The minister of culture and tourism of the People's Republic of China is the head of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China and a member of the State Council. Within the State Council, the position is twenty-first in order of precedence. The minister is responsible for leading the ministry, presiding over its meetings, and signing important documents related to the ministry. 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.
The current minister is Sun Yeli, who concurrently serves as the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of the ministry and the deputy head of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party.