Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
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| Nominator | Premier |
| Appointer | President |
| Inaugural holder | Zhou Enlai |
| Formation | 1 October 1949 |
| Website | http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/ |
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 中华人民共和国外交部部长; Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Wàijiāobù Bùzhǎng) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China and one of the country's most important cabinet posts. The Minister usually is also a member of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
Process of appointment
According to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, the Minister is nominated by the Premier and confirmed by the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee.[1]
List of officeholders
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | President | Premier | ||
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Zhou Enlai 周恩来 (1898–1976) |
1 October 1949 | 11 February 1958 | 8 years, 4 months | Mao Zedong (since 1954) |
Himself |
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Marshal Chen Yi 陈毅 (1901–1972) |
11 February 1958 | 6 January 1972 | 13 years, 10 months | Liu Shaoqi Office vacant |
Zhou Enlai |
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Ji Pengfei 姬鹏飞 (1910–2000) |
January 1972 | November 1973 | 1 year, 9 months | Office vacant | |
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Qiao Guanhua 喬冠華 (1913–1983) |
November 1973 | 2 December 1976 | 3 years, 1 month | Office vacant Office abolished |
Zhou Enlai Hua Guofeng |
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Huang Hua 黄华 (1913–2010) |
2 December 1976 | 19 November 1982 | 5 years, 11 months | Office abolished | Hua Guofeng Zhao Ziyang |
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Wu Xueqian 吴学谦 (1921–2008) |
19 November 1982 | 12 April 1988 | 5 years, 4 months | Li Xiannian (since 1983) |
Zhao Ziyang |
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Qian Qichen 钱其琛 (1928–2017) |
12 April 1988 | 18 March 1998 | 9 years, 11 months | Yang Shangkun Jiang Zemin |
Li Peng |
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Tang Jiaxuan 唐家璇 (born 1938) |
18 March 1998 | 17 March 2003 | 4 years, 11 months | Jiang Zemin | Zhu Rongji |
| 9 | 
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Li Zhaoxing 李肇星 (born 1940) |
17 March 2003 | 27 April 2007 | 4 years, 1 month | Hu Jintao | Wen Jiabao |
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Yang Jiechi 杨洁篪 (born 1950) |
27 April 2007 | 16 March 2013 | 5 years, 10 months | ||
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Wang Yi 王毅 (born 1953) |
16 March 2013 | Incumbent | 11 years, 43 days | Xi Jinping | Li Keqiang |
References
- ^ Article 62 (5) of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China.
External links
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