Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China
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| Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China 中华人民共和国商务部 |
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| Headquarters | Beijing |
| Agency Executive | Chen Deming, Minister of Commerce |
| Parent agency | State Council |
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| http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/ | |
The Ministry of Commerce (Chinese: 商务部) of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM), formerly Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation (对外贸易经济合作部, MOFTEC) is one of the ministries of the State Council of China. The current minister is Chen Deming.
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[edit] History
In November 1949, the People's Republic of China established the Ministry of Trade (贸易部).
In August 1952, the Ministry was renamed to Ministry of Foreign Trade (对外贸易部). Ye Jizhuang was the first Minister and died in the post in 1967.
In March 1982, the Ministry of Foreign Trade was merged with the Ministry of Foreign Economic liaison (对外经济联络部), the State Import and Export Regulation Commission (国家进出口管理委员会), and the State Foreign Investment Regulation Commission (国家外国投资管理委员会), and became the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade (对外经济贸易部).
In March 1993, the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade was renamed to the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation.
In the spring of 2003, the former Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation (MOFTEC) went through a reorganization and was renamed Ministry of Commerce.
The ministry also incorporates the former State Economic and Trade Commission (SETC) and the State Development Planning Commission (SDPC).
[edit] List of Ministers
1949-1952: Ministry of Trade
- Ye Jizhuang (叶季壮).
1952-1982: Ministry of Foreign Trade
- Ye Jizhuang: 1952-1967
- Lin Yunhai (林海云): acting from September 1965 to July 1970.
1982-1993: Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations and Trade
- Chen Muhua (陈慕华): 1982 - 1985
- Zheng Tuobin (郑拓彬): 1985 - 1990
- Li Lanqing: 1990 - 1993
1993-2003: Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation
- Wu Yi: 1993 - 1998
- Shi Guangsheng (石广生): 1998 - 2003
2003-: Ministry of Commerce
- Lü Fuyuan (吕福源): 2003-February 2004
- Bo Xilai: February 2004- 2007
- Chen Deming: 2007- incumbent
[edit] Current Ministers of MOFCOM
- Chen Deming, Minister
- Yu Guangzhou, Vice Minister
- Zhang Zhigang, Vice Minister
- An Min, Vice Minister
- Wei Jianguo, Vice Minister
- Ma Xiuhong, Ms., Vice Minister
- Liao Xiaoqi, Vice Minister
- Gao Hucheng, Vice Minister
- Xu Jingye, Vice Minister in Charge of Discipline Inspection
- Yi Xiaozhun, Vice Minister
- Chen Jian, Assistant
- Fu Ziying, Assistant Minister
- Huang Hai, Assistant Minster
[edit] MOFCOM and the CEPA
MOFCOM's responsibility includes fostering closer partnership between the economies of the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, respectively, with the economy of the rest of the People's Republic of China. To that end the Vice Minister An Min, and the previous Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, Antony Leung, concluded the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA). New agreements are continually negotiated between An and the current Financial Secretary Henry Tang under the auspices of the CEPA. Similar agreements were also concluded between the MOFCOM and Secretariat for Economy and Finance of Macau.
