Wang Guanghua

Chinese politician
Wang Guanghua
王广华
Wang in January 2024
Minister of Natural Resources
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 2022
PremierLi Keqiang
Li Qiang
Preceded byLu Hao
Personal details
BornJanuary 1963 (age 61)
Xingyang County, Henan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materPeking University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese王广华
Traditional Chinese王廣華
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWáng Guǎnghuá

Wang Guanghua (Chinese: 王广华; born January 1963) is a Chinese politician who is the current Minister of Natural Resources, in office since June 2022.

Biography

Wang was born in Xingyang County (now Xingyang), Henan, in January 1963. After the gaokao resumed in 1979, he entered Peking University, majoring in economic geography.

After university in 1983, he was assigned as an official to the Land Administration Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fishery [zh]. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1987. He served in various posts in the State Land Administration [zh] before serving as deputy director of the Cadastral Management Division of the Ministry of Land and Resources in July 1998, and director in September 2014, interspersed with five years as director of Wuhan Bureau of the State Land Supervision from December 2008 to December 2013. In July 2015, he became vice minister of natural resources,[1][2][3] rising to minister in June 2022.[4]

In October 2022, Wang was elected as a full member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[5]

References

  1. ^ "China's total arable land shrinks nearly 6% from 2009-2019 - survey". reuters.com. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  2. ^ Yang, Wanli (27 August 2021). "Survey: Nation getting greener over past decade". Chinadaily.com. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  3. ^ "China to prohibit non-agricultural use of arable land". xinhuanet.com. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  4. ^ Yi Yi (伊一) (23 June 2022). 王广华任自然资源部党组书记 陆昊另有任用. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  5. ^ "(CPC Congress) List of members of 20th CPC Central Committee-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
Government offices
Preceded by
Lu Hao
Minister of Natural Resources
2022–present
Incumbent
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Li Keqiang Cabinet II (2018–2023)
Premier

Premier Li Keqiang


1st Vice-Premier Han Zheng
Vice-Premiers
  1. Han ZhengPSC
  2. Sun ChunlanP
  3. Hu ChunhuaP
  4. Liu HeP
State Councilors
  1. Wei Fenghe
  2. Wang Yong
  3. Wang Yi
  4. Xiao Jie
  5. Zhao Kezhi
Secretary-GeneralMinisters
01 Foreign Affairs
Wang Yi → Qin Gang
02 National Defense
03 Development & Reform Commission
04 Education
05 Science & Technology
06 Industry & Information Technology
07 Ethnic Affairs Commission
08 Public Security
09 State Security
10 Civil Affairs
11 Justice
12 Finance
13 Human Resources & Social Security
14 Natural Resources
Lu Hao → Wang Guanghua
15 Ecology & Environment
16 Housing & Urban-Rural Development
Wang Menghui → Ni Hong
17 Transport
Li Xiaopeng
18 Water Resources
19 Agriculture & Rural Affairs
20 Commerce
21 Culture & Tourism
22 Health Commission
23 Veterans Affairs
24 Emergency Management
Wang Yupu† → vacant → Huang Ming → Wang Xiangxi
Central Bank GovernorAuditor-General
  • v
  • t
  • e
Li Qiang Cabinet I (2023–2028)
Premier

Premier Li Qiang


1st Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang
Vice-Premiers
State Councilors
  1. Li Shangfu (Removed from post on 24 October 2023)
  2. Wang Xiaohong
  3. Wu Zhenglong
  4. Shen Yiqin
  5. Qin Gang (Removed from post on 24 October 2023)
Secretary-General
Ministers
01 Foreign Affairs
Qin Gang → Wang Yi
02 National Defense
03 Development & Reform Commission
04 Education
05 Science & Technology
06 Industry & Information Technology
07 Ethnic Affairs Commission
Pan Yue
08 Public Security
09 State Security
10 Civil Affairs
11 Justice
12 Finance
13 Human Resources & Social Security
14 Natural Resources
Wang Guanghua
15 Ecology & Environment
16 Housing & Urban-Rural Development
Ni Hong
17 Transport
Li Xiaopeng
18 Water Resources
19 Agriculture & Rural Affairs
20 Commerce
21 Culture & Tourism
22 Health Commission
23 Veterans Affairs
24 Emergency Management
Central Bank Governor
Auditor-General