Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
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| First Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China |
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| Residence | Zhongnanhai |
| Nominator | the Premier of the State Council |
| Appointer | the National People's Congress |
| Term length | five years, renewable once consecutively |
| Inaugural holder | Chen Yun |
| Formation | September 1954 |
| Website | State Council |
| People's Republic of China |
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The Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China (simplified Chinese: 中华人民共和国国务院副总理; traditional Chinese: 中華人民共和國國務院副總理; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Guówùyuàn Fùzǒnglǐ) is a high-ranking executive assistant to the Premier. Generally, the title is held by multiple individuals at one time, with each Vice-Premier holding a broad portfolio of responsibilities. The highest-ranked office holder is informally called the Executive Vice Premier (常务副总理).[1] The EVP takes over duties of the Premier at the time of the latter's incapacity.
Current Vice Premiers, in order of rank, are Li Keqiang, Hui Liangyu, Zhang Dejiang and Wang Qishan.
In irregular instances, the position of a First Vice Premier (第一副总理) has been named either to indicate degree of power, nominal power, or when the Premier is incapacitated and requires a full time assistant to carry out his regular duties. The most prominent case of this is Deng Xiaoping between 1978 and 1980.
[edit] List of Current Vice Premiers
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Rank | 1st | Member of the Politburo Standing Committee
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| Name | Li Keqiang | ||||
| Ethnicity | Han | ||||
| Birthplace | Dingyuan County, Chuzhou, Anhui | ||||
| took office since | 17 March 2008 | ||||
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Rank | 2nd | Member of the CPC Politburo
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| Name | Hui Liangyu | ||||
| Ethnicity | Hui | ||||
| Birthplace | Yushu, Changchun, Jilin | ||||
| took office since | 17 March 2003 | ||||
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Rank | 3rd | Member of the CPC Politburo
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| Name | Zhang Dejiang | ||||
| Ethnicity | Han | ||||
| Birthplace | Tai'an County, Anshan, Liaoning | ||||
| took office since | 17 March 2008 | ||||
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Rank | 4th | Member of the CPC Politburo
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| Name | Wang Qishan | ||||
| Ethnicity | Han | ||||
| Birthplace | Qingdao, Shandong | ||||
| took office since | 17 March 2008 | ||||
[edit] See also
- List of Vice premiers of the People's Republic of China
- Premier of the People's Republic of China
- State Councilor
- Political position ranking of the People's Republic of China
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