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First Ministry of Machine Industry of the PRC (中华人民共和国第一机械工业部) was one of the central offices in the People's Republic of China.
History
The Ministry was established in August 1952. It continued to operate during and after the Cultural Revolution.
- 1952–1954: The First Ministry of Machinery Industry of the PRC
- 1954–1982: The First Ministry of Machinery Industry
- 1982–1987: Ministry of Machinery Industry
- 1987–1988: State Machinery Industry Committee
- 1988–1993: Ministry of Machinery and Electronic Industry
- 1993–1998: Ministry of Machinery Industry
- From 1998: State Bureau of Machinery Industry
- From 2000: China Machinery Industry Association
- Since 2001: China Machinery Industry Federation
In May 1982, its name was changed to the Ministry of Machinery Industry. In December 1985, the ministry was liquidated upon the creation of the State Machinery Industry Committee. In 1988 it became the Ministry of Mechanical and Electronic Industry, and finally the Ministry of Machinery Industry from 1993 to 1998.
After 1998 the Ministry was abolished and the State Bureau of Machinery Industry was established under the administration of the State Economic and Trade Commission (SETC). Also SETC became defunct and part of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).
The State Bureau of Machinery Industry was replaced in 2000 by the China Machinery Industry Association, which in 2001 was renamed China Machinery Industry Federation.
Past Ministries
- Second Ministry of Machine-Building of the PRC, ministry of nuclear industry
- Third Ministry of Machine-Building of the PRC, ministry of aviation industry
- Fourth Ministry of Machine-Building of the PRC, ministry of electronics industry
- Fifth Ministry of Machine-Building of the PRC, ministry of tank equipment and artillery
- Sixth Ministry of Machine-Building of the PRC, ministry of shipbuilding
- Seventh Ministry of Machine-Building of the PRC, ministry of space industry
- Eighth Ministry of Machine-Building of the PRC, ministry of defense industry
Bibliography
- Malcolm Lamb: Directory of officials and Organizations in China, ME Sharpe Inc. Armonk, NY, 2003, p. 1911 +, ISBN 0-7656-1020-5, Volume 1
- China's Economic System, Routledge Abingdon 2005, 594 p., ISBN 0-415-36147-8