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Minister of Education (China)

{{Short description|Minister of the People's Republic of China}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox official post

| post = Minister of Education

| 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 = Minister of Education Huai Jinpeng.jpg

| imagesize = 200

| incumbent = Huai Jinpeng

| incumbentsince = 20 August 2021

| formation = {{start date and age|df=y|1949|10|19}}

| website = {{URL|http://www.moe.gov.cn/jyb_zzjg/moe_187/}}

| department = Ministry of Education

| reports_to =

| member_of = Plenary Meeting of the State Council

| seat = Ministry of Education Building, Xicheng District, Beijing

| precursor = Minister of Education of the Republic of China

| native_name = 中华人民共和国教育部部长

| deputy = Vice Minister of Education

| first = Ma Xulun

| appointer_qualified = with the confirmation of the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee

| status = Provincial and ministerial-level official

}}

The minister of education of the People's Republic of China is the head of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China and a member of the State Council. Within the State Council, the position is fourth 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 Huai Jinpeng, who concurrently serves as the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of the ministry.

History

The Ministry of Education of the Central People's Government was established on 1 October 1949, and Ma Xulun became the first minister on 19 October. The ministry was reorganized to the Ministry of Education of the PRC in September 1954, and the title of the minister was also changed. On 26 July 1968, during the Cultural Revolution, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, the State Council and the Central Military Commission decided to implement military rule over the ministry; the Director of the Military Control Commission Zhu Kui served as the head of the ministry.{{cite web |author1=Tang |first=Shaojie |date=2005-07-23 |title=唐少杰："文化大革命"时期清华工宣队诸问题述评 |trans-title=Tang Shaojie: Comments on the Problems of Tsinghua Workers' Propaganda Team during the Cultural Revolution |url=http://www.aisixiang.com/data/7680.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609082430/http://www.aisixiang.com/data/7680.html |archive-date=2015-06-09 |access-date=3 August 2024 |website=Aisixiang}} On 22 June 1970, the Ministry of Education was abolished and merged into the Science and Education Group of the State Council. On 17 January 1975, the Science and Education Group of the State Council was abolished and the Ministry of Education was re-established. On 18 June 1985, the Ministry of Education was renamed to the State Education Commission,{{cite web |date=2008-06-18 |title=6月18日 |trans-title=June 18 |url=http://old.moe.gov.cn//publicfiles/business/htmlfiles/moe/moe_1695/200806/35946.html |access-date=3 August 2024 |website=Ministry of Education}} and was named back to the Ministry of Education on 10 March 1993.

List of ministers

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! rowspan="2" |Portrait

! rowspan="2" width="120" |Name

{{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! colspan="3" |Term of office

! rowspan="2" |Important offices held during tenure

! rowspan="2" |Premier

! rowspan="2" |{{Ref.}}

Took office

!Left office

!Term

colspan="9" |Minister of Education of the Central People's Government
1

|File:馬敘倫.jpg

|Ma Xulun
马叙伦
{{small|(1885–1970)}}

|19 October 1949

|15 November 1952

|{{age in years and days|19 October 1949|15 November 1952}}

| align="left" |Member of the Central People's Government
Deputy Director of the Cultural and Educational Committee of the Central People's Government
Director of the Chinese Character Reform Research Committee
Chairman of the China Democratic League

| rowspan="2" |Zhou Enlai

|{{cite web |date=2008-12-16 |title=马叙伦 |trans-title=Ma Xulun |url=https://www.gov.cn/govweb/gjjg/2008-12/16/content_1179285.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017141725/https://www.gov.cn/govweb/gjjg/2008-12/16/content_1179285.htm |archive-date=2023-10-17 |access-date=3 August 2024 |website=The Portal Website of the Central People's Government}}

2

|File:張奚若.jpg

|Zhang Xiruo
张奚若
{{small|(1889–1973)}}

|15 November 1952

|28 September 1954

|{{age in years and days|15 November 1952|28 September 1954}}

| align="left" |Vice Chairman of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee of the State Council
President of the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs

|

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2

|File:張奚若.jpg

|Zhang Xiruo
张奚若
{{small|(1889–1973)}}

|28 September 1954

|11 February 1958

|{{age in years and days|28 September 1954|11 February 1958}}

| align="left" |Director of the Foreign Cultural Liaison Committee
President of the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs

| rowspan="4" |Zhou Enlai

|{{cite web |author1=Song |first=Chundan |date=2021-01-05 |title=晚年张奚若 |trans-title=Zhang Xiruo in his later years |url=https://www.tsinghua.org.cn/info/1951/33102.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008154016/https://www.tsinghua.org.cn/info/1951/33102.htm |archive-date=2021-10-08 |access-date=3 August 2024 |website=Tsinghua Alumni Association}}

3

|File:楊秀峰.jpg

|Yang Xiufeng
杨秀峰
{{small|(1897–1983)}}

|11 February 1958

|22 July 1964

|{{age in years and days|11 February 1958|22 July 1964}}

| align="left" |Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Education
Deputy Director of the Second Office of the State Council

|{{cite web |date=2008-12-17 |title=杨秀峰 |trans-title=Yang Xiufeng |url=https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-12/17/content_1180531.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322092953/http://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-12/17/content_1180531.htm |archive-date=2009-03-22 |access-date=3 August 2024 |website=The Portal Website of the Central People's Government}}

–

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|Liu Jiping
刘季平
{{small|(1915–1990)}}

|22 July 1964

|4 October 1964

|{{age in years and days|22 July 1964|4 October 1964}}

| align="left" |Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Education

|{{cite web |date=2005-04-04 |title=刘季平 |trans-title=Liu Jiping |url=https://www.sast.gov.cn/content.html?id=12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017141736/https://www.sast.gov.cn/content.html?id=12 |archive-date=2023-10-17 |access-date=3 August 2024 |website=Shanghai Association for Science and Technology}}

4

|107x107px

|He Wei
何伟
{{small|(1910–1973)}}

|4 October 1964

|26 July 1968

|{{age in years and days|4 October 1964|26 July 1968}}

| align="left" |

|{{cite web |date=2015-01-09 |title=教育部部长——何伟 |trans-title=Minister of Education - He Wei |url=http://www.zmdnews.cn/2015/0109/254527.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017141748/http://www.zmdnews.cn/2015/0109/254527.shtml |archive-date=2023-10-17 |access-date=3 August 2024 |website=Zhumadian.com}}

colspan="9" |Director of the Military Control Commission of the Ministry of Education
–

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|Zhu Kui
朱奎
{{small|(1916–1982)}}

|26 July 1968

|22 June 1970

|{{age in years and days|26 July 1968|22 June 1970}}

| align="left" |

|Zhou Enlai

|{{cite web |date=2023-10-07 |title=【史海钩沉】南保县工委书记朱奎的传奇经历 |trans-title=[History] The legendary experience of Zhu Kui, secretary of the Nanbao County Working Committee |url=https://news.hubeidaily.net/pc/c_1852699.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017141736/https://news.hubeidaily.net/pc/c_1852699.html |archive-date=2023-10-17 |access-date=3 August 2024 |website=Hubei Daily}}

colspan="9" | From 22 June 1970 to 17 January 1975, the post of Minister of Education was abolished.
colspan="9" |Minister of Education of the People's Republic of China
5

|107x107px

|Zhou Rongxin
周荣鑫
{{small|(1917–1976)}}

|17 January 1975

|13 April 1976

|{{age in years and days|17 January 1975|13 April 1976}}

| align="left" |

|Zhou Enlai
↓
Hua Guofeng

|{{cite web |date=2008-12-29 |title=高官之女忆文革迫害:父亲74年曾报告唐山或大震 |trans-title=The daughter of a high-ranking official recalls the persecution during the Cultural Revolution: My father reported in 1974 that there might be a major earthquake in Tangshan |url=https://www.chinanews.com.cn/cul/news/2008/12-29/1506096.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229122557/http://www.chinanews.com.cn/cul/news/2008/12-29/1506096.shtml |archive-date=2008-12-29 |access-date=3 August 2024 |website=China News Service}}

colspan="9" | Vacant
13 April 1976 – 25 January 1977
6

|107x107px

|Liu Xiyao
刘西尧
{{small|(1916–2013)}}

|25 January 1977

|23 February 1979

|{{age in years and days|25 January 1977|23 February 1979}}

| align="left" |Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Education

|Hua Guofeng

|{{cite web |date=2013-09-23 |title=刘西尧同志逝世 |trans-title=Comrade Liu Xiyao passed away |url=http://cpc.people.com.cn/n/2013/0923/c87393-23007470.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017142301/http://cpc.people.com.cn/n/2013/0923/c87393-23007470.html |archive-date=2023-10-17 |access-date=3 August 2024 |website=People's Daily}}

7

|File:Jiang Nanxiang (1979).jpg

|Jiang Nanxiang
项怀诚
{{small|(1913–1988)}}

|23 February 1979

|4 May 1982

|{{age in years and days|23 February 1979|4 May 1982}}

| align="left" |Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Education

|Hua Guofeng
↓
Zhao Ziyang

|{{cite web |date=2013-11-14 |title=清华大学功勋校长蒋南翔：人物生平 |trans-title=Tsinghua University Meritorious President Jiang Nanxiang: Biography |url=https://gaokao.eol.cn/daxue/zixun/201311/t20131114_1039580.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017031555/https://gaokao.eol.cn/daxue/zixun/201311/t20131114_1039580.shtml |archive-date=2023-10-17 |access-date=3 August 2024 |website=China Education Online}}

8

|107x107px

|He Dongchang
何东昌
{{small|(1923–2014)}}

|4 May 1982

|18 June 1985

|{{age in years and days|4 May 1982|18 June 1985}}

| align="left" |Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Education
Vice Chairman of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council

|Zhao Ziyang

|{{cite web |date=2014-02-18 |title=何东昌同志遗体告别仪式举行 |trans-title=The farewell ceremony for Comrade He Dongchang was held |url=https://www.tsinghua.org.cn/info/1014/11225.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017142304/https://www.tsinghua.org.cn/info/1014/11225.htm |archive-date=2023-10-17 |access-date=3 August 2024 |website=Tsinghua Alumni Association}}

colspan="9" |Director of the State Education Commission of the People's Republic of China
9

|File:Chinese Premier Li Peng 1996.jpg

|Li Peng
李鹏
{{small|(1928–2019)}}

|18 June 1985

|12 April 1988

|{{age in years and days|18 June 1985|12 April 1988}}

| align="left" |Vice Premier of the State Council
Head of the State Council's Electronic Revitalization Leading Group
Secretary of the CCP Secretariat
Member of the CCP Politburo Standing Committee
Acting Premier of the State Council

|Zhao Ziyang
↓
Li Peng

|{{cite web |date=2019-07-29 |title=李鹏同志生平 |trans-title=Comrade Li Peng's life |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com//politics/2019-07/29/c_1124813081.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230910111210/http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2019-07/29/c_1124813081.htm |archive-date=2023-09-10 |access-date=3 August 2024 |website=Xinhua News Agency}}

10

|107x107px

|Li Tieying
李铁映
{{small|(born 1936)}}

|12 April 1988

|29 March 1993

|{{age in years and days|12 April 1988|29 March 1993}}

| align="left" |Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the State Education Commission
Member of the CCP Politburo
State Councillor

| rowspan="2" |Li Peng

|{{cite web |date=2008-09-26 |title=李铁映 |trans-title=Li Tieying |url=https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-09/26/content_1106306.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513023053/http://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-09/26/content_1106306.htm |archive-date=2023-05-13 |access-date=3 August 2024 |website=The Portal Website of the Central People's Government}}

11

|107x107px

|Zhu Kaixuan
朱开轩
{{small|(1932–2016)}}

|29 March 1993

|10 March 1998

|{{age in years and days|29 March 1993|10 March 1998}}

| align="left" |Alternate Member of the CCP Central Committee
Director of the NPC Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee

|{{cite news |author1=Shen |first=Yongchang |date=2018-03-30 |title=学者型官员——朱开轩 |trans-title=Scholar-official: Zhu Kaixuan |url=http://www.jsbao.com/Article/index/aid/2360963.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017142305/http://www.jsbao.com/Article/index/aid/2360963.html |archive-date=2023-10-17 |access-date=3 August 2024 |work=Jinshan Newspaper}}

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12

|File:Chen Zhili UNDP 2009.jpg

|Chen Zhili
陈至立
{{small|(born 1942)}}

|10 March 1998

|17 March 2003

|{{age in years and days|10 March 1998|17 March 2003}}

| align="left" |Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Education

|Zhu Rongji

|{{cite web |date=2008-11-06 |title=中华全国妇女联合会第十届主席简历 |trans-title=Resume of the 10th President of the All-China Women's Federation |url=https://www.women.org.cn/zhuanti/www.women.org.cn/shida/web/ShowNewsxb24e.html?news_id=42887&alias=0803 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017142416/https://www.women.org.cn/zhuanti/www.women.org.cn/shida/web/ShowNewsxb24e.html?news_id=42887&alias=0803 |archive-date=2023-10-17 |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=All-China Women's Federation}}

13

|107x107px

|Zhou Ji
周济
{{small|(born 1946)}}

|17 March 2003

|31 October 2009

|{{age in years and days|17 March 2003|31 October 2009}}

| align="left" |Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Education

|Wen Jiabao

|[http://www.zaobao.com.sg/wencui/2009/10/hongkong091031k.shtml 港报：袁贵仁有望接任中国教育部长]. Lianhe Zaobao. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220192434/http://www.zaobao.com.sg/wencui/2009/10/hongkong091031k.shtml|date=February 20, 2012}}

14

|File:Yuan Guiren.jpg

|Yuan Guiren
袁贵仁
{{small|(born 1950)}}

|31 October 2009

|2 July 2016

|{{age in years and days|31 October 2009|2 July 2016}}

| align="left" |Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Education

|Wen Jiabao
↓
Li Keqiang

|{{cite web |date=2020-01-28 |title=教育部长袁贵仁 |trans-title=Minister of Education Yuan Guiren |url=https://www.guzhen.gov.cn/zjgz/lswh/lsrw/40362074.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208210913/https://www.guzhen.gov.cn/zjgz/lswh/lsrw/40362074.html |archive-date=2023-02-08 |access-date=3 August 2024 |website=Guzhen County People's Government}}

15

|File:Chen Baosheng 2019.jpg

|Chen Baosheng
陈宝生
{{small|(born 1956)}}

|2 July 2016

|20 August 2021

|{{age in years and days|2 July 2016|20 August 2021}}

| align="left" |Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Education

|Li Keqiang

|{{cite news |title=Top legislature concludes bi-monthly session |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-07/02/c_135484276.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703092930/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-07/02/c_135484276.htm |archive-date=July 3, 2016 |access-date=2016-07-02 |newspaper=Xinhua}}

16

|File:Minister of Education Huai Jinpeng.jpg

|Huai Jinpeng
怀进鹏
{{small|(born 1962)}}

|20 August 2021

|Incumbent

|{{age in years and days|20 August 2021

}

| align="left" |Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Education

|Li Keqiang
↓
Li Qiang

|{{cite news |author1=Wu Xiaodong ({{lang|zh|武晓东}}) |date=20 August 2021 |script-title=zh:怀进鹏任教育部部长！创了十八大以来的一个首例 |url=https://news.sina.com.cn/c/2021-08-20/doc-ikqciyzm2531795.shtml |access-date=20 August 2021 |work=sina |language=zh}}

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See also

  • Ministry of Education (Taiwan) lists pre-1949 ministers of education in the Republic of China, which controlled portions of mainland China until that year

References

{{Ministers of Education of the People's Republic of China}}

Category:Lists of government ministers

Category:Provincial and ministerial-level official