Minister of Water Resources (China)
| Minister of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China | |
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| 中华人民共和国水利部部长 | |
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| Ministry of Water Resources | |
| Status | Provincial-Ministerial level official |
| Member of | State Council |
| Seat | Ministry of Water Resources 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 | 19 October 1949 |
| First holder | Fu Zuoyi |
| Deputy | Vice Minister of Water Resources |
| Website | www |
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.[1]
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.[2] On 8 March 1982, the Ministry was again abolished and merged it back to the Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power.[3] On 9 April 1988, the Ministry was again restored.[citation needed]
List of ministers
| No. | Portrait | Name
(Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Important offices held during tenure | Premier | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Term | ||||||
| Minister of Water Resources of the Central People's Government | ||||||||
| 1 | 
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Fu Zuoyi 傅作义 (1895–1974) |
19 October 1949 | 28 September 1954 | 4 years, 344 days | Chairman of the Suiyuan Military and Political Committee Commander of the of PLA Suiyuan Military Region |
Zhou Enlai | [4] |
| Minister of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China | ||||||||
| 1 | 
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Fu Zuoyi 傅作义 (1895–1974) |
28 September 1954 | 11 February 1958 | 3 years, 136 days | Vice Chairman of the National Defense Commission | Zhou Enlai | [4] |
| From 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 China | ||||||||
| 2 | 
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Qian Zhengying 钱正英 (1923–2022) |
23 February 1979 | 8 March 1982 | 3 years, 13 days | Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Water Resources | Hua Guofeng ↓ Zhao Ziyang |
[5] |
| From 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 China | ||||||||
| 3 |
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Yang Zhenhuai 杨振怀 (1928–2024) |
9 April 1988 | 31 March 1993 | 4 years, 356 days | Li Peng | ||
| 4 |
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Niu Maosheng 钮茂生 (born 1939) |
31 March 1993 | 4 November 1998 | 5 years, 218 days | Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Water Resources Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters Head of the State Council South-to-North Water Diversion Project Construction Committee |
Li Peng ↓ Zhu Rongji |
[6] |
| 5 |
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Wang Shucheng 汪恕诚 (born 1941) |
4 November 1998 | 27 April 2007 | 8 years, 174 days | Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Water Resources Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters |
Zhu Rongji ↓ Wen Jiabao |
[7] |
| 6 | 
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Chen Lei 陈雷 (born 1954) |
27 April 2007 | 19 March 2018 | 10 years, 326 days | Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Water Resources Commander-in-Chief of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters Political Commissar of the People's Armed Police Force Hydropower Corps |
Wen Jiabao ↓ Li Keqiang |
[8] |
| 7 |
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E Jingping 鄂竟平 (born 1956) |
19 March 2018 | 28 February 2021 | 2 years, 346 days | Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Water Resources Commander-in-Chief of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters |
Li Keqiang | [9] |
| 8 |
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Li Guoying 李国英 (born 1963) |
28 February 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 295 days | Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Water Resources Commander-in-Chief of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters |
Li Keqiang ↓ Li Qiang |
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Timeline
References
- ^ "Constitution of the People's Republic of China". National People's Congress. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "水利部历史沿革与职能" [History and functions of the Ministry of Water Resources]. China Central Television. 17 August 2009. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "国家部委60年—历数机构改革中被撤销和新组建的部委" [60 years of state ministries and commissions - a list of ministries and commissions abolished and newly established in institutional reforms]. China National Democratic Construction Association. 20 August 2009. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ a b "中国国民党革命委员会历史轨迹" [The historical trajectory of the Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang]. Portal of the Central People's Government. 27 May 2005. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "钱正英同志生平" [Comrade Qian Zhengying's life]. Xinhua News Agency. 28 October 2022. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ 钮茂生简历
- ^ 水利部部长汪恕诚简历. sina (in Chinese). 5 March 2006. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Biography of Chen Lei". China Vitae. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- ^ 鄂竟平出任水利部部长. Economic Daily (in Chinese). 19 March 2018.