Tang Renjian

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Tang Renjian

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.

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Tang Renjian
唐仁健
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Tang in 2024
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
In office
26 December 2020  13 September 2024
PremierLi Keqiang
Li Qiang
Preceded byHan Changfu
Succeeded byHan Jun
Director of the Office of the Central Rural Work Leading Group
In office
26 December 2020  14 October 2023
LeaderHu Chunhua
Preceded byHan Changfu
Succeeded byHan Wenxiu
Governor of Gansu
In office
11 April 2017  3 December 2020
Preceded byLin Duo
Succeeded byRen Zhenhe
Personal details
BornAugust 1962 (age 62)
Chongqing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1991–2024; expelled)
Alma materSouthwestern University of Finance and Economics
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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] On 13 September 2024, he was removed as the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and was replaced Han Jun.[6] On November 15, he was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party.[7] On December 10, he was arrested by the Supreme People's Procuratorate.[8]

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