I. Position Orientation of Minister of Environmental Protection
The Ministry of Environmental Protection, as one of the constituent departments of the State Council, is responsible for the planning, coordination, supervision and management of the national environmental protection work. As the highest person in charge of the department, the Minister of Environmental Protection bears important leadership and management responsibilities and plays a vital role in promoting the development of environmental protection.
Second, the level of the Minister of Environmental Protection.
According to the Civil Service Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Organization Law of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, ministers of various ministries and commissions in the State Council are all ministerial-level cadres. Therefore, the minister of environmental protection is also a ministerial-level cadre, just like the ministers of other ministries.
Three. Duties and powers of the Minister of Environmental Protection
The Minister of Environmental Protection is responsible for formulating and implementing national environmental protection policies, leading the national environmental protection work, and promoting the construction of ecological civilization and green development. He/she also has the right to supervise and manage the work of environmental protection departments, coordinate and solve major problems in the field of environmental protection, and participate in international environmental protection cooperation and exchanges on behalf of the country.
Four. Selection and appointment of the Minister of Environmental Protection
The selection and appointment of the Minister of Environmental Protection follows the relevant provisions of the Civil Service Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Regulations on the Selection and Appointment of Leading Cadres of the Party and Government. Under normal circumstances, candidates for environmental protection ministers need to have rich environmental protection experience and excellent leadership skills. After strict inspection and selection procedures, they were nominated by Premier the State Council and appointed by the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee.
To sum up:
The Minister of Environmental Protection is a senior position of the China Municipal Government, and belongs to a ministerial-level cadre. Responsible for leading the national environmental protection work, promoting the construction of ecological civilization and green development, and bearing important leadership and management responsibilities. The selection and appointment of the Minister of Environmental Protection follows strict procedures and regulations to ensure that he has sufficient ability and quality to perform his duties.
Legal basis:
People's Republic of China (PRC) civil servant law
Article 16 stipulates:
Civil service positions are divided into leadership positions and non-leadership positions. The levels of leadership positions are divided into: national chief, national deputy, provincial chief, provincial deputy, bureau chief, bureau deputy, county deputy, county deputy, township deputy and township deputy.
Organic Law of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
Article 4 provides that:
Ministers, directors of committees, auditors-general and secretary-general of the State Council work under the leadership of the Prime Minister and are responsible for the work of their own departments in accordance with the law and the decisions of the State Council.