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.
The current minister is , who concurrently serves as the Communist Party Secretary of the Ministry.
History 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.
List of ministers PortraitNameTerm of officeImportant offices held during tenurePremierTook officeLeft officeTermMinister of the Interior of the Central People's Government1Xie Juezai谢觉哉19 October 194928 September 1954Member of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Central People's GovernmentMember of the Political and Legal Committee of the Government Affairs CouncilZhou EnlaiMinister of the Interior of the People's Republic of China1Xie Juezai谢觉哉28 September 195429 April 1959Zhou Enlai2Qian Ying钱瑛29 April 195923 November 1960Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of the Interior3Zeng Shan曾山23 November 196011 December 1968Member of the CCP Central Committee 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 China4Cheng Zihua程子华5 March 19784 May 1982Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Civil AffairsVice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative ConferenceHua Guofeng↓Zhao Ziyang5Cui Naifu崔乃夫4 May 198229 March 1993Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Civil AffairsZhao Ziyang↓Li Peng6Doje Cering多吉才让29 March 199317 March 2003Deputy Director of China International Committee for Disaster ReductionLi Peng↓Zhu Rongji7Li Xueju李学举17 March 200325 June 2010Member of the CCP Central CommitteeWen Jiabao8Li Liguo李立国25 June 20106 November 2016Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Civil AffairsMember of the CCP Central CommitteeWen Jiabao↓Li Keqiang9Huang Shuxian黄树贤6 November 201626 October 2019Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Civil AffairsLi Keqiang10Li Jiheng李纪恒26 October 201928 February 2022Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Civil Affairs11Tang Dengjie唐登杰28 February 202229 December 2023Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Civil AffairsLi Keqiang↓Li Qiang12Lu Zhiyuan陆治原29 December 202328 August 2026Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Civil AffairsMember of the CCP Central CommitteeLi Qiang13Li Changguan李常官28 August 2026incumbentSecretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Civil AffairsLi Qiang
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