Minister of Natural Resources (China)

Minister of Natural Resources of the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国自然资源部部长
National Emblem of China
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Incumbent Guan Zhi'ou since 25 December 2024
Ministry of Natural Resources
Status	Provincial and ministerial-level official
Member of	Plenary Meeting of the State Council
Seat	Ministry of Natural 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	March 1998;27 years ago (1998-03)
First holder	Zhou Yongkang
Deputy	Vice Minister of Natural Resources

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. ^[1]

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.	Name	Took office	Left office	Notes	Ref.
1	Zhou Yongkang	March 1998	December 1999	Later Politburo Standing Committee (2007–2012) Later investigated for corruption	[2]
2	Tian Fengshan	December 1999	October 2003	Convicted of corruption and sentenced to prison	[3]
3	Sun Wensheng	October 2003	April 2007		[4]
4	Xu Shaoshi	April 2007	16 March 2013	Later Director of the National Development and Reform Commission	[5]
5	Jiang Daming	16 March 2013	19 March 2018		[6]

Minister of Natural Resources

No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Ref.
1	Lu Hao	19 March 2018	24 June 2022	[7]
2	Wang Guanghua	24 June 2022	25 December 2024	[8]
3	Guan Zhi'ou	25 December 2024	Incumbent	[9]

References

1. "Constitution of the People's Republic of China". National People's Congress . Retrieved 8 August 2022.
2. "【周永康的红与黑二】周永康的三基石：石油、四川、政法". Caixin. 29 July 2014.
3. Liu Zhiming (刘志明) (11 November 2003). “问题部长”田凤山:从“草根官员”到“大管家”. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
4. "China Vitae : Biography of Sun Wensheng".
5. (in Chinese) Xu Shaoshi Appointed as Minister of Land and Resources www.gov.cn
6. "Ministers".
7. 黑龙江省长陆昊当选首任自然资源部部长. 163.com (in Chinese). 19 March 2018.
8. Yi Yi (伊一) (23 June 2022). 王广华任自然资源部党组书记 陆昊另有任用. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 June 2022.
9. "China's top legislature concludes standing committee session". Xinhua News Agency . 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.