# Constituent departments of the State Council

The 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)') are the principal units of State Council of the People's Republic of China. Types of departments include ministries (部; bù), commissions (委员会; wěiyuánhuì), the People's Bank of China and the National Audit Office.
The current 14th State Council has 26 constituent departments, 21 ministries, three commissions, along with the People's Bank of China and the National Audit Office. It also has a General Office, one directly affiliated specialized institution, 14 directly affiliated institutions, one office, 7 directly affiliated public institutions, and 17 national bureaus managed by ministries and commissions of the State Council.

## Overview
### Structure

Each department is headed by a minister, director, governor or auditor-general, who is responsible for the work of their department. Each department head is confirmed by the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee on the recommendation of the premier, and ceremonially appointed by the president afterwards. According to the Organic Law of the State Council, the head presides over the executive meetings of the department, and "signs important requests for instructions and reports to be submitted to the State Council as well as the orders and directives to be issued". Each department additionally has two to four deputy heads (vice ministers, deputy directors, deputy governors and deputy auditors-general), assisting the department head. They are appointed or removed by the State Council.
Generally, the authority of government departments is defined by regulations and rules rather than law.$^{:28}$

## Current departments

The 14th State Council has 26 constituent departments.
Constituent Departments of the 14th State Council (March 2023 – March 2028) :
| # | Name of department | Year established | Incumbent chief | Party | Reports to |
| 1 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs 外交部 | 1949 (CPG) 1954 (PRC) | Wang Yi 王毅 Minister of Foreign Affairs | CCP | General Secretary Xi Jinping ∟ Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Wang Yi (himself) |
| 2 | Ministry of National Defense 国防部 | 1954 | Dong Jun 董军 Minister of National Defense | CCP | General Secretary Xi Jinping (Chairman of the Central Military Commission) |
| 3 | National Development and Reform Commission 国家发展和改革委员会 | 2003 | Zheng Shanjie 郑栅洁 Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission | CCP | Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang |
| 4 | Ministry of Education 教育部 | 1949 (CPG) 1954 (PRC) | Huai Jinpeng 怀进鹏 Minister of Education | CCP | Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang |
| 5 | Ministry of Science and Technology 科学技术部 | 1998 | Yin Hejun 阴和俊 Minister of Science and Technology | CCP | Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang |
| 6 | Ministry of Industry and Information Technology 工业和信息化部 | 2008 | Jin Zhuanglong 金壮龙 Minister of Industry and Information Technology | CCP | Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing |
| 7 | National Ethnic Affairs Commission 国家民族事务委员会 | 1949 (CPG) 1954 (PRC) | Chen Xiaojiang 陈小江 Director of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission | CCP | Shi Taifeng (Head of the CCP Central Committee United Front Work Department) |
| 8 | Ministry of Public Security 公安部 | 1949 (CPG) 1954 (PRC) | Police Commissioner-General [zh] Wang Xiaohong 王小洪 State Councillor Minister of Public Security | CCP | Chen Wenqing (Secretary of the CCP Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission) |
| 9 | Ministry of State Security 国家安全部 | 1983 | Chen Yixin 陈一新 Minister of State Security | CCP | Chen Wenqing (Secretary of the CCP Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission) |
| 10 | Ministry of Civil Affairs 民政部 | 1978 | Lu Zhiyuan 陆治原 Minister of Civil Affairs | CCP | State Councillor Shen Yiqin |
| 11 | Ministry of Justice 司法部 | 1949 (CPG) 1954 (PRC) 1979 (re-established) | He Rong 贺荣 Minister of Justice | CCP | Chen Wenqing (Secretary of the CCP Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission) |
| 12 | Ministry of Finance 财政部 | 1949 (CPG) 1954 (PRC) | Lan Fo'an 蓝佛安 Minister of Finance | CCP | Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang |
| 13 | Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security 人力资源和社会保障部 | 2008 | Wang Xiaoping 王晓萍 Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security | CCP | State Councillor Shen Yiqin |
| 14 | Ministry of Natural Resources 自然资源部 | 2018 | Guan Zhi'ou 关志鸥 Minister of Natural Resources | CCP | Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang |
| 15 | Ministry of Ecology and Environment 生态环境部 | 2018 | Huang Runqiu 黄润秋 Minister of Ecology and Environment | JS | Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang |
| 16 | Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development 住房和城乡建设部 | 2008 | Ni Hong 倪虹 Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development | CCP | Vice Premier He Lifeng |
| 17 | Ministry of Transport 交通运输部 | 2008 | Li Xiaopeng 李小鹏 Minister of Transport | CCP | Vice Premier He Lifeng |
| 18 | Ministry of Water Resources 水利部 | 1949 (CPG) 1954 (PRC) | Li Guoying 李国英 Minister of Water Resources | CCP | Vice Premier Liu Guozhong |
| 19 | Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs 农业农村部 | 2018 | Tang Renjian 唐仁健 Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs | CCP | Vice Premier Liu Guozhong |
| 20 | Ministry of Commerce 商务部 | 2003 | Wang Wentao 王文涛 Minister of Commerce | CCP | Vice Premier He Lifeng |
| 21 | Ministry of Culture and Tourism 文化和旅游部 | 2018 | Sun Yeli 孙业礼 Minister of Culture and Tourism | CCP | Li Shulei (Head of the CCP Central Committee Propaganda 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 | CCP | Vice Premier Liu Guozhong |
| 23 | Ministry of Veterans Affairs 退役军人事务部 | 2018 | Pei Jinjia 裴金佳 Minister of Veterans Affairs | CCP | State Councillor Shen Yiqin |
| 24 | Ministry of Emergency Management 应急管理部 | 2018 | Wang Xiangxi 王祥喜 Ministry of Emergency Management | CCP | Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing |
| 25 | People's Bank of China 中国人民银行 | 1948 | Pan Gongsheng 潘功胜 Governor of the People's Bank of China | CCP | Vice Premier He Lifeng (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 | CCP | Premier Li Qiang ∟ Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang |
The Ministry of Education retains the external nameplate of the National Language Working Committee. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology retains the external nameplates of China National Space Administration and of China Atomic Energy Authority. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security is supplemented with the nameplate of the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs. The Ministry of Natural Resources retains the external nameplate of the State Oceanic Administration. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment retains the external nameplate of the National Nuclear Safety Administration. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs is supplemented with the nameplate of the National Rural Revitalization Administration.

## Former departments
### Ministries

| Name of Ministry | Chinese | Year Established | Year Dissolved | Successor(s) |
| Ministry of Agriculture | 农业部 | 1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC) | 2018 | Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs |
| Ministry of Culture | 文化部 | 1975 (re-established) | 2018 | Ministry of Culture and Tourism |
| Ministry of Culture | 文化部 | 1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC) | 1970 | Culture Group of the State Council [zh] |
| Ministry of Supervision | 监察部 | 1987 (re-established) | 2018 | National Supervisory Commission |
| Ministry of Supervision | 监察部 | 1954 (of PRC) | 1959 | Central Commission for Discipline Inspection |
| Ministry of Land and Resources | 国土资源部 | 1998 | 2018 | Ministry of Natural Resources |
| Ministry of Environmental Protection | 环境保护部 | 2008 | 2018 | Ministry of Ecology and Environment |
| Ministry of Railways | 铁道部 | 1975 (re-established) | 2013 | Ministry of Transport ∟ National Railway Administration China Railway Corporation |
| Ministry of Railways | 铁道部 | 1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC) | 1975 | Ministry of Transport |
| Ministry of Health | 卫生部 | 1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC) | 2013 | National Health and Family Planning Commission |
| Ministry of Information Industry [zh] | 信息产业部 | 1998 | 2008 | Ministry of Industry and Information Technology |
| Ministry of Labour and Social Security (China) [zh] | 劳动和社会保障部 | 1998 | 2008 | Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security |
| Ministry of Personnel [zh] | 人事部 | 1988 | 2008 | Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security |
| Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade (MOFERT) → Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation [zh] (MOFTEC) (renamed 1993) | 对外经济贸易部→对外贸易经济合作部 | 1982 | 2003 | Ministry of Commerce |
| Ministry of Domestic Trade [zh] | 国内贸易部 | 1993 | 1998 | State Bureau of Domestic Trade [zh] |
| Ministry of the Electronics Industry (China) [zh] | 电子工业部 | 1993 | 1998 | Ministry of Information Industry [zh] |
| Ministry of the Electronics Industry (China) [zh] | 电子工业部 | 1982 | 1988 | Ministry of Machine-Building and Electronics Industry [zh] |
| Ministry of Electric Industry [zh] | 电力工业部 | 1993 (3rd est.) | 1998 | State Economic and Trade Commission [zh] |
| Ministry of Electric Industry [zh] | 电力工业部 | 1979 (2nd est.) | 1982 | Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power [zh] |
| Ministry of Electric Industry [zh] | 电力工业部 | 1955 (1st est.) | 1958 | Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power [zh] |
| Ministry of Coal Industry [zh] | 煤炭工业部 | 1993 | 1998 | State Bureau of Coal Industry [zh] |
| Ministry of Metallurgical Industry [zh] (MMI) | 冶金工业部 | 1956 | 1998 | State Bureau of Metallurgical Industry [zh] |
| Ministry of Chemical Industry [zh] | 化学工业部 | 1978 | 1998 | State Bureau of Petroleum and Chemical Industry [zh] |
| Ministry of Chemical Industry [zh] | 化学工业部 | 1956 | 1970 | Ministry of Fuel and Chemical Industry [zh] |
| Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications [zh] | 邮电部 | 1973 | 1998 | Ministry of Information Industry [zh] State Post Bureau |
| Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications [zh] | 邮电部 | 1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC) | 1970 | Ministry of Transport |
| Ministry of Labour [zh] | 劳动部 | 1988 | 1998 | Ministry of Labour and Social Security [zh] |
| Ministry of Labour [zh] | 劳动部 | 1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC) | 1970 | State Planning Commission [zh] |
| Ministry of Radio and Television → Ministry of Radio, Film and Television [zh] (renamed 1986) | 广播电视部→广播电影电视部 | 1982 | 1998 | State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) |
| Ministry of Geology → Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources [zh] (renamed 1982) | 地质部→地质矿产部 | 1979 | 1998 | Ministry of Land and Resources |
| Ministry of Geology → Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources [zh] (renamed 1982) | 地质部→地质矿产部 | 1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC) | 1970 | State Planning Commission [zh] |
| Ministry of Forestry [zh] | 林业部 | 1979 | 1998 | State Forestry Administration |
| Ministry of Machine-Building Industry [zh] | 机械工业部 | 1993 | 1998 | State Bureau of Machine-Building Industry [zh] |
| Ministry of Machine-Building Industry [zh] | 机械工业部 | 1982 | 1986 | State Machine-Building Industry Commission [zh] |
| Ministry of Machine-Building and Electronics Industry [zh] | 机械电子工业部 | 1988 | 1993 | Ministry of Machine-Building Industry [zh] Ministry of Electronics Industry |
| Ministry of Aerospace Industry | 航空航天工业部 | 1988 | 1993 | China National Space Administration China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation |
| Ministry of Energy [zh] | 能源部 | 1988 | 1993 | Ministry of Electric Industry [zh] Ministry of Coal Industry [zh] |
| Ministry of Petroleum Industry [zh] | 石油工业部 | 1978 | 1988 | Ministry of Energy [zh] |
| Ministry of Petroleum Industry [zh] | 石油工业部 | 1955 | 1970 | Ministry of Fuel and Chemical Industry [zh] |
| Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power [zh] | 水利电力部 | 1982 | 1988 | Ministry of Water Resources Ministry of Electric Industry [zh] |
| Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power [zh] | 水利电力部 | 1958 | 1979 | Ministry of Water Resources Ministry of Electric Industry [zh] |
| Ministry of Labour and Personnel [zh] | 劳动人事部 | 1982 | 1988 | Ministry of Labour [zh] Ministry of Personnel [zh] |
| 7th Ministry of Machine Building → Ministry of Space Industry (renamed 1982) | 第七机械工业部→航天工业部 | 1965 | 1988 | Ministry of Aerospace Industry |
| 3rd Ministry of Machine Building → Ministry of Aviation Industry (renamed 1982) | 第三机械工业部→航空工业部 | 1963 | 1988 | Ministry of Aerospace Industry |
| 3rd Ministry of Machine Building → 2nd Ministry of Machine Building (renamed 1958) → Ministry of Nuclear Industry (renamed 1982) | 第三机械工业部→第二机械工业部→核工业部 | 1955 | 1988 | China National Nuclear Corporation |
| 5th Ministry of Machine Building → Ministry of Ordnance Industry (renamed 1982) | 第五机械工业部→兵器工业部 | 1963 | 1986 | State Machine-Building Industry Commission [zh] |
| Ministry of Agricultural Machinery | 农业机械部 | 1979 | 1982 | Ministry of Machine-Building Industry [zh] |
| 1st Ministry of Machine Building | 第一机械工业部 | 1952 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC) | 1982 | Ministry of Machine-Building Industry [zh] |
| Ministry of Foreign Economic Liaison [zh] | 对外经济联络部 | 1970 | 1982 | Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade [zh] |
| Ministry of Foreign Trade [zh] | 对外贸易部 | 1952 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC) | 1982 | Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade [zh] |
| 4th Ministry of Machine Building (electronics industry) | 第四机械工业部 | 1963 | 1982 | Ministry of Electronics Industry |
| 6th Ministry of Machine Building (shipbuiding) | 第六机械工业部 | 1963 | 1982 | China State Shipbuilding Corporation |
| 8th Ministry of Machine Building (tactical missiles) | 第八机械工业部 | 1979 | 1981 | 7th Ministry of Machine Building (space industry) |
| Ministry of Agricultural Machinery → 8th Ministry of Machine Building (renamed 1965) | 农业机械部→第八机械工业部 | 1959 | 1970 | 1st Ministry of Machine Building |
| Ministry of Internal Affairs [zh] | 内务部 | 1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC) | 1969 | Ministry of Finance Ministry of Public Security |
| 3rd Ministry of Machine Building (defense industry) | 第三机械工业部 | 1960 | 1963 | 3rd Ministry of Machine Building (aviation industry) 4th Ministry of Machine Building (electronics industry) 5th Ministry of Machine Building (ordnance industry) 6th Ministry of Machine Building (shipbuilding industry) |
| 2nd Ministry of Machine Building | 第二机械工业部 | 1952 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC) | 1958 | 1st Ministry of Machine Building |
| Ministry of Fuel Industry [zh] | 燃料工业部 | 1949 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC) | 1955 | Ministry of Coal Industry [zh] Ministry of Petroleum Industry [zh] Ministry of Electric Industry [zh] |

### Commissions

| Name of Commission | Year Established | Year Dissolved | Successor(s) |
| National Health and Family Planning Commission 国家卫生和计划生育委员会 | 2013 | 2018 | National Health Commission |
| National Family Planning Commission 国家计划生育委员会 ↓ (renamed 2003) National Population and Family Planning Commission 国家人口和计划生育委员会 | 1981 | 2013 | National Health and Family Planning Commission |
| Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (COSTIND) 国防科学技术工业委员会 | 1982 | 2008 | Ministry of Industry and Information Technology ∟ State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence |
| State Economic and Trade Commission [zh] (SETC) 国家经济贸易委员会 | 1998 | 2003 | National Development and Reform Commission State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council Ministry of Commerce |
| State Planning Commission [zh] 国家计划委员会 ↓ (renamed 1998) State Development Planning Commission 国家发展计划委员会 | 1952 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC) | 2003 | National Development and Reform Commission |
| State Economic Commission [zh] 国家经济委员会 | 1993 | 1998 | State Economic and Trade Commission [zh] |
| State Economic Commission [zh] 国家经济委员会 | 1978 | 1988 | State Planning Commission |
| State Economic Commission [zh] 国家经济委员会 | 1956 | 1970 | State Planning Commission |
| State Commission for Economic Restructuring [zh] 国家经济体制改革委员会 | 1982 | 1998 | in 1998, turned into a high-level think-tank of the State Council with the Premier serving as the director and relevant ministers as members; abolished in 2003. |
| State Physical Culture and Sports Commission 国家体育运动委员会 | 1972 | 1998 | State General Administration of Sports |
| State Physical Culture and Sports Commission 国家体育运动委员会 | 1952 (of CPG) 1954 (of PRC) | 1970 | People's Liberation Army General Staff Department |
| State Machine-Building Industry Commission [zh] 国家机械工业委员会 | 1986 | 1988 | Ministry of Machine-Building and Electronics Industry [zh] |
| Import and Export Regulation Commission of the People's Republic of China [zh] 中华人民共和国进出口管理委员会 Foreign Investment Regulation Commission of the People's Republic of China 中华人民共和国外国投资管理委员会 (one institution with two names) | 1979 | 1982 | Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade [zh] |

## Directly Affiliated Specialized Institution

According to the "Notice of the State Council on Institutional Establishment" issued by the State Council, there is one directly affiliated specialized institution (国务院直属特设机构).
* State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council

## Directly Affiliated Institutions

According to the "Notice of the State Council on Institutional Establishment" issued by the State Council, there are 14 directly affiliated institutions (国务院直属机构). The agencies are sorted in accordance with the official documents of the State Council.
* General Administration of Customs
* State Administration for Market Regulation
* China Securities Regulatory Commission
* General Administration of Sport of China
* National Bureau of Statistics
* China International Development Cooperation Agency
* Counsellors' Office of the State Council
* State Taxation Administration
* National Administration of Financial Regulation
* National Radio and Television Administration
* National Public Complaints and Proposals Administration
* China National Intellectual Property Administration
* National Healthcare Security Administration
* National Government Offices Administration
The State Administration for Market Regulation retains the external nameplate of the State Anti-Monopoly Bureau, the National Certification and Accreditation Administration, and the National Standardization Administration. The National Press and Publication Administration (National Copyright Administration) is an external nameplate of the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party. The State Administration for Religious Affairs is an external nameplate of the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

## Office

According to the "Notice of the State Council on Institutional Establishment" issued by the State Council, there is one Office (国务院办事机构), the State Council Research Office (国务院研究室).
The Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council is an external nameplate of the United Front Work Department. The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council is the nameplate of the Hong Kong and Macau Work Office. The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council and the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Central Committee of the CCP, the Cyberspace Administration of China and the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission are both one institution with two names, and are directly under the Central Committee of the CCP. The State Council Information Office is an external nameplate of the CCP Central Propaganda Department.

## Directly Affiliated Public Institutions

The State Council has 7 directly affiliated public institutions (国务院直属事业单位):
* Xinhua News Agency
* Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
* State Council Development Research Center
* China Meteorological Administration
* Chinese Academy of Sciences
* Chinese Academy of Engineering
* China Central Radio and Television
The National School of Administration and the Central Party School are directly under the CCP Central Committee.

## National Bureaus

The ministries and commissions of the State Council manage 17 national bureaus:
* National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration (managed by the National Development and Reform Commission)
* National Data Administration (managed by the National Development and Reform Commission)
* State Tobacco Monopoly Administration (managed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology)
* National Forestry and Grassland Administration (managed by the Ministry of Natural Resources)
* Civil Aviation Administration of China (managed by the Ministry of Transport)
* National Cultural Heritage Administration (managed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism)
* National Administration of Disease Control and Prevention (managed by the National Health Commission)
* National Fire and Rescue Administration (managed by the Ministry of Emergency Management)
* National Medical Products Administration (managed by the State Administration for Market Regulation)
* National Energy Administration (managed by the National Development and Reform Commission)
* State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (managed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology)
* National Immigration Administration (managed by the Ministry of Public Security)
* National Railway Administration (managed by the Ministry of Transport)
* State Post Bureau (managed by the Ministry of Transport)
* National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (managed by the National Health Commission)
* National Mine Safety Administration (managed by the Ministry of Emergency Management)
* State Administration of Foreign Exchange (managed by the People's Bank of China)