The minister of housing and urban–rural development of the People's Republic of China is the head of the Ministry of Housing and Urban–Rural Development of the People's Republic of China and a member of the State Council. Within the State Council, the position is sixteenth 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.
The current minister is Ni Hong, who concurrently serves as the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of the ministry.
List of ministers No.NameTook officeLeft officeMinister of Urban and Rural Construction and Environmental Protection1Li Ximing198319842Rui Xingwen198419853Ye Rutang19851988Minister of Construction1Lin Hanxiong (林汉雄)April 1988March 19912Hou JieMarch 1991March 19983Yu ZhengshengMarch 1998November 20014Wang GuangtaoNovember 2001March 2008Minister of Housing and Urban–Rural Development1Jiang WeixinMarch 2008June 20142Chen ZhenggaoJune 2014June 2017住建部原部长陈政高逝世，享年72岁 3Wang MenghuiJune 2017March 20224Ni HongJune 2022Incumbent
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