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.
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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.