Minister of Science and Technology (China)

The minister of science and technology of the People's Republic of China is the head of the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China and a member of the State Council. Within the State Council, the position is fifth 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.^[1]

Minister of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国科学技术部部长
National Emblem of China
Flag of China
Incumbent Yin Hejun since 24 October 2023
Ministry of Science and Technology
Status	Provincial and ministerial-level official
Member of	Plenary Meeting of the State Council
Seat	Ministry of Science and Technology Building, Haidian District, Beijing
Nominator	Premier (chosen within the Chinese Communist Party)
Appointer	President with the confirmation of the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee
Formation	1958; 67 years ago (1958)
First holder	Nie Rongzhen
Deputy	Vice Minister of Science and Technology

The current minister is Yin Hejun, who concurrently serves as the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of the ministry.

List of ministers

No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Ref.
Director of State Science and Technology Commission
1	Nie Rongzhen	1958	1970
Post abolished
2	Fang Yi	March 1978	1985
3	Song Jian	1985	March 1998	[2]
Minister of Science and Technology
4	Zhu Lilan	March 1998	28 February 2001	[3]
5	Xu Guanhua	28 February 2001	27 April 2007	[4]
6	Wan Gang	27 April 2007	19 March 2018	[5]
7	Wang Zhigang	19 March 2018	24 October 2023	[6]
8	Yin Hejun	24 October 2023	Incumbent	[7]