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The constituent departments of the State Council (Chinese: 国务院组成部门; pinyin: Guówùyuàn Zǔchéng Bùmén; lit. 'State Affairs Court Constituent Department(s)') are the principal units of State Council of the People's Republic of China. Types of departments include ministries (部; bù), commissions (委员会; wěiyuánhuì), the People's Bank of China and the National Audit Office.

The current 14th State Council has a 26 Constitute Departments; 21 ministries, three commissions along with the PBC and the Audit Office. It also has a General Office, one Directly Affiliated Specialized Institution, 14 Directly Affiliated Institutions, one Office, 7 Directly Affiliated Public Institutions, and 17 National Bureaus managed by ministries and commissions of the State Council.^[1][2][3][4]

Overview

Current departments

The 14th State Council has 26 Constituent Departments.^[6][4][7]

Constituent Departments of the 14th State Council (March 2023 – March 2028)

#	Logo	Name of department	Year established	Incumbent chief	Party		Reports to
1		Ministry of Foreign Affairs 外交部	1949 (CPG) 1954 (PRC)	Wang Yi 王毅 Minister of Foreign Affairs		CCP	General Secretary Xi Jinping ∟ Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Wang Yi (himself)
2		Ministry of National Defense 国防部	1954	Dong Jun 董军 Minister of National Defense		CCP	General Secretary Xi Jinping (Chairman of the Central Military Commission)
3		National Development and Reform Commission 国家发展和改革委员会	2003	Zheng Shanjie 郑栅洁 Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission		CCP	Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang
4		Ministry of Education 教育部	1949 (CPG) 1954 (PRC)	Huai Jinpeng 怀进鹏 Minister of Education		CCP
5		Ministry of Science and Technology 科学技术部	1998	Yin Hejun 阴和俊 Minister of Science and Technology		CCP
6		Ministry of Industry and Information Technology 工业和信息化部	2008	Jin Zhuanglong 金壮龙 Minister of Industry and Information Technology		CCP	Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing
7		National Ethnic Affairs Commission 国家民族事务委员会	1949 (CPG) 1954 (PRC)	Chen Xiaojiang 陈小江 Minister in charge of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission		CCP	Shi Taifeng (Head of the CCP Central Committee United Front Work Department)
8		Ministry of Public Security 公安部	1949 (CPG) 1954 (PRC)	Police Commissioner-General Wang Xiaohong 王小洪 State Councillor Minister of Public Security		CCP	Chen Wenqing (Secretary of the CCP Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission)
9		Ministry of State Security 国家安全部	1983	Chen Yixin 陈一新 Minister of State Security		CCP
10		Ministry of Civil Affairs 民政部	1978	Lu Zhiyuan 陆治原 Minister of Civil Affairs		CCP	State Councillor Shen Yiqin
11		Ministry of Justice 司法部	1949 (CPG) 1954 (PRC) 1979 (re-established)	He Rong 贺荣 Minister of Justice		CCP	Chen Wenqing (Secretary of the CCP Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission)
12		Ministry of Finance 财政部	1949 (CPG) 1954 (PRC)	Lan Fo'an 蓝佛安 Minister of Finance		CCP	Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang
13		Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security 人力资源和社会保障部	2008	Wang Xiaoping 王晓萍 Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security		CCP	State Councillor Shen Yiqin
14		Ministry of Natural Resources 自然资源部	2018	Wang Guanghua 王广华 Minister of Natural Resources		CCP	Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang
15		Ministry of Ecology and Environment 生态环境部	2018	Huang Runqiu 黄润秋 Minister of Ecology and Environment		JS
16		Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development 住房和城乡建设部	2008	Ni Hong 倪虹 Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development		CCP	Vice Premier He Lifeng
17		Ministry of Transport 交通运输部	2008	Li Xiaopeng 李小鹏 Minister of Transport		CCP
18		Ministry of Water Resources 水利部	1949 (CPG) 1954 (PRC)	Li Guoying 李国英 Minister of Water Resources		CCP	Vice Premier Liu Guozhong
19		Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs 农业农村部	2018	Tang Renjian 唐仁健 Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs		CCP
20		Ministry of Commerce 商务部	2003	Wang Wentao 王文涛 Minister of Commerce		CCP	Vice Premier He Lifeng
21		Ministry of Culture and Tourism 文化和旅游部	2018	Sun Yeli 孙业礼 Minister of Culture and Tourism		CCP	Li Shulei (Head of the CCP Central Committee Propaganda Department)
22		National Health Commission 国家卫生健康委员会	2018	Ma Xiaowei 马晓伟 Minister in charge of the National Health Commission		CCP	Vice Premier Liu Guozhong
23		Ministry of Veterans Affairs 退役军人事务部	2018	Pei Jinjia 裴金佳 Minister of Veterans Affairs		CCP	State Councillor Shen Yiqin
24		Ministry of Emergency Management 应急管理部	2018	Wang Xiangxi 王祥喜 Ministry of Emergency Management		CCP	Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing
25		People's Bank of China 中国人民银行	1948	Pan Gongsheng 潘功胜 Governor of the People's Bank of China		CCP	Vice Premier He Lifeng (Director of the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission Office)
26		National Audit Office 审计署	1983	Hou Kai 侯凯 Auditor-General of the National Audit Office		CCP	Premier Li Qiang ∟ Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang

The Ministry of Education retains the external nameplate of the National Language Working Committee. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology retains the external nameplates of China National Space Administration and of China Atomic Energy Authority. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security is supplemented with the nameplate of the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs. The Ministry of Natural Resources retains the external nameplate of the State Oceanic Administration. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment retains the external nameplate of the National Nuclear Safety Administration. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs is supplemented with the nameplate of the National Rural Revitalization Administration.^[1]

Former departments

Directly Affiliated Specialized Institution

According to the "Notice of the State Council on Institutional Establishment" issued by the State Council, there is one Directly Affiliated Specialized Institution (国务院直属特设机构).^[1][2][4]

• State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council

Directly Affiliated Institutions

According to the "Notice of the State Council on Institutional Establishment" issued by the State Council, there are 14 Directly Affiliated Institution (国务院直属机构). The agencies are sorted in accordance with the official documents of the State Council.^[1][2][4]

• General Administration of Customs
• State Administration for Market Regulation
• China Securities Regulatory Commission
• General Administration of Sport of China
• National Bureau of Statistics
• China International Development Cooperation Agency
• Counsellors' Office of the State Council
• State Taxation Administration
• National Administration of Financial Regulation
• National Radio and Television Administration
• National Public Complaints and Proposals Administration
• China National Intellectual Property Administration
• National Healthcare Security Administration
• National Government Offices Administration

The State Administration for Market Regulation retains the external nameplate of the State Anti-Monopoly Bureau, the National Certification and Accreditation Administration, and the National Standardization Administration. The National Press and Publication Administration (National Copyright Administration) is an external nameplate of the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party. The State Administration for Religious Affairs is an external nameplate of the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1]

Office

According to the "Notice of the State Council on Institutional Establishment" issued by the State Council, there is one Office (国务院办事机构).^[1][2][4]

• State Council Research Office (国务院研究室)

The Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council is an external nameplate of the United Front Work Department. The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council is the nameplate of the Hong Kong and Macau Work Office. The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Central Committee of the CCP, the Cyberspace Administration of China and the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission are both one institution with two names, and are directly under the Central Committee of the CCP. The State Council Information Office is an external nameplate of the CCP Central Propaganda Department.^[1]

Directly Affiliated Public Institutions

The State Council has 7 Directly Affiliated Public Institutions (国务院直属事业单位):^[1][2][4]

• Xinhua News Agency
• Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
• State Council Development Research Center
• China Meteorological Administration
• Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Chinese Academy of Engineering
• China Central Radio and Television

The National School of Administration and the Central Party School are directly under the CCP Central Committee.^[1]

National Bureaus

The ministries and commissions of the State Council manage 17 National Bureaus:^[1][3][4]

• National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration (managed by the National Development and Reform Commission)
• National Data Administration (managed by the National Development and Reform Commission)
• State Tobacco Monopoly Administration (managed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology)
• National Forestry and Grassland Administration (managed by the Ministry of Natural Resources)
• Civil Aviation Administration of China (managed by the Ministry of Transport)
• National Cultural Heritage Administration (managed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism)
• National Administration of Disease Control and Prevention (managed by the National Health Commission)
• National Fire and Rescue Administration (managed by the Ministry of Emergency Management)
• National Medical Products Administration (managed by the State Administration for Market Regulation)
• National Energy Administration (managed by the National Development and Reform Commission)
• State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (managed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology)
• National Immigration Administration (managed by the Ministry of Public Security)
• National Railway Administration (managed by the Ministry of Transport)
• State Post Bureau (managed by the Ministry of Transport)
• National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (managed by the National Health Commission)
• National Mine Safety Administration (managed by the Ministry of Emergency Management)
• State Administration of Foreign Exchange (managed by the People's Bank of China)

See also

• One institution with two names

References