Ministry of Civil Affairs

Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China

中华人民共和国民政部 Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Mínzhèngbù
Agency overview
Formed	November 1949; 74 years ago (1949-11)
Type	Constituent Department of the State Council (cabinet-level executive department)
Jurisdiction	Government of China
Headquarters	Beijing
Motto	Civil affairs for the people, Civil affairs love the people
Minister responsible	Lu Zhiyuan, Minister of Civil Affairs
Deputy Ministers responsible	Tang Chengpei Zhang Chunsheng Zhan Chengfu Li Baojun Hu Haifeng
Agency executives	Shen Xiaohui, Leader of Discipline Inspection & Supervision Team
Parent agency	State Council
Website	www.mca.gov.cn

The Ministry of Civil Affairs (Chinese: 中华人民共和国民政部) the cabinet-level executive department of the State Council of China which is responsible for social and administrative affairs. It is the 10th-ranked department in the State Council. It was founded in its current form in May 1978, and the current minister is Lu Zhiyuan.

The Ministry's main duties are to "formulate development plans and policies for civil affairs; manage registration and monitor social groups, funds and private non-enterprise units; map out disaster response policies; organize and coordinate relief efforts; prepare social assistance plans, policies and standards; help with subsidies for urban and rural residents, medical and temporary assistance; formulate social welfare development plans, policies and standards; and develop policies related to marriage, burials and funerals."^[1]