The minister of civil affairs of the People's Republic of China is the head of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China and a member of the State Council.
Within the State Council, the position is tenth in order of precedence.
Officially, the minister is nominated by the premier of the State Council, who is then approved by the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee and appointed by the president.
[1] The current minister is Lu Zhiyuan, who concurrently serves as the Communist Party Secretary of the Ministry.
On 3 January 1969, the Ministry of the Interior was abolished, along with the post of minister.