Minister of Transport (China)
{{Short description|Minister of the People's Republic of China}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = Minister of Transport
| 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 =
| imagesize = 200
| incumbent = Liu Wei
| incumbentsince = 8 November 2024
| formation = {{start date and age|df=y|1949|10|19}}
| website =
| department = Ministry of Transport
| reports_to =
| member_of = Plenary Meeting of the State Council
| seat = Ministry of Transport Building, Dongcheng District, Beijing
| precursor =
| native_name = 中华人民共和国交通运输部部长
| deputy = Vice Minister of Transport
| first = Zhang Bojun
| appointer_qualified = with the confirmation of the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee
| status = Provincial and ministerial-level official
}}
The minister of transport of the People's Republic of China is the head of the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China and a member of the State Council. Within the State Council, the position is eighteenth 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 Liu Wei, 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 Communications of the Central People's Government |
|---|
| 1
|19 October 1949 |September 1954 |[http://chinavitae.com/biography/Zhang_Bojun%7C2590 Biography], China Vitæ, retrieved 2007-01-19. |
| colspan="5" |Minister of Communications of the People's Republic of China |
| 1
|September 1954 |January 1958 |
| 2
|January 1958 |July 1964 |{{cn|date=April 2025}} |
| 3
|July 1964 |January 1975 |{{cn|date=April 2025}} |
| 4
|January 1975 |February 1979 |{{cn|date=April 2025}} |
| 5
|February 1979 |March 1981 |{{cn|date=April 2025}} |
| 6
|March 1981 |May 1982 |{{cn|date=April 2025}} |
| 7
|May 1982 |July 1984 |{{cn|date=April 2025}} |
| 8
|Qian Yongchang |July 1984 |March 1991 |{{cn|date=April 2025}} |
| 9
|March 1991 |October 2002 |{{cite news |title=Official CV of Huang Zhendong |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2002-03/01/content_295727.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107085415/http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2002-03/01/content_295727.htm |archive-date=2015-11-07 |work=Xinhua News Agency |publisher=}} |
| 10
|October 2002 |December 2005 |{{cn|date=April 2025}} |
| 11
|December 2005 |15 March 2008 |
| colspan="5" |Minister of Transport of the People's Republic of China |
| 1
|15 March 2008 |31 August 2012 |
| 2
|31 August 2012 |3 September 2016 |
| 3
|3 September 2016 |8 November 2024 |
| 4
|8 November 2024 |Incumbent |{{cite news |author1=Xin Jing ({{lang|zh|辛婧}}) |date=27 September 2024 |title= |script-title=zh:刘伟任交通运输部党组书记 |url=https://www.bjnews.com.cn/detail/1727399588129527.html |access-date=8 October 2024 |work=The Beijing News |language=zh}} |