| Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China | |
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| 中华人民共和国国务院副总理 | |
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| State Council of the People's Republic of China | |
| Style | Vice Premier (副总理) (informal) |
| Status | Deputy national-level official |
| Member of | Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party |
| Reports to | Premier of the State Council |
| Residence | Premier's Office,Zhongnanhai |
| Seat | Beijing |
| Nominator | Premier of the State Council |
| Appointer | President pursuant to aNational People's Congress decision |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once consecutively |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of China |
| Precursor | Vice Premier of the Government Administration Council of theCentral People's Government |
| Inaugural holder | Chen Yun |
| Formation | September 1954; 71 years ago (1954-09) |
| Website | State Council |
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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 | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 国务院副总理 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 國務院副總理 | ||||||||
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Thevice premiers of the State Council of the People's Republic of China serves as a deputy leader within theState Council. In terms of administrative hierarchy, the Vice Premier holds a position superior to that ofministers, commission directors, and theSecretary-General of the State Council, while remaining subordinate to the Premier and holding a rank equivalent to that ofState Councilors.[1] Generally, the title is held by multiple individuals at any given time, with each vice-premier holding a broad portfolio of responsibilities. The first vice-premier takes over duties of the premier at the time of the latter's incapacity. The incumbent vice premiers, in order of rank, areDing Xuexiang,He Lifeng,Zhang Guoqing andLiu Guozhong.
The highest-ranked office holder is informally called theSenior Vice Premier orFirst Vice Premier (Chinese:第一副总理) orExecutive Vice Premier (Chinese:常务副总理), a most prominent case beingDeng Xiaoping in the mid-to-late 1970s.[2][3] In irregular instances, the position of a senior vice premier has been named either to indicate degree of power, nominal power, or when the premier is incapacitated and requires a full-time deputy to carry out his regular duties.
Officially, the vice premiers are appointed by theNational People's Congress (NPC) upon the nomination of the premier.[4] The NPC also has the power to remove the vice premiers and other state officers from office. Elections and removals are decided by majority vote.[4] In practice, the vice premiers are chosen within theChinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership, including the Politburo Standing Committee.[5]
The length of the vice premier's term of office is the same as the NPC, which is 5 years, and the vice premiers are restricted to two consecutive terms.[4] Immediately after the election, thepresident signs the presidential order formalizing the appointment of the vice premiers. Since 2018, the vice premiers are required to collectivelyrecite theconstitutional oath of office before assuming office.[5]
Vice premiers are the deputies to the premier, with each vice premier overseeing a certain area of administration.[6] Vice premiers are members of the executive meetings of the State Council, along with the premier,secretary-general andstate councillors.[4] Additionally, all vice premiers have been members of thePolitburo of the Chinese Communist Party in recent decades, with the first-ranked vice premier being a member of thePolitburo Standing Committee.[7]
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.jpg) | Rank | 1st | Member of thePolitburo 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 | |||
.jpg) | Rank | 2nd | Member of thePolitburo 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 | |||
.jpg) | Rank | 3rd | Member of thePolitburo 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 | |||
.jpg) | Rank | 4th | Member of thePolitburo 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 | |||
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