Central Rural Work Leading Group

Central Rural Work Leading Group
中央农村工作领导小组
Formation	March 1993
Type	Coordination organ
Location	Beijing;
Leader	Liu Guozhong
Chief of General Office	Han Wenxiu
Parent organization	Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Subsidiaries	Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

The Central Rural Work Leading Group (Chinese: 中央农村工作领导小组; pinyin: Zhōngyāng Nóngcūn Gōngzuò Lǐngdǎo Xiǎozǔ) is a coordination body set up under the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party for the purpose of managing rural affairs.

History[edit]

The central leading group was established in March 1993 by the Central Committee of the CCP.^[1]

Previously, the General Office of the leading group was co-located in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. In mid-2023, the General Office was merged with the Office of the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission.^[2]

Role[edit]

The group is the CCP's leading body on rural and agricultural affairs.^[3]^[4]

Leadership[edit]

Leader[edit]

Zhu Rongji (March 1993–September 1994)
Jiang Chunyun (September 1994–March 1998)
Wen Jiabao (March 1998–March 2003)
Hui Liangyu (March 2003–March 2013)
Wang Yang (March 2013–March 2018)
Hu Chunhua (March 2018–March 2023)
Liu Guozhong (March 2023–Incumbent)

Deputy Leader[edit]

Wen Jiabao (March 1993–March 1998)
Chen Junsheng (March 1998–October 2001)
Ma Zhongchen (October 2001–March 2008)
Tian Chengping (March 2008–October 2014)
Yuan Chunqing (October 2014 –October 2017)
Han Changfu (March 2018–November 2020)
Chen Quanguo (November 2020–October 2022)
Tang Renjian (October 2022–October 2023)
Han Wenxiu (October 2023–Incumbent)

References[edit]

^ Wang, Amber (2022-06-15). "US-sanctioned hardline Xinjiang chief moves to rural affairs role". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
^ Zhong, Yuhao; Jiang, Ziwen (21 July 2023). "中央农办再次露面：它和中央财办的关系变了" [The Central Rural Office has appeared again: its relationship with the Central Finance Office has changed]. The Paper. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
^ Donnellon-May, Genevieve. "China's Push to Advance Rural Revitalization". The Diplomat. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
^ "Xi Jinping delivers speech at central rural work conference". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 2022-12-30.

[1] Wang, Amber (2022-06-15). "US-sanctioned hardline Xinjiang chief moves to rural affairs role". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2022-12-30.

[2] Zhong, Yuhao; Jiang, Ziwen (21 July 2023). "中央农办再次露面：它和中央财办的关系变了" [The Central Rural Office has appeared again: its relationship with the Central Finance Office has changed]. The Paper. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

[3] Donnellon-May, Genevieve. "China's Push to Advance Rural Revitalization". The Diplomat. Retrieved 2022-12-30.

[4] "Xi Jinping delivers speech at central rural work conference". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 2022-12-30.

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