Tang Renjian

Tang Renjian (; born August 1962) is a Chinese convicted criminal and former politician who served as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs from 2020 to 2024. He formerly served as Chief of General Office of the Central Rural Work Leading Group and Governor of Gansu, and before that as deputy director of the Office of the Leading Group for Financial and Economic Affairs as well as 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.

In 2016, Tang returned to the Office of the Leading Group for Financial and Economic Affairs, became the deputy director.

Tang was appointed as the acting Governor of Gansu in April 2017, confirmed on May 5.

On 26 December 2020, Tang took office as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, succeeding Han Changfu.

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. On 13 September 2024, he was removed as the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and was replaced by Han Jun. On November 15, he was expelled from the Chinese Communist Party. On December 10, he was arrested by the Supreme People's Procuratorate.

In April 2025, Tang was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes. On September 28, 2025, he was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking 268 million yuan in bribes.