Minister of Ecology and Environment
| Minister of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China | |
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| 中华人民共和国生态环境部部长 | |
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| Ministry of Ecology and Environment | |
| Status | Provincial and ministerial-level official |
| Member of | Plenary Meeting of the State Council |
| Seat | Ministry of Ecology and Environment Building, Dongcheng District, Beijing |
| Nominator | Premier (chosen within the Chinese Communist Party) |
| Appointer | President with the confirmation of the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee |
| Formation | 1987 |
| First holder | Qu Geping |
| Deputy | Vice Minister of Ecology and Environment |
The minister of ecology and environment of the People's Republic of China is the head of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China and a member of the State Council. Within the State Council, the position is fifteenth 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 Huang Runqiu, who concurrently serves as the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of the ministry.
List of ministers
[edit]| No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director of State Environmental Protection Agency | ||||
| 1 | Qu Geping | 1987 | June 1993 | [2] |
| 2 | Xie Zhenhua | June 1993 | March 1998 | [3] |
| Director of State Environmental Protection Administration | ||||
| (2) | Xie Zhenhua | March 1998 | December 2005 | [3] |
| 3 | Zhou Shengxian | December 2005 | March 2008 | [4] |
| Minister of Environmental Protection | ||||
| (3) | Zhou Shengxian | March 2008 | February 2015 | [4] |
| 4 | Chen Jining | February 2015 | June 2017 | [5] |
| 5 | Li Ganjie | June 2017 | March 2018 | [6] |
| Minister of Ecology and Environment | ||||
| (5) | Li Ganjie | March 2018 | April 2020 | [6] |
| (6) | Huang Runqiu | April 2020 | Incumbent | [7] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Constitution of the People's Republic of China". National People's Congress. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ Wudunn, Sheryl (28 February 1993). "Chinese Suffer From Rising Pollution As Byproduct of the Industrial Boom". The New York Times.
- ^ a b "环保总局局长解振华辞职". Tencent (in Chinese). 3 December 2005.
- ^ a b "China warns officials against fudging emission survey figures". The Times of India. 21 December 2010. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- ^ "陈吉宁被任命为环境保护部部长". 163.com. 网易. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ a b 李干杰任环保部党组书记 陈吉宁不再担任. Sina. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ 黄润秋任生态环境部部长，系改革开放以来第三位担任正部长的非中共人士. Sina (in Chinese). 29 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.