Ministries of the People's Republic of China

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There are currently 26 cabinet-level Departments Constituting the State Council (国务院组成部门) of the People's Republic of China: 21 ministries, 3 commissions, the central bank, and the National Audit Office.

List of current Departments

Cabinet-level departments constituting the 13th State Council (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		CPC	General Secretary Xi Jinping (Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission) ∟ Yang Jiechi (Director of the CFAC 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		CPC	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		CPC	Vice-Premier Han Zheng
4		Ministry of Education (MOE) 教育部	1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	Chen Baosheng 陈宝生 Minister of Education		CPC	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		CPC	Vice-Premier Liu He
6		Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) 工业和信息化部	2008	Miao Wei 苗圩 Minister of Industry and Information Technology		CPC
7		State Ethnic Affairs Commission (SEAC) 国家民族事务委员会	1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	Bagatur (Mongol) ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ 巴特尔 (Vice-Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee) Minister in charge of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission		CPC	You Quan (Head of the CPC Central Committee United Front Work Department)
8		Ministry of Public Security (MPS) 公安部	1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	Police Commissioner-General Zhao Kezhi 赵克志 State Councilor and Minister of Public Security		CPC	Guo Shengkun (Secretary of the CPC 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		CPC
10		Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) 民政部	1978	Huang Shuxian 黄树贤 Minister of Civil Affairs		CPC	?
11		Ministry of Justice 司法部	1979 (re-established) 1954 (of PRC) 1949 (of CPG)	Fu Zhenghua 傅政华 Minister of Justice		CPC	Guo Shengkun (Secretary of the CPC 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		CPC	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		CPC	Premier Li Keqiang
14		Ministry of Natural Resources 自然资源部	2018	Lu Hao 陆昊 Minister of Natural Resources		CPC	Vice-Premier Han Zheng
15		Ministry of Ecology and Environment 生态环境部	2018	Li Ganjie 李干杰 Minister of Ecology and Environment		CPC
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		CPC
17		Ministry of Transport (MOT) 交通运输部	2008	Li Xiaopeng 李小鹏 Minister of Transport		CPC	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		CPC	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		CPC
20		Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) 商务部	2003	Zhong Shan 钟山 Minister of Commerce		CPC
21		Ministry of Culture and Tourism 文化和旅游部	2018	Luo Shugang 雒树刚 Minister of Culture and Tourism		CPC	Huang Kunming (Head of the CPC Central Committee Publicity 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		CPC	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		CPC
24		Ministry of Emergency Management 应急管理部	2018	Wang Yupu 王玉普 Minister of Emergency Management		CPC	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		CPC	Vice-Premier Liu He (Director of the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission Office)
26		National Audit Office 审计署	1983	Hu Zejun (female) 胡泽君 Auditor-General of the National Audit Office		CPC	Premier Li Keqiang ∟ Vice-Premier Han Zheng

List of former Departments

See also

• State Council of the People's Republic of China
• Executive Yuan (Republic of China)
• Three Departments and Six Ministries (imperial China)

External links

• Ministers English.gov.cn