Minister of Ecology and Environment
{{Short description|Minister of the People's Republic of China}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = Minister of Ecology and Environment
| body = the People's Republic of China
| insignia = National Emblem of the People's Republic of China (2).svg
| insigniasize = 100
| insigniacaption = National Emblem of China
| flag = Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
| flagcaption = Flag of China
| termlength =
| nominator = Premier
(chosen within the Chinese Communist Party)
| appointer = President
| image = Huang Runqiu (cropped).jpg
| imagesize = 200
| incumbent = Huang Runqiu
| incumbentsince = 29 April 2020
| formation = {{start date and age|df=y|1987}}
| website =
| department = Ministry of Ecology and Environment
| reports_to =
| member_of = Plenary Meeting of the State Council
| seat = Ministry of Ecology and Environment Building, Dongcheng District, Beijing
| precursor =
| native_name = 中华人民共和国生态环境部部长
| deputy = Vice Minister of Ecology and Environment
| first = Qu Geping
| appointer_qualified = with the confirmation of the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee
| status = Provincial and ministerial-level official
}}
The minister of ecology and environment of the People's Republic of China is the head of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China and a member of the State Council. Within the State Council, the position is fifteenth in order of precedence. The minister is responsible for leading the ministry, presiding over its meetings, and signing important documents related to the ministry. Officially, the minister is nominated by the premier of the State Council, who is then approved by the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee and appointed by the president.{{Cite web |title=Constitution of the People's Republic of China |url=http://www.npc.gov.cn/englishnpc/constitution2019/201911/1f65146fb6104dd3a2793875d19b5b29.shtml |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=National People's Congress}}
The current minister is Huang Runqiu, who concurrently serves as the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of the ministry.