Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China

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
Emblem of the People's Republic of China
Incumbent Han Zheng (pictured) Sun Chunlan Hu Chunhua Liu He since March 19, 2018
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
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
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Guówùyuàn Fùzŏnglĭ
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
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guówùyuàn Fùzŏnglĭ

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.

List of Vice-Premiers

For a more comprehensive list, see List of vice premiers of the People's Republic of China.

Current Vice-Premiers

Vice Premiers of the People's Republic of China
Portrait	Information		Posts
Ding Xuexiang	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
He Lifeng	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
Zhang Guoqing	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
Liu Guozhong	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

See also

• State Council of the People's Republic of China
  • Premier of the People's Republic of China
  • List of vice premiers of the People's Republic of China
  • State Councilor
  • Secretary-General of the State Council
• Political position ranking of the People's Republic of China