The minister of water resources of the People's Republic of China is the head of the Ministry of Water Resources 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.
The current minister is Li Guoying, who concurrently serves as the Communist Party secretary of the ministry.
History The Ministry of Water Resources of the Central People's Government was established on 1 October 1949, and Fu Zuoyi became the first minister on 19 October. The ministry was reorganized to the Ministry of Water Resources of the PRC in September 1954, and the title of the minister was also changed. On 11 February 1958, the Ministry of Water resources was abolished and merged into the Ministry of Electric Power Industry, creating a new ministry called the Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power. The former Ministry was restored 23 February 1979. On 8 March 1982, the Ministry was again abolished and merged it back to the Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power. On 9 April 1988, the Ministry was again restored.
List of ministers PortraitNameTerm of officeImportant offices held during tenurePremierTook officeLeft officeTermMinister of Water Resources of the Central People's Government1Fu Zuoyi傅作义19 October 194928 September 1954Chairman of the Suiyuan Military and Political CommitteeCommander of the PLA Suiyuan Military RegionZhou EnlaiMinister of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China1Fu Zuoyi傅作义28 September 195411 February 1958Vice Chairman of the National Defense CommissionZhou EnlaiFrom 11 February 1958 to 23 February 1979, the post of Minister of Water Resources was abolished.Minister of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China2Qian Zhengying钱正英23 February 19798 March 1982Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Water ResourcesHua Guofeng↓Zhao ZiyangFrom 8 March 1982 to 9 April 1988, the post of Minister of Water Resources was abolished.Minister of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China3Yang Zhenhuai杨振怀9 April 198831 March 1993Li Peng4Niu Maosheng钮茂生31 March 19934 November 1998Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Water ResourcesDeputy Commander-in-Chief of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief HeadquartersHead of the State Council South-to-North Water Diversion Project Construction CommitteeLi Peng↓Zhu Rongji钮茂生简历5Wang Shucheng汪恕诚4 November 199827 April 2007Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Water ResourcesDeputy Commander-in-Chief of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief HeadquartersZhu Rongji↓Wen Jiabao6Chen Lei陈雷27 April 200719 March 2018Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Water ResourcesCommander-in-Chief of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief HeadquartersPolitical Commissar of the People's Armed Police Force Hydropower CorpsWen Jiabao↓Li Keqiang7E Jingping鄂竟平19 March 201828 February 2021Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Water ResourcesCommander-in-Chief of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief HeadquartersLi Keqiang8Li Guoying李国英28 February 2021IncumbentSecretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Water ResourcesCommander-in-Chief of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters Li Keqiang↓Li Qiang
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