Minister of Justice (China)

Minister of Justice of the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国司法部部长
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Incumbent He Rong since 24 February 2023
Ministry of Justice
Status	Provincial-Ministerial level official
Member of	State Council
Seat	Ministry of Justice Building, Xicheng 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
Precursor	Minister of Justice of the Republic of China
Formation	19 October 1949; 75 years ago (1949-10-19)
First holder	Shi Liang
Deputy	Vice Minister of Finance
Website	www.moj.gov.cn/jgsz/jgszbldjs/

The Minister of Justice of the People's Republic of China is the head of the Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China and a member of the State Council. Within the State Council, the position is eleventh 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]

The current minister is He Rong, the third woman to serve in the post.