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Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国农业农村部
National Emblem of China
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Incumbent
Han Jun
since 13 September 2024
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
StatusProvincial and ministerial-level official
Member ofPlenary Meeting of the State Council
SeatMinistry of Agriculture And Rural Affairs Building, Chaoyang District, Beijing
NominatorPremier
(chosen within the Chinese Communist Party)
AppointerPresident
with the confirmation of the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee
Formation19 October 1949; 75 years ago (1949-10-19)
First holderLi Shucheng
DeputyVice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

The minister of agriculture and rural affairs of the People's Republic of China is the head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China and a member of the State Council. Within the State Council, the position is eighteenth 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]

The current minister is Han Jun, who concurrently serves as the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of the ministry.

List of ministers

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Minister of Agriculture

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No. Portrait Name Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office
1 Li Shucheng October 1949 September 1954 [citation needed]
2 Liao Luyan September 1954 1966 [citation needed]
— acting Jiang Yizhen September 1964 May 1966 [citation needed]
Post abolished
3 Sha Feng (沙风) June 1970 January 1978 [citation needed]
4 Yang Ligong (杨立功) January 1978 February 1979 [citation needed]
5 Huo Shilian February 1979 March 1981 [citation needed]
6 Lin Hujia March 1981 June 1983 [citation needed]
7 He Kang June 1983 June 1990 [citation needed]
8 Liu Zhongyi June 1990 March 1992 [2]
9 Liu Jiang March 1992 March 1998 [citation needed]
10 Chen Yaobang March 1998 August 2001 [3]
11 Du Qinglin August 2001 December 2006 [4]
12 Sun Zhengcai December 2006 November 2009 [5]
13 Han Changfu December 2009 March 2018 [6]

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

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No. Portrait Name

(Birth–Death)

Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office
1 Han Changfu

韩长赋

(born 1954)

March 19, 2018 December 2020 [7]
2 Tang Renjian

唐仁健

(born 1962)

December 26, 2020 June 28, 2024 [8]
3 Han Jun

韩俊

(born 1963)

June 28, 2024 Incumbent [9]

References

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  1. ^ "Constitution of the People's Republic of China". National People's Congress. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  2. ^ "刘中一同志逝世". Xinhua. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. ^ "简历：全国政协委员陈耀邦(农业界)" (in Chinese). Sohu. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Biography of Du Qinglin". China Vitae. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  5. ^ 快讯：孙政才任农业部部长 [News: Zhengcai as Minister of Agriculture] (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. 29 December 2006. Archived from the original on 1 January 2017.
  6. ^ Zhong 钟, Zhao Yun 兆云 (2008). Yī shēng qiú zhēn: Jiāng Yī Zhēn zhuàn 一生求真：江一真传 [A Lifetime of Seeking Truth: The Biography of Jiang Yizhen] (1 ed.). 中共党史出版社. ISBN 9787509801222.
  7. ^ 韩长赋出任新组建的农业农村部部长. sina (in Chinese). 19 March 2018. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  8. ^ Yi Yi (伊一) (26 December 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. Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  9. ^ "China's top legislature concludes standing committee session". China Daily. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
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