The National Energy Commission (NEC; ) is an interdepartmental coordinating agency of the State Council established in 2010 to coordinate the overall energy policies for 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 ...

. The body includes 23 members from other agencies such as environment, finance, central bank,

National Development and Reform Commission The National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China (NDRC), formerly State Planning Commission and State Development Planning Commission, is a macroeconomic management agency under the State Council, which has b ...

. The purpose of this new commission is to draft a new energy development strategy, evaluate

energy security Energy security is the association between national security and the availability of natural resources for energy consumption. Access to (relatively) cheap energy has become essential to the functioning of modern economies. However, the uneven d ...

and coordinate international cooperation on climate change, carbon reduction and energy efficiency.

History

China had a Ministry of Energy established in 1988 but it was disbanded five years after its portfolio overlapped with existing ministries. In 2003, National Energy Bureau was created under the

(NDRC) which reports to the

Chinese State Council 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 pre ...

, which has broad administrative and planning control over energy in the Chinese economy. In 2008, National Energy Administration (NEA) was established but lacked power to carry out its tasks because the energy sector management was spread between various agencies. China has experienced power outages, concerns of growing imported energy demands, energy security and challenges coordinating energy supply and demand.

List of chairmen

Wen Jiabao Wen Jiabao (born 15 September 1942) is a retired Chinese politician who served as the Premier of the State Council from 2003 to 2013. In his capacity as head of government, Wen was regarded as the leading figure behind China's economic polic ...

(2010-2013) # Li Keqiang (2013–present)

Current leadership

; Chairman * Li Keqiang, Premier,

Politburo Standing Committee The Politburo Standing Committee (PSC), officially the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, is a committee consisting of the top leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Histori ...

; Vice Chairmen: *

Han Zheng Han Zheng (; born 22 April 1954) is a Chinese politician serving as the Senior Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China, Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, State Council. He has also been leader of the Ce ...

, First-ranked Vice-Premier, Politburo Standing Committee ; Members * He Lifeng, Minister in charge of the

* Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs * Zhang Yi, Chairman of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission *

Wan Gang Wan Gang (, born August 1952) is a Chinese expert on automobiles, former president of Tongji University (2002–2007) and former Minister of Science and Technology. He is the Chairman of the China Zhi Gong Party, a legally sanctioned minor p ...

, Minister of Science and Technology *

Miao Wei Miao Wei (; born May 1955) is a politician and business executive of the People's Republic of China. He was the Minister of Industry and Information Technology until August 2020 and as well as the former Communist Party Chief of Wuhan, capital o ...

, Minister of Industry and Information Technology * Geng Huichang, Minister of State Security * Lou Jiwei, Minister of Finance * Jiang Daming, Minister of Land and Resources * Zhou Shengxian, Minister of Environmental Protection *

Yang Chuantang Yang Chuantang (; born May 1954) is a Chinese politician who served as the Minister of Transport of the People's Republic of China from 2012 to 2016. He has also served as the vice-chairman of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, governor of Qin ...

, Minister of Transport * Chen Lei, Minister of Water Resources *

Gao Hucheng Gao Hucheng (; born August 1951) is a retired Chinese politician and business executive. Between 2013 and 2017, he served as the Commerce Minister of the People's Republic of China. Previously, he was Vice Minister of Commerce and Vice Chairman ...

, Minister of Commerce * Liu Shiyu, Vice Governor of the People's Bank of China * Wang Jun, Chair of the State Administration of Taxation *

Yang Dongliang Yang Dongliang (; born January 1954) is a former Chinese politician who spent most of his career in the city of Tianjin in northern China. He has successively served as the vice mayor of Tianjin, and the Director of the State Administration of ...

, Director of the State Bureau for Supervision and Safety * Shang Fulin, Chair of the Commission for Banking Regulation *

Wang Guanzhong Wang Guanzhong (; born February 1953) is a retired general (''shang jiang'') of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He served as a deputy chief of the Joint Staff and was a member of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Par ...

, People's Liberation Army Deputy Chief of Staff * Nur Bekri, Director of the National Energy Administration

References

External links

National Energy Commission Official site
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History

List of chairmen

Current leadership

See also

References

External links