The Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR) of the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

is a dissolved ministry under the jurisdiction of the

State Council of China The State Council, constitutionally synonymous with the Central People's Government since 1954 (particularly in relation to local governments), is the chief administrative authority of the People's Republic of China. It is chaired by the p ...

. It was formally responsible for the regulation, management, preservation and

exploitation of natural resources The exploitation of natural resources is the use of natural resources for economic growth, sometimes with a negative connotation of accompanying environmental degradation. It started to emerge on an industrial scale in the 19th century as the ex ...

, such as land, mines and oceans. On March 10, 1998, the 9th

National People's Congress The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China (NPC; ), or simply the National People's Congress, is constitutionally the supreme state authority and the national legislature of the People's Republic of China. With 2, ...

passed the "Reform Plan of the Ministries of the State Council". According to the plan, , State Administration of National Land, State Oceanic Administration, and

State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping The State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping, or the National Bureau of Surveying and Mapping (), was the central agency that was responsible for surveying and mapping in the People's Republic of China (PRC). It was established in 1959 and was made d ...

merged to form the Ministry of Land and Resources.Plan for Restructuring the State Council (1998)
/ref> The State Administration of National Oceans and the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping have remained existing as departments under the jurisdiction of the newly formed Ministry. In March 2018, the 13th National People's Congress announced that the newly formed

Ministry of Natural Resources An environmental ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for the environment and/or natural resources. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of the Environment, ...

shall replace the functions of the Ministry of Land & Resources, State Oceanic Administration and the

List of ministers

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