Minister of Industry and Information Technology
| Minister of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China | |
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| 中华人民共和国工业和信息化部部长 | |
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since 30 April 2025 | |
| Ministry of Industry and Information Technology | |
| Status | Provincial and ministerial-level official |
| Member of | Plenary Meeting of the State Council |
| Seat | Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Building, Xicheng 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 | March 1998 |
| First holder | Wu Jichuan |
| Deputy | Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology |
The minister of industry and information technology of the People's Republic of China is the head of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China and a member of the State Council. Within the State Council, the position is sixth 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 Jin Zhuanglong, who concurrently serves as the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of the ministry.
List of ministers
[edit]| No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of Information Industry | ||||
| 1 | Wu Jichuan | March 1998 | March 2003 | |
| 2 | Wang Xudong | March 2003 | March 2008 | [2] |
| Minister of Industry and Information Technology | ||||
| 3 | Li Yizhong | March 2008 | December 2010 | [3] |
| 4 | Miao Wei | December 2010 | August 2020 | [4] |
| 5 | Xiao Yaqing | August 2020 | July 2022 | [5] |
| 6 | Jin Zhuanglong | July 2022 | April 2025 | [6] |
| 7 | Li Lecheng | April 2025 | Incumbent | [7] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Constitution of the People's Republic of China". National People's Congress. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Biography of Wang Xudong". China Vitae. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ^ Wines, Michael (12 March 2010). "China Issues Another Warning to Google on Enforced Censorship of the Internet". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ 苗圩简历 [Biography of Miao Wei] (in Chinese). People's Daily. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ Zhao Wenhan (赵文涵) (11 August 2021). 全国人大常委会决定任命工业和信息化部部长、文化和旅游部部长. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ McMorrow, Ryan; Sevastopulo, Demetri (28 February 2025). "China's tech minister removed from office". Financial Times. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "The 15th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress Concludes in Beijing". Xinhua News Agency. 30 April 2025.