Ex-governor of Liaoning gets top housing post

China's top legislature appointed a senior official with rich experience in housing reform as minister of housing and urban-rural development on Friday.

Chen Zhenggao, 62, got the post after members of the National People's Congress Standing Committee convened for their bimonthly session.

The ministry is in charge of policymaking in areas such as China's real estate market, the planning of urban-rural development and the regulation of affordable housing.