Tang Renjian Explained

Tang Renjian
Native Name:Chinese: {{nobold|唐仁健
Office:Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Term Start:26 December 2020
Term End:May 2024
Premier:Li Keqiang
Li Qiang
Predecessor:Han Changfu
Successor:Han Jun
Office1:Chief of General Office of the Central Rural Work Leading Group
Term Start1:26 December 2020
1Blankname1:Leader
1Namedata1:Hu Chunhua
Term End1:14 October 2023
Predecessor1:Han Changfu
Successor1:Han Wenxiu
Office2:Governor of Gansu
Term Start2:11 April 2017
Term End2:3 December 2020
Predecessor2:Lin Duo
Successor2:Ren Zhenhe
Birth Place:Chongqing, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Alma Mater:Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

Tang Renjian (; 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

Notes and References

  1. News: zh . zh:中央"空降兵"唐仁健料兼任广西副主席. http://news.takungpao.com/mainland/zgzq/2014-04/2448013.html. 2015-05-21. takungpao.com.
  2. Web site: http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1495522 . zh . zh:接棒陈锡文,唐仁健任中央财办副主任、中央农办主任. thepaper. 2016-07-08.
  3. Web site: 2017-04-11. http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1659538. zh . zh:唐仁健任甘肃省副省长、代理省长. thepaper.
  4. Web site: zh. zh:唐仁健任中央农村工作领导小组成员兼办公室主任,农业农村部党组书记. http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/202012/02/t20201202_36073928.shtml. 2020-12-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20201202192846/http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/202012/02/t20201202_36073928.shtml. 2020-12-02. 2024-05-19. ce.cn.
  5. News: 18 May 2024 . China Says Agriculture Minister Tang Renjian Is Under Investigation . 18 May 2024 . Bloomberg News.