Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
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Incumbent Wang Yi since 16 March 2013
Nominator	Premier
Appointer	President, according to the nomination of Premier and the decision of the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee
Inaugural holder	Zhou Enlai
Formation	1949
Website	http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国外交部部长) 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 Communist Party of China.

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.

List of Foreign Ministers

№	Name	Took office	Left office	President	Premier
1	Zhou Enlai (1898–1976)	October 1949	February 1958	Mao Zedong	Himself
2	Chen Yi (1901–1972)	February 1958	January 1972	Liu Shaoqi vacant	Zhou Enlai
3	Ji Pengfei (1910–2000)	January 1972	November 1973	vacant
4	Qiao Guanhua (1913–1983)	November 1973	December 1976	vacant abolished	Zhou Enlai Hua Guofeng
5	Huang Hua (1913–2010)	December 1976	November 1982	abolished	Hua Guofeng Zhao Ziyang
6	Wu Xueqian (1921–2008)	November 1982	April 1988	Li Xiannian	Zhao Ziyang
7	Qian Qichen (1928–2017)	April 1988	March 1998	Yang Shangkun Jiang Zemin	Li Peng
8	Tang Jiaxuan (1938–)	March 1998	March 2003	Jiang Zemin	Zhu Rongji
9	Li Zhaoxing (1940–)	March 2003	April 2007	Hu Jintao	Wen Jiabao
10	Yang Jiechi (1950–)	April 2007	16 March 2013
11	Wang Yi (1953–)	16 March 2013	Incumbent	Xi Jinping	Li Keqiang

External links

• Official English website of the PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs