The National Population and Family Planning Commission (NPFPC; 2003–2013), formerly the National Family Planning Commission (NFPC; 1981–2003), was a
cabinet-level executive department under the
State Council, responsible for
population
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ...
and
family planning policy in the
People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
. The commission was dissolved and superseded by the
National Health and Family Planning Commission
The National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China (NHFPC) was a Ministries of the People's Republic of China, cabinet-level executive department under the State Council of the People's Republic of China, State C ...
in March 2013, during the first session of the 12th National People's Congress.
The agency was managed by a minister and four vice ministers.
National Population and Family Planning Commission of China
List of ministers
See also
* Family planning policy of Mainland China
"Mainland China", also referred to as "the Chinese mainland", is a Geopolitics, geopolitical term defined as the territory under direct administration of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War. In addit ...
** One-child policy
The one-child policy ( zh, c=一孩政策, p=yī hái zhèngcè) was a population planning initiative in China implemented between 1979 and 2015 to curb the country's population growth by restricting many families to a single child. The progr ...
* Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China
The Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China (MOH) was a Ministries of the People's Republic of China, cabinet-level executive department which plays the role of providing information, raising health awareness and education, ensuring ...
References
External links
National Population and Family Planning Commission Official Website
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Government agencies of China
State Council of China
1981 establishments in China
Government agencies established in 1981
Organizations based in Beijing
Family planning
Demographics of China
1981 in Beijing