Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
senior official position in the government of China
The vice premiers of the State Council of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 中华人民共和国国务院副总理; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Guówùyuàn Fùzǒnglǐ) are high-ranking officials under the premier and above the ministers. The current vice premiers, in order of rank, are Han Zheng, Sun Chunlan, Hu Chunhua and Liu He.
Vice Premiers 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 | Vice Premier (副总理) (informal) |
Reports to | Premier of the State Council |
Residence | Zhongnanhai |
Seat | Regent Palace, Zhongnanhai, Beijing |
Nominator | Premier of the State Council |
Appointer | President |
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 |
Formation | September 1954 |
Website | State Council |
Current Premiers
changeVice premiers of the People's Republic of China | |||||
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Portrait | Information | Posts | |||
Rank | 1st | Member of the Politburo Standing Committee (7th Ranked)
finance, development, reform, land, resources, | |||
Name | Han Zheng | ||||
Constituency | Shaanxi At-large | ||||
Ethnicity | Han | ||||
Birthplace | Shanghai | ||||
took office since | 19 March 2018 | ||||
Rank | 2nd | Member of the Politburo
education, health, sports, & culture | |||
Name | Sun Chunlan | ||||
Constituency | Jilin At-large | ||||
Ethnicity | Han | ||||
Birthplace | Raoyang County, Hebei | ||||
took office since | 19 March 2018 | ||||
Rank | 3rd | Member of the Politburo
agriculture, water resources, commerce, & tourism | |||
Name | Hu Chunhua | ||||
Constituency | Hunan At-large | ||||
Ethnicity | Han | ||||
Birthplace | Wufeng County, Hubei | ||||
took office since | 19 March 2018 | ||||
Rank | 4th | Member of the Politburo
industry, transport, bank, human resources, & social security | |||
Name | Liu He | ||||
Constituency | Shanxi At-large | ||||
Ethnicity | Han | ||||
Birthplace | Beijing | ||||
took office since | 19 March 2018 |