The State Forestry and Grassland Administration () is an administration 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 List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...

, in charge of the national forestry affairs. It was founded in 1949 as Ministry of Forestry and Farming. On November 5, 1951, it changed to Ministry of Forestry, and the farming section was transferred to Ministry of Agriculture. On March 10, 1998, it was renamed State Forestry Administration. On 10 April 2018, following a wider national institution reform, the name was changed to State Forestry and Grassland Administration. The administration is under management of the

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, ...

List of directors (ministers)

*Liang Xi (Oct. 19, 1949 - Jun 4, 1956) *

Liu Wenhui Liu Wenhui (; 1895 – 24 June 1976) was a Chinese general and warlord of Sichuan province (Sichuan clique). At the beginning of his career, he was aligned with the Kuomintang (KMT), commanding the Sichuan-Xikang Defence Force from 1927 to 1929. ...

(Apr. 28, 1959 - Oct. 6, 1967) * Wang Yun (Oct. 6, 1967 - ?) (director of military administration commission of Ministry of Forestry) * Luo Yuchuan (Feb. 16, 1979 - Aug. 30, 1980) * Yong Wentao (Aug. 30, 1980 - Apr. 9, 1982) *

Yang Zhong Yang Zhong (楊忠, 507 – 17 August 568), Xianbei name Puliuru Nunu (普六茹奴奴),History of the Northern Dynasties, Vol.11 formally known as Duke of Sui (隨國公), was a soldier, later general of the Northern Wei dynasty. He is the father o ...

(Apr. 9, 1982 - Jun. 23, 1987) *

Gao Dezhan Gao Dezhan () (born 1932) is a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Qixia, Shandong. He was a graduate of Dalian University of Technology. He was governor of Jilin and Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Tianjin. He wa ...

(Jun. 23, 1987 - Mar. 29, 1993) * Xu Youfang (Mar. 29, 1993 - Aug. 29, 1997) *

Chen Yaobang Chen Yaobang (; born December 1935) is a retired politician and former Minister of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China. Biography Chen is a native of Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong. He received an undergraduate degree in plant c ...

(Aug. 29, 1997 - Apr. 5, 1998) * Wang Zhibao (Apr. 5, 1998 - Dec. 2, 2000) *

Zhou Shengxian Zhou Shengxian (; born December 1949) is a retired Chinese politician who served as the inaugural Minister of Environmental Protection. Biography Zhou was born in Wuzhong, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. He joined the Chinese Communist Party ...

(Dec. 2, 2000 - Dec. 2, 2005) *

Jia Zhibang Jia Zhibang (; born November 1946) is a Chinese politician, who served between 2005 and 2012 as the Director of State Forestry Administration. He also previously held the post of Governor of Shaanxi province. Career Born in Wuqi, Shaanxi Provinc ...

(Dec. 2, 2005 - March 30, 2012) *

Zhao Shucong Zhao may refer to: * Zhao (surname) (赵), a Chinese surname ** commonly spelled Chao in Taiwan or up until the early 20th century in other regions ** Chiu, from the Cantonese pronunciation ** Cho (Korean surname), represent the Hanja 趙 (Chinese ...

(March 30, 2012 - July 16, 2015) *

Zhang Jianlong Zhang may refer to: Chinese culture, etc. * Zhang (surname) (張/张), common Chinese surname ** Zhang (surname 章), a rarer Chinese surname * Zhang County (漳县), of Dingxi, Gansu * Zhang River (漳河), a river flowing mainly in Henan * ''Zh ...

(July 16, 2015 - June 8, 2020) *

Guan Zhiou Guan may refer to: * Guan (surname), several similar Chinese surnames ** Guān, Chinese surname * Guan (state), ancient Chinese city-state * Guan (bird), any of a number of bird species of the family Cracidae, of South and Central America * Guan ...

(June 8, 2020 - )

References

External links

Official website of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration
Government agencies of China

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