Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China

The Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China is a cabinet-level department under the State Council responsible for basic education, vocational education, higher education, and other educational affairs across the country.[2] The Ministry of Education also acts as a funder for most of the national public universities and colleges in China.[3] The ministry also accredits tertiary institutions, curriculum, and school teachers.[2] It is headquartered in Xicheng, Beijing.[4]

Ministry of Education of
the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国教育部
Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Jiàoyùbù
Logo of the Ministry

Ministry of Education headquarters in
the Xicheng District of Beijing
Agency overview
FormedOctober 1949 (1949-10)
Preceding agencies
  • Ministry of Education of the Central People's Government (1949–1985)
  • State Education Commission (1985–1998)
JurisdictionGovernment of China
HeadquartersBeijing
Annual budget¥5.3 trillion RMB (2020)[1]
Agency executive
Parent agencyState Council
Child agencies
Websitemoe.gov.cn
en.moe.gov.cn

History

The Ministry of Education was one of the first Government Administration Council departments created when the People's Republic of China was founded in October 1949. The work of the ministry was overseen by the Culture and Education Commission that was created at the same time. On October 19, writer and poet Guo Moruo was made the director of the commission, and linguist Ma Xulun was made the first education minister of the People's Republic of China.[5]

The Ministry of Education was established in 1949 as the Ministry of Education of the Central People's Government, and was renamed the State Education Commission of the People's Republic of China from 1985 to 1998. Its current title was assigned during the restructuring of the State Council in 1998.

List of Education Ministers
No.NameTook officeLeft office
Education Minister of the Central People's Government
1Ma XulunOctober 1949November 1952
Education Minister
2Zhang XiruoNovember 1952February 1958
3Yang XiufengFebruary 1958February 1964
4Liu JipingFebruary 1964October 1964
5He WeiOctober 1964June 1966
Vacant during the Cultural Revolution
6Zhou RongxinJanuary 1975April 1976
7Liu XiyaoJanuary 1977February 1979
8Jiang NanxiangFebruary 1979May 1982
9He DongchangMay 1982June 1985
Chairman of State Education Commission
10Li PengJune 1985April 1988
11Li TieyingApril 1988March 1993
12Zhu KaixuanMarch 1993March 1998
Education Minister
13Chen ZhiliMarch 1998March 2003
14Zhou JiMarch 2003November 2009
15Yuan GuirenNovember 2009July 2016
16Chen BaoshengJuly 2016August 2021
17Huai JinpengAugust 2021Incumbent

See also

References
  1. "China spends over 5.3 trillion yuan on education in 2020_china.org.cn". Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  2. "教育部主要职责 - 中华人民共和国教育部政府门户网站". Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on May 29, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  3. "教育部直属高等学校 - 中华人民共和国教育部政府门户网站". Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on June 11, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  4. English home page Archived January 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Ministry of Education (China). Retrieved on December 29, 2015. "Address: No.37 Damucang Hutong, Xidan, Beijing, P.R.C " - Chinese address Archived May 7, 2015, at the Wayback Machine: "地址：北京市西单大木仓胡同37号 邮编：100816" - As of May 21, 2022 the address is the same Archived June 14, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Yang, Ming; Ni, Hao (2018). Educational Governance in China. Singapore: Springer.
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