Government of Zhang Xun

Government of Zhang Xun
Cabinet of China
Date formed	1 July 1917
Date dissolved	12 July 1917
People and organisations
Head of state	Puyi
Head of government	Zhang Xun
No. of ministers	19
Member party	Royalist Party
History
Predecessor	Cabinet of Yuan Shikai
Successor	None

Government of Zhang Xun was formed after the Qing dynasty was restored on 1 July 1917 by General Zhang Xun. Puyi, who abdicated in 1912, became Qing emperor again. The government survived for 13 days only after army of the Republic of China forced Puyi to give up his throne. Puyi accepted Zhang's resignation on that day, the government was hence dissolved.

Composition

The following is a list of ministers in the cabinet:

Portfolio	Minister
Minister of Deliberation 議政大臣 Viceroy of Zhili 直隸總督 Minister of Beiyang 北洋大臣	Zhang Xun (First Minister) 張勳
	Chen Baochen 陳寶琛
	Liu Tingchen 劉廷琛
Minister for Advice 顧問大臣	Zhao Erxun 趙爾巽
	Chen Kuilong 陳夔龍
	Zhang Yinglin 張英麟
	Feng Xu 馮煦
Steward of Foreign Affairs 外務部尚書	Liang Dunyan 梁敦彥
Steward of Home Affairs 民政部尚書	Zhu Jiabao 朱家寶
Steward of Treasury 度支部尚書	Zhang Zhenfang 張鎮芳
Steward of Education 學部尚書	Tang Jingchong 唐景崇
	Shen Zengzhi 沈曾植
Steward of Army 陸軍部尚書	Lei Zhenchun 雷震春
Minister of General Staff 參謀部大臣 Chief of Army 陸軍總長	Wang Shizhen 王士珍
Steward of Navy 海軍部尚書	Sa Zhenbing 薩鎮冰
Steward of Justice 法部尚書	Lao Naixuan 勞乃宣
Steward of Posts and Communications 郵傳部尚書	Zhan Tianyou 詹天佑
Steward of Colonial Affairs 理藩部尚書	Gungsangnorbu 貢桑諾爾布
Steward of Farming, Industry, and Commerce 農工商部尚書	Li Shengduo 李盛鐸