Ministry of Supervision of the People's Republic of China

Ministry of Supervision of the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国监察部
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	People's Republic of China
Headquarters	Beijing
Agency executive	Ma Wen, Minister of Supervision
Parent agency	State Council
Website
http://www.mos.gov.cn

The Ministry of Supervision (Chinese: 监察部; pinyin: jiān chá bù) of the People's Republic of China is responsible for maintaining an efficient, disciplined, clean and honest government, and educate public servants about their duty and discipline. It is one of several ministries under the State Council of the People's Republic of China.

History

The Ministry of Supervision was established as the People's Supervisory Commission in October 1949 after the founding of the People's Republic of China. It took on the present name Ministry of Supervision in September 1954. The ministry was abolished in April 1959. The ministry was reestablished in July 1987 by the Sixth National People's Congress. This led to successive local supervisory authorities being created at the provincial and local levels. On May 9, 1997, the Ministry of Supervision was legislated to enforce the Law of the People's Republic of China on Administration Supervision of the government agencies.^[1]

On 30 August 2007, Ma Wen was appointed Minister of Supervision.^[2]

List of Ministers

• Tan Pingshan (谭平山): October 1949-September 1954 (Director of Supervision Commission)
• Qian Ying (钱瑛): September 1954——April 1959
  • Post abolished from 1959 to 1987
• Wei Jianxing (尉建行): 1987——April 1993
• Cao Qingze (曹庆泽): March 1993——March 1998
• He Yong (何勇): March 1998——March 2003
• Li Zhilun (李至伦): March 2003- 2007
• Ma Wen (马馼): August 2007-incumbent

See also

• Discipline Inspection Commission of the Communist Party of China
• Corruption in China
• Ministries of China

References

1. ^ http://english.gov.cn//2005-10/03/content_74320.htm
2. ^ China establishes national corruption prevention bureau (Xinhua, New China News Agency]])