# Minister of Water Resources (China)

The minister of water resources of the People's Republic of China is the head of the Ministry of Water Resources 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.
The current minister is Li Guoying, who concurrently serves as the Communist Party secretary of the ministry.

## History

The Ministry of Water Resources of the Central People's Government was established on 1 October 1949, and Fu Zuoyi became the first minister on 19 October. The ministry was reorganized to the Ministry of Water Resources of the PRC in September 1954, and the title of the minister was also changed. On 11 February 1958, the Ministry of Water resources was abolished and merged into the Ministry of Electric Power Industry, creating a new ministry called the Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power. The former Ministry was restored 23 February 1979. On 8 March 1982, the Ministry was again abolished and merged it back to the Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power. On 9 April 1988, the Ministry was again restored.

## List of ministers

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Important offices held during tenure | Premier | Ref. |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Term | Important offices held during tenure | Premier | Ref. |
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| 1 | | Fu Zuoyi 傅作义 (1895–1974) | 19 October 1949 | 28 September 1954 | 4 years, 344 days | Chairman of the Suiyuan Military and Political Committee Commander of the PLA Suiyuan Military Region | Zhou Enlai | |
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| 1 | | Fu Zuoyi 傅作义 (1895–1974) | 28 September 1954 | 11 February 1958 | 3 years, 136 days | Vice Chairman of the National Defense Commission | Zhou Enlai | |
| From 11 February 1958 to 23 February 1979, the post of Minister of Water Resources was abolished. |||||||||
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| 2 | | Qian Zhengying 钱正英 (1923–2022) | 23 February 1979 | 8 March 1982 | 3 years, 13 days | Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Water Resources | Hua Guofeng ↓ Zhao Ziyang | |
| From 8 March 1982 to 9 April 1988, the post of Minister of Water Resources was abolished. |||||||||
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| 3 | | Yang Zhenhuai 杨振怀 (1928–2024) | 9 April 1988 | 31 March 1993 | 4 years, 356 days | | Li Peng | |
| 4 | | Niu Maosheng 钮茂生 (born 1939) | 31 March 1993 | 4 November 1998 | 5 years, 218 days | Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Water Resources Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters Head of the State Council South-to-North Water Diversion Project Construction Committee | Li Peng ↓ Zhu Rongji | |
| 5 | | Wang Shucheng 汪恕诚 (born 1941) | 4 November 1998 | 27 April 2007 | 8 years, 174 days | Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Water Resources Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters | Zhu Rongji ↓ Wen Jiabao | |
| 6 | | Chen Lei 陈雷 (born 1954) | 27 April 2007 | 19 March 2018 | 10 years, 326 days | Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Water Resources Commander-in-Chief of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters Political Commissar of the People's Armed Police Force Hydropower Corps | Wen Jiabao ↓ Li Keqiang | |
| 7 | | E Jingping 鄂竟平 (born 1956) | 19 March 2018 | 28 February 2021 | 2 years, 346 days | Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Water Resources Commander-in-Chief of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters | Li Keqiang | |
| 8 | | Li Guoying 李国英 (born 1963) | 28 February 2021 | Incumbent | 4 years, 16 days | Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Water Resources Commander-in-Chief of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters | Li Keqiang ↓ Li Qiang | |