Tang Renjian

唐仁健Minister of Agriculture and Rural AffairsIn office
26 December 2020 – May 2024PremierLi Keqiang
Li QiangPreceded byHan ChangfuChief of General Office of the Central Rural Work Leading GroupIn office
26 December 2020 – 14 October 2023LeaderHu ChunhuaPreceded byHan ChangfuSucceeded byHan WenxiuGovernor of GansuIn office
11 April 2017 – 3 December 2020Preceded byLin DuoSucceeded byRen Zhenhe Personal detailsBornAugust 1962 (age 61)
Chongqing, ChinaPolitical partyChinese Communist PartyAlma materSouthwestern University of Finance and Economics

Tang Renjian (Chinese: 唐仁健; pinyin: Táng Rénjiàn; born August 1962) is a former Chinese politician who served as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs from 2020 to 2024. He formerly serving as Chief of General Office of the Central Rural Work Leading Group and Governor of Gansu and before that, deputy director of the Office of the Leading Group for Financial and Economic Affairs, Vice Chairman of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Biography

Tang Renjian was born in August 1962 in Chongqing. In March 1983, he graduated from the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics. Later he entered the Ministry of Agriculture, became the officer. In 1998, he moved to the Office of the Leading Group for Financial and Economic Affairs, became the supervisor.

In 2014, Tang was appointed as the Vice Chairman of Guangxi; in 2015, he was made Executive Vice Chairman.^[1]

In 2016, Tang returned to the Office of the Leading Group for Financial and Economic Affairs, became the deputy director.^[2]

Tang was appointed as the acting Governor of Gansu in April 2017, confirmed on May 5.^[3]

On 26 December 2020, Tang took office as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, succeeding Han Changfu.^[4]

Downfall

On 18 May 2024, Tang was suspected of "serious violations of laws and regulations" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.^[5]

References

Government offices
Preceded by Huang Daowei [zh]	Executive Vice Chairman of Guangxi 2015–2016	Succeeded by Lan Tianli
Preceded by Lin Duo	Governor of Gansu 2017–2020	Succeeded by Ren Zhenhe
Preceded by Han Changfu	Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs 2020–2024	Succeeded by TBA
Party political offices
Preceded by Chen Xiwen [zh]	Chief of General Office of the Central Rural Work Leading Group (First Time) 2016–2017	Succeeded by Han Jun
Preceded by Han Changfu	Chief of General Office of the Central Rural Work Leading Group (Second Time) 2020–2023	Succeeded by Han Wenxiu