The Central Rural Work Leading Group is a coordination body set up under the

Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, officially the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is the Central committee, highest organ when the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, national congress is not ...

for the purpose of managing rural affairs.

History

The central leading group was established in March 1993 by the Central Committee of the CCP. From 2018, the General Office of the leading group was co-located in the

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian mi ...

. In mid-2023, the General Office was merged with the Office of the

Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission The Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission is a commission of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in charge of leading and supervising economic policy of both the CCP Central Committee and the State Council of China, S ...

Role

The group is the CCP's leading body on rural and agricultural affairs.

Leadership

Leader

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(March 1993–September 1994) * Jiang Chunyun (September 1994–March 1998) *

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(March 1998–March 2003) * Hui Liangyu (March 2003–March 2013) * Wang Yang (March 2013–March 2018) *

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(March 2018–March 2023) * Liu Guozhong (March 2023–Incumbent)

Deputy Leader

(March 1993–March 1998) *

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(March 1993–March 1998, served concurrently with

) *

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(September 2000–January 2003) * Hui Liangyu (January 2003–March 2003) * Xu Youfang (March 2003–March 2008) * Tian Chengping (March 2008–October 2014) * Yuan Chunqing (September 2014–November 2017) * Tang Renjian (June 2016–March 2017) * Han Changfu (April 2018–November 2020) * Chen Quanguo (June 2022–October 2022)

Office Director

* Han Jun (November 2015–March 2018) * Tang Renjian (June 2016–March 2017) * Han Changfu (April 2018–November 2020, concurrently serving as Deputy Leader) * Tang Renjian (December 2020–September 2023) * Han Wenxiu (October 2023–Incumbent)

Deputy Office Director

* Tang Renjian (June 2006–April 2014)

References

{{Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Deliberative and coordinating bodies of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Leading groups of the Chinese Communist Party 1993 establishments in China