Minister of Ecology and Environment

Minister of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国生态环境部部长
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Incumbent Huang Runqiu since 29 April 2020
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;38 years ago (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

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

1. "Constitution of the People's Republic of China". National People's Congress . Retrieved 8 August 2022.
2. Wudunn, Sheryl (28 February 1993). "Chinese Suffer From Rising Pollution As Byproduct of the Industrial Boom". The New York Times .
3. "环保总局局长解振华辞职". Tencent (in Chinese). 3 December 2005.
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. 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.
7. 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.