Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
{{Short description|Minister of the People's Republic of China}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
| 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 = Ni Hong-20240309.png
| imagesize = 200
| incumbent = Ni Hong
| incumbentsince = 29 April 2020
| formation = {{start date and age|df=y|1988|04}}
| website =
| department = Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
| reports_to =
| member_of = Plenary Meeting of the State Council
| seat = Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Building, Haidian District, Beijing
| precursor =
| native_name = 中华人民共和国住房和城乡建设部部长
| deputy = Vice Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
| first = Lin Hanxiong
| appointer_qualified = with the confirmation of the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee
| status = Provincial and ministerial-level official
}}
The minister of housing and urban-rural development of the People's Republic of China is the head of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People's Republic of China and a member of the State Council. Within the State Council, the position is sixteenth 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 Ni Hong, who concurrently serves as the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of the ministry.
List of ministers
| class="wikitable"
!No. !Name !Took office !Left office !{{Ref.}} |
| colspan="5" |Minister of Urban and Rural Construction and Environmental Protection |
|---|
| 1
|1983 |1984 | |
| 2
|1984 |1985 | |
| 3
|1985 |1988 | |
| colspan="5" |Minister of Construction |
| 1
|Lin Hanxiong (林汉雄) |April 1988 |March 1991 | |
| 2
|March 1991 |March 1998 | |
| 3
|March 1998 |November 2001 | |
| 4
|November 2001 |March 2008 |
| colspan="5" |Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development |
| 1
|March 2008 |June 2014 | |
| 2
|June 2014 |June 2017 |
| 3
|June 2017 |March 2022 |
| 4
|June 2022 |Incumbent |