The minister of natural resources of the People's Republic of China is the head of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China and a member of the State Council. Within the State Council, the position is fourteenth 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 Guan Zhi'ou, who concurrently serves as the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of the ministry.
List of ministers
Minister of Land and Resources No.NameTook officeLeft officeNotes1Zhou YongkangMarch 1998December 1999Later Politburo Standing Committee (2007–2012) Later investigated for corruption2Tian FengshanDecember 1999October 2003Convicted of corruption and sentenced to prison3Sun WenshengOctober 2003April 20074Xu ShaoshiApril 200716 March 2013Later Director of the National Development and Reform CommissionXu Shaoshi Appointed as Minister of Land and Resources www.gov.cn5Jiang Daming16 March 201319 March 2018
Minister of Natural Resources No.NameTook officeLeft office1Lu Hao19 March 201824 June 20222Wang Guanghua24 June 202225 December 20243Guan Zhi'ou25 December 202430 May 2026
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