Ministries of the People's Republic of China
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)').
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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
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 | Culture Group of the State Council | ||
Ministry of Supervision | 监察部 | 1987 (re-established) | 2018 | National Supervisory Commission |
1954 (of PRC) | 1959 | Central Supervisory Commission of the Communist Party of China | ||
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 |
Ministry of Labour and Social Security (China) | 劳动和社会保障部 | 1998 | 2008 | Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security |
Ministry of Personnel | 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 |
Ministry of Domestic Trade | 国内贸易部 | 1993 | 1998 | State Bureau of Domestic Trade |
Ministry of the Electronics Industry (China) | 电子工业部 | 1993 | 1998 | Ministry of Information Industry |
1982 | 1988 | Ministry of Machine-Building and Electronics Industry | ||
Ministry of Electric Industry | 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 | |||
Ministry of Coal Industry | 煤炭工业部 | 1993 | 1998 | State Bureau of Coal Industry |
Ministry of Metallurgical Industry (MMI) | 冶金工业部 | 1956 | 1998 | State Bureau of Metallurgical Industry |
Ministry of Chemical Industry | 化学工业部 | 1978 | 1998 | State Bureau of Petroleum and Chemical Industry |
1956 | 1970 | Ministry of Fuel and Chemial Industry | ||
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications | 邮电部 | 1973 | 1998 | Ministry of Information Industry State Post Bureau |
1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC) |
1970 | Ministry of Transport | ||
Ministry of Labour | 劳动部 | 1988 | 1998 | Ministry of Labour and Social Security |
1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC) |
1970 | State Planning Commission | ||
Ministry of Radio and Television → Ministry of Radio, Film and Television (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 → Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources (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 | ||
Ministry of Forestry | 林业部 | 1979 | 1998 | State Forestry Administration |
Ministry of Machine-Building Industry | 机械工业部 | 1993 | 1998 | State Bureau of Machine-Building Industry |
1982 | 1986 | State Machine-Building Industry Commission | ||
Ministry of Machine-Building and Electronics Industry | 机械电子工业部 | 1988 | 1993 | Ministry of Machine-Building Industry 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 |
Ministry of Energy | 能源部 | 1988 | 1993 | Ministry of Electric Industry Ministry of Coal Industry |
Ministry of Petroleum Industry | 石油工业部 | 1978 | 1988 | Ministry of Energy |
1955 | 1970 | Ministry of Fuel and Chemical Industry | ||
Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power | 水利电力部 | 1982 | 1988 | Ministry of Water Resources Ministry of Electric Industry |
1958 | 1979 | |||
Ministry of Labour and Personnel | 劳动人事部 | 1982 | 1988 | Ministry of Labour Ministry of Personnel |
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 | Ministry of Machine-Building Industry |
1st Ministry of Machine Building | 第一机械工业部 | 1952 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC) |
1982 | |
Ministry of Foreign Economic Liaison | 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 |
Ministry of Internal Affairs | 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 |
Ministry of Fuel Industry | 燃料工业部 | 1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC) |
1955 | Ministry of Coal Industry Ministry of Petroleum Industry Ministry of Electric Industry |
Dissolved commissions
See also
- Executive Yuan (the Republic of China equivalent of the State Council)
- Three Departments and Six Ministries (Imperial China)