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The executive branch of the central government of the People's Republic of China, the 13th State Council, is currently made up of 26 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)').

The 26 cabinet-level executive departments are:

• 21 ministries (部; bù),
• 3 commissions (委员会; wěiyuánhuì) (Development and Reform, Ethnic Affairs, and Health),
• the People's Bank of China as the central bank, and
• the National Audit Office.

Executive chiefs of each department (ministers in charge of the ministries and commissions, governor of the People's Bank, and auditor-general of the National Audit Office), along with the State Council's premier, vice-premiers, state councilors, and secretary-general, are ex officio members of the cabinet, officially named the Constituent Members of the State Council (Chinese: 国务院组成人员), who together determine major issues at normally semi-annual Plenary Meetings of the State Council (Chinese: 国务院全体会议) .

List of current Constituent Departments

Constituent Departments of the 13th State Council (Li Keqiang Cabinet II: March 2018 – March 2023)

#	Logo	Name of Department	Year Established	Current Chief	Party		Reports To
1		Ministry of Foreign Affairs 外交部	1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	Wang Yi 王毅 State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs		CPC	General Secretary Xi Jinping (Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission) ∟ Yang Jiechi (Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office)
2		Ministry of National Defense 国防部	1954 (of PRC)	General Wei Fenghe 魏凤和 (Member UIof the Central Military Commission) State Councilor and Minister of National Defense		CPC	General Secretary Xi Jinping (Chairman of the Central Military Commission)
3		National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) 国家发展和改革委员会	2003	He Lifeng 何立峰 (Vice-Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee) Minister in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission		CPC	Vice-Premier Han Zheng
4		Ministry of Education (MOE) 教育部	1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	Chen Baosheng 陈宝生 Minister of Education		CPC	Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan
5		Ministry of Science and Technology 科学技术部	1998	Wang Zhigang 王志刚 Minister of Science and Technology		CPC	Vice-Premier Liu He
6		Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) 工业和信息化部	2008	Xiao Yaqing 肖亚庆 Minister of Industry and Information Technology		CPC
7		National Ethnic Affairs Commission (NEAC) 国家民族事务委员会	1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	Chen Xiaojiang 陈小江 Minister in charge of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission		CPC	You Quan (Head of the CPC Central Committee United Front Work Department)
8		Ministry of Public Security (MPS) 公安部	1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	Police Commissioner-General [zh] Zhao Kezhi 赵克志 State Councilor and Minister of Public Security		CPC	Guo Shengkun (Secretary of the CPC Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission)
9		Ministry of State Security (MSS) 国家安全部	1983	Police Commissioner-General [zh] Chen Wenqing 陈文清 Minister of State Security		CPC
10		Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) 民政部	1978	Li Jiheng 李纪恒 Minister of Civil Affairs		CPC	State Councilor Wang Yong
11		Ministry of Justice 司法部	1979 (re-established) 1954 (of PRC) 1949 (of CPG)	Tang Yijun 唐一军 Minister of Justice		CPC	Guo Shengkun (Secretary of the CPC Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission)
12		Ministry of Finance 财政部	1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	Liu Kun 刘昆 Minister of Finance		CPC	Vice-Premier Han Zheng
13		Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) 人力资源和社会保障部	2008	Zhang Jinan 张纪南 Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security		CPC	Premier Li Keqiang
14		Ministry of Natural Resources 自然资源部	2018	Lu Hao 陆昊 Minister of Natural Resources		CPC	Vice-Premier Han Zheng
15		Ministry of Ecology and Environment 生态环境部	2018	Huang Runqiu 黄润秋 Minister of Ecology and Environment		JS (Vice-President)
16		Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development 住房和城乡建设部	2008	Wang Menghui 王蒙徽 Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development		CPC
17		Ministry of Transport (MOT) 交通运输部	2008	Li Xiaopeng 李小鹏 Minister of Transport		CPC	Vice-Premier Liu He
18		Ministry of Water Resources 水利部	1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC)	E Jingping 鄂竟平 Minister of Water Resources		CPC	Vice-Premier Hu Chunhua
19		Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs 农业农村部	2018	Han Changfu 韩长赋 Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs		CPC
20		Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) 商务部	2003	Wang Wentao 王文涛 Minister of Commerce		CPC
21		Ministry of Culture and Tourism 文化和旅游部	2018	Hu Heping 胡和平 Minister of Culture and Tourism		CPC	Huang Kunming (Head of the CPC Central Committee Publicity 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		CPC	Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan
23		Ministry of Veterans Affairs 退役军人事务部	2018	Sun Shaocheng 孙绍骋 Minister of Veterans Affairs		CPC
24		Ministry of Emergency Management 应急管理部	2018	Huang Ming 黄明 Minister of Emergency Management		CPC	State Councilor Wang Yong
25		People's Bank of China (PBC) 中国人民银行	1948	Yi Gang 易纲 Governor of the People's Bank of China		CPC	Vice-Premier Liu He (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		CPC	Premier Li Keqiang ∟ Vice-Premier Han Zheng

List of former Constituent Departments

Dissolved ministries

Dissolved commissions

See also

• Executive Yuan (the Republic of China equivalent of the State Council)
• Three Departments and Six Ministries (Imperial China)

External links

• Ministers on English.gov.cn

v t e State Council of the People's Republic of China
Incumbent (14th): Li Qiang Cabinet
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Agencies	General Office Secretary-General Deputy Secretaries-General Special State Assets Affiliated Customs Taxation Market Regulation Anti-Monopoly Standardization Cert. & Accred. Financial Regulation Securities Radio and TV Sport Complaints & Proposals Statistics Intellectual Property International Development Healthcare Security Counsellors Government Offices Press and Publication Religious Offices Research Hong Kong and Macao Overseas Chinese Taiwan Cyberspace Information Institutions Xinhua News Agency Development Research China Media Group Meteorology Academies Sciences Engineering Social Sciences Governance (a.k.a. ☭ Central Party School)
Bureaus	Food and Strategic Reserves Energy Data Defense Industry Tobacco Immigration Forestry and Grassland Railway Civil Aviation Post Cultural Heritage Traditional Medicine Disease Control Mine Safety Fire & Rescue Foreign Exchange Medical Products State Secrets National Archives (a.k.a. ☭ Central Archives) Civil Service Cryptography
State Council = Central People's Government (constitutionally since 1954) ☭ denotes name reserved by Communist Party agencies.

v t e 13th State Council of the People's Republic of China
Li Keqiang Cabinet II (2018–2023)
Premier	Li Keqiang (Party branch secretary)	Premier Li Keqiang 1st Vice-Premier Han Zheng
Vice Premiers	Han Zheng Sun Chunlan♀ Hu Chunhua Liu He
State Councilors	Wei Fenghe Wang Yong Wang Yi Xiao Jie Zhao Kezhi
Secretary-General	Xiao Jie
Ministers	01 Foreign Affairs Wang Yi → Qin Gang 02 National Defense Wei Fenghe 03 Development & Reform Commission He Lifeng (CPPCC Vice-Chairman) 04 Education Chen Baosheng → Huai Jinpeng 05 Science & Technology Wang Zhigang 06 Industry & Information Technology Miao Wei → Xiao Yaqing → Jin Zhuanglong 07 Ethnic Affairs Commission Bagatur (CPPCC Vice-Chairman) → Chen Xiaojiang → Pan Yue 08 Public Security Zhao Kezhi → Wang Xiaohong 09 State Security Chen Wenqing → Chen Yixin 10 Civil Affairs Huang Shuxian → Li Jiheng → Tang Dengjie 11 Justice Fu Zhenghua → Tang Yijun 12 Finance Liu Kun 13 Human Resources & Social Security Zhang Jinan → Zhou Zuyi → Wang Xiaoping 14 Natural Resources Lu Hao → Wang Guanghua 15 Ecology & Environment Li Ganjie → Huang Runqiu 16 Housing & Urban-Rural Development Wang Menghui → Ni Hong 17 Transport Li Xiaopeng 18 Water Resources E Jingping → Li Guoying 19 Agriculture & Rural Affairs Han Changfu → Tang Renjian 20 Commerce Zhong Shan → Wang Wentao 21 Culture & Tourism Luo Shugang → Hu Heping 22 Health Commission Ma Xiaowei 23 Veterans Affairs Sun Shaocheng → Pei Jinjia 24 Emergency Management Wang Yupu† → vacant → Huang Ming → Wang Xiangxi
Central Bank Governor	Yi Gang
Auditor-General	Hu Zejun♀ → Hou Kai
: Member of the Politburo; : Member of the Politburo Standing Committee; †: died in office; ♀: Female

v t e 12th State Council of the People's Republic of China
Li Keqiang Cabinet I (2013–2018)
Premier	Li Keqiang (Party branch secretary)	Premier Li Keqiang 1st Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli
Vice Premiers	Zhang Gaoli Liu Yandong♀ Wang Yang Ma Kai
State Councilors	Yang Jing (dismissed Feb 2018) Chang Wanquan Yang Jiechi Guo Shengkun Wang Yong
Secretary-General	Yang Jing (dismissed Feb 2018)
Ministers	01 Foreign Affairs Wang Yi 02 National Defense Chang Wanquan 03 Development & Reform Commission Xu Shaoshi → He Lifeng 04 Education Yuan Guiren → Chen Baosheng 05 Science & Technology Wan Gang (Zhi Gong Party Chairman; CPPCC Vice-Chairman) 06 Industry & Information Technology Miao Wei 07 Ethnic Affairs Commission Wang Zhengwei (CPPCC Vice-Chairman) → Bagatur 08 Public Security Guo Shengkun → Zhao Kezhi 09 State Security Geng Huichang → Chen Wenqing 10 Supervision Huang Shuxian → Yang Xiaodu 11 Civil Affairs Li Liguo → Huang Shuxian 12 Justice Wu Aiying♀ → Zhang Jun 13 Finance Lou Jiwei → Xiao Jie 14 Human Resources & Social Security Yin Weimin 15 Land & Resources Jiang Daming 16 Environment Protection Zhou Shengxian → Chen Jining → Li Ganjie 17 Housing & Urban-Rural Development Jiang Weixin → Chen Zhenggao → Wang Menghui 18 Transport Yang Chuantang → Li Xiaopeng 19 Water Resources Chen Lei 20 Agriculture Han Changfu 21 Commerce Gao Hucheng → Zhong Shan 22 Culture Cai Wu → Luo Shugang 23 Health & Family Planning Commission Li Bin♀
Central Bank Governor	Zhou Xiaochuan (CPPCC Vice-Chairman)
Auditor-General	Liu Jiayi → Hu Zejun♀
: Member of the Politburo; : Member of the Politburo Standing Committee; ♀: female

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