy | Vice Minister of Civil Affairs |
Website | www |
The current minister is Lu Zhiyuan, who concurrently serves as the Communist Party Secretary of the Ministry.
The Ministry of the Interior of the Central People's Government was established on 1 October 1949, and Xie Juezai became the first minister on 19 October. The ministry was reorganized to the Ministry of the Interior of the PRC in September 1954, and the title of the minister was also changed. On 3 January 1969, the Ministry of the Interior was abolished, along with the post of minister. The Minister of Civil Affairs was established on 5 March 1978.[2]
No. | Portrait | Name
(Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Important offices held during tenure | Premier | Ref. | ||
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Took office | Left office | Term | ||||||
Minister of the Interior of the Central People's Government | ||||||||
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Xie Juezai 谢觉哉 (1884–1971) |
19 October 1949 | 28 September 1954 | 4 years, 344 days | Member of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Central People's Government Member of the Political and Legal Committee of the Government Affairs Council |
Zhou Enlai | [3] |
Minister of the Interior of the People's Republic of China | ||||||||
1 | ![]() |
Xie Juezai 谢觉哉 (1884–1971) |
28 September 1954 | 29 April 1959 | 4 years, 213 days | Zhou Enlai | [3] | |
2 | ![]() |
Qian Ying 钱瑛 (1903–1973) |
29 April 1959 | 23 November 1960 | 1 year, 208 days | Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of the Interior | ||
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Zeng Shan 曾山 (1899–1972) |
23 November 1960 | 11 December 1968 | 8 years, 18 days | Member of the CCP Central Committee | [4] | |
From 11 December 1968, the post of Minister of the Interior was abolished. On 5 March 1978, the post of Minister of Civil Affairs was established. | ||||||||
Minister of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China | ||||||||
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Cheng Zihua 程子华 (1905–1991) |
5 March 1978 | 4 May 1982 | 4 years, 60 days | Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Civil Affairs Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference |
Hua Guofeng ↓ Zhao Ziyang |
[5] |
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Cui Naifu 崔乃夫 (1928–2023) |
4 May 1982 | 29 March 1993 | 10 years, 329 days | Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Civil Affairs | Zhao Ziyang ↓ Li Peng |
[6] |
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Doje Cering 多吉才让 (born 1939) |
29 March 1993 | 17 March 2003 | 9 years, 353 days | Deputy Director of China International Committee for Disaster Reduction | Li Peng ↓ Zhu Rongji |
[7] |
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Li Xueju 李学举 (born 1945) |
17 March 2003 | 25 June 2010 | 7 years, 100 days | Member of the CCP Central Committee | Wen Jiabao | [8] |
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Li Liguo 李立国 (born 1953) |
25 June 2010 | 6 November 2016 | 6 years, 134 days | Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Civil Affairs Member of the CCP Central Committee |
Wen Jiabao ↓ Li Keqiang |
[9] |
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Huang Shuxian 黄树贤 (born 1954) |
6 November 2016 | 26 October 2019 | 2 years, 354 days | Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Civil Affairs | Li Keqiang | [10] |
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Li Jiheng 李纪恒 (born 1957) |
26 October 2019 | 28 February 2022 | 2 years, 125 days | Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Civil Affairs | [11] | |
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Tang Dengjie 唐登杰 (born 1964) |
28 February 2022 | 29 December 2023 | 1 year, 304 days | Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Civil Affairs | Li Keqiang ↓ Li Qiang |
[12] |
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Lu Zhiyuan 陆治原 (born 1964) |
29 December 2023 | Incumbent | 229 days | Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Civil Affairs Member of the CCP Central Committee |
Li Qiang | [13] |
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