Ministry of Land and Resources

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Ministry of Land and Resources of the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国国土资源部
Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Guótǔ Zīyuánbù
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Agency overview
FormedMarch 10, 1998
DissolvedMarch 19, 2018 [1]
Jurisdiction Government of China
Headquarters Beijing, China
Minister responsible
  • Jiang Daming
Parent agency State Council
Website www.mlr.gov.cn OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Ministry of Land and Resources of the People's Republic of China was a ministry under the jurisdiction of the State Council of China. It was responsible for the regulation, management, preservation and exploitation of natural resources, such as land, mines and oceans. In 2018, it was dissolved and its functions were re-organized into the Ministry of Natural Resources.

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History

On March 10, 1998, the 9th National People's Congress passed the "Reform Plan of the Ministries of the State Council". According to the plan, Ministry of Geology & Mineral Resources  [ zh ], State Administration of National Land, State Oceanic Administration, and State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping merged to form the Ministry of Land and Resources. [2] [3] :25 The State Administration of National Oceans and the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping remained existing as departments under the jurisdiction of the newly formed Ministry.[ citation needed ]

Beginning in 1999 and continuing through 2017, the Ministry released comprehensive data on mineral exploration by province. [3] :25

In 2006, to curb misclassification of land (for example, local authorities incorrectly labeling farmland as available for urbanization), the Ministry established a National Land Supervision Inspector and several regional Land Supervision Bureaus to monitor local governments. [4] :30 These efforts continued following the reorganization of the Ministry and significantly curtailed land misclassification. [4] :30

In 2018, the Ministry was re-organized into the Ministry of Natural Resources. [3] :25

List of ministers

No.NameTook officeLeft officeNotes
1 Zhou Yongkang March 1998December 1999Later Politburo Standing Committee (2007–2012)
Later investigated for corruption
2 Tian Fengshan December 1999October 2003Convicted of corruption and sentenced to prison
3 Sun Wensheng (孙文盛)October 2003April 2007
4 Xu Shaoshi April 200716 March 2013Later Director of the National Development and Reform Commission
5 Jiang Daming 16 March 201319 March 2018

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References

  1. China picks rising star to run new natural resources ministry Reuters March 19th, 2018
  2. Plan for Restructuring the State Council (1998)
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