Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
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Vice-Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China 中华人民共和国国务院副总理 | |
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Style | Mr. Vice-Premier (副总理) |
Reports to | Premier of the State Council |
Residence | Zhongnanhai |
Seat | Regent Palace, Zhongnanhai, Beijing |
Nominator | Premier of the State Council |
Appointer | President, according to the decision of the National People's Congress |
Term length | five years, renewable once consecutively |
Precursor | Vice Premier of the Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government |
Inaugural holder | Chen Yun as the first Senior Vice Premier of the Government Administration Council |
Formation | September 1954 |
Website | State Council |
Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China | |||||||
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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 | ||||||
Literal meaning | Chinese People Republic State Affairs Court Vice General Manager | ||||||
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Alternative Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 国务院副总理 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 國務院副總理 | ||||||
Literal meaning | State Affairs Court Vice General Manager | ||||||
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Vice-Premiers 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) are high-ranking executive assistants 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 First-ranked Vice-Premier (Senior Vice-Premier). The first-ranked VP takes over duties of the Premier at the time of the latter's incapacity.
Current Vice-Premiers, in order of rank, are Han Zheng, Sun Chunlan, Hu Chunhua and Liu He.
In irregular instances, the position of a Senior 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 was Deng Xiaoping's incapacity between 1978 and 1980.[citation needed]
List of Vice-Premiers
Current Vice-Premiers
Vice Premiers of the People's Republic of China | ||||
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Portrait | Information | Posts | ||
Rank | 1st | Member of the Politburo Standing Committee (6th Ranked)
Development and reform, education, science and technology, finance, ecology and environment, statistics, and intellectual property | ||
Name | Ding Xuexiang | |||
Constituency | Liaoning At-large | |||
Birthplace | Nantong, Jiangsu | |||
Took office | 12 March 2023 | |||
Rank | 2nd | Member of the Politburo
Public finance, natural resource management, housing and urban development, transportation, commerce | ||
Name | He Lifeng | |||
Constituency | Inner Mongolia At-large | |||
Birthplace | Xingning, Guangdong | |||
Took office | 12 March 2023 | |||
Rank | 3rd | Member of the Politburo
Industry and information technology, emergency management, and state-owned enterprises | ||
Name | Zhang Guoqing | |||
Constituency | Tibet At-large | |||
Birthplace | Luoshan County, Henan | |||
Took office | 12 March 2023 | |||
Rank | 4th | Member of the Politburo
Agriculture and rural affairs, health, poverty alleviation, and meteorology | ||
Name | Liu Guozhong | |||
Constituency | Henan At-large | |||
Birthplace | Wangkui County, Heilongjiang | |||
Took office | 12 March 2023 |