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.
The current minister is Li Lecheng, who concurrently serves as the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of the ministry.
List of ministers No.NameTook officeLeft officeMinister of Information Industry1Wu JichuanMarch 1998March 20032Wang XudongMarch 2003March 2008Minister of Industry and Information Technology3Li YizhongMarch 2008December 20104Miao WeiDecember 2010August 20205Xiao YaqingAugust 2020July 20226Jin ZhuanglongJuly 2022April 20257Li LechengApril 2025Incumbent
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