The National Forestry and Grassland Administration, concurrently known as the National Park Administration, is China's national bureau responsible for the supervision and management of forests, grasslands, wetlands, deserts, and terrestrial wildlife. It is managed by the Ministry of Natural Resources.

History

The agency was originally founded in 1949 as the Ministry of Forestry and Farming. On November 5, 1951, it changed to the Ministry of Forestry, and the farming section was transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture. On March 10, 1998, it was renamed the National Forestry Administration. On 10 April 2018, the name was changed to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration as part of the deepening the reform of the Party and state institutions.

Leadership

Heads

Ministry of Forestry and Farming

NameChinese nameTook officeLeft office
Liang Xi梁希October 1949November 1951

Ministry of Forestry

NameChinese nameTook officeLeft office
Liang Xi梁希November 1951December 1958
Liu Wenhui刘文辉28 April 1959Early Cultural Revolution
Wang Yun王云6 October 1967?
Luo Yuchuan罗玉川16 February 197930 August 1980
Yong Wentao雍文涛30 August 1980April 1982
Yang Zhong杨钟9 April 198223 June 1987
Gao Dezhan高德占23 June 1987March 1993
Xu Youfang徐有芳29 March 1993August 1997
Chen Yaobang陈耀邦29 August 1997March 1998

National Forestry Administration

NameChinese nameTook officeLeft office
Wang Zhibao王志宝5 April 19982 December 2000
Zhou Shengxian周生贤2 December 20001 December 2005
Jia Zhibang贾治邦1 December 200525 March 2012
Zhao Shucong赵树丛25 March 201213 June 2015
Zhang Jianlong张建龙13 June 2015April 2018

National Forestry and Grassland Administration

NameChinese nameTook officeLeft office
Zhang Jianlong张建龙April 2018March 2020
Guan Zhiou关志鸥8 June 2020Incumbent

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