Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China
	中华人民共和国农业农村部; Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Nóngyè Nóngcūnbù
	Emblem of the People's Republic of China
Agency overview
Formed	March 19, 2018
Preceding agency	Ministry of Agriculture;
Type	Constituent Department of the State Council (cabinet-level executive department)
Jurisdiction	People's Republic of China
Headquarters	Beijing
Minister responsible	Tang Renjian;
Parent agency	State Council
Website	english.agri.gov.cn

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China (simplified Chinese: 中华人民共和国农业农村部; traditional Chinese: 中華人民共和國農業農村部; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Nóngyè Nóngcūnbù) is the cabinet-level executive department of the State Council which is responsible for agriculture and rural affairs in the country. The ministry is headquartered in Beijing. It was formed on 19 March 2018 as the agency superseding the former Ministry of Agriculture. Some of its additional responsibilities come from the agricultural investment projects of the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Land and Resources, and the Ministry of Water Resources.[1] The current Minister is Han Changfu.[2]

History

On March 19, 2018, the Government of the People's Republic of China announced that the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has been created at the first session of the 13th National People's Congress. That same day, Han Changfu was elected Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.[2]

List of ministers

No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
1	Han Changfu	19 March 2018	December 2020	[3]
2	Tang Renjian	26 December 2020	Incumbent	[4]

References

Yang Shisheng (March 16, 2018). 统筹20多个涉农资金的部门职能农业农村部“财权”更大了. chinatimes (in Chinese).
全国人大经投票表决决定韩长赋为农业农村部部长. 163.com (in Chinese). March 19, 2018.
韩长赋出任新组建的农业农村部部长. sina (in Chinese). March 19, 2018.
Yi Yi (伊一) (December 26, 2020). 陈小江任国家民委主任唐仁健任农业农村部部长王文涛任商务部部长. ce.cn. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

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[1] Yang Shisheng (March 16, 2018). 统筹20多个涉农资金的部门职能农业农村部“财权”更大了. chinatimes (in Chinese).

[:0-2] 全国人大经投票表决决定韩长赋为农业农村部部长. 163.com (in Chinese). March 19, 2018.

[3] 韩长赋出任新组建的农业农村部部长. sina (in Chinese). March 19, 2018.

[4] Yi Yi (伊一) (December 26, 2020). 陈小江任国家民委主任唐仁健任农业农村部部长王文涛任商务部部长. ce.cn. Retrieved December 27, 2020.