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总理 | |
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since 11 March 2023 | |
State Council of the People's Republic of China | |
Style | His Excellency ([undefined] Error: {{Lang}}: no text (help)) (diplomatic) |
Type | Head of government |
Status | National leader level official |
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Reports to | National People's Congress and its Standing Committee |
Residence | Premier's Office, Zhongnanhai, Beijing |
Seat | Beijing |
Nominator | President (chosen within the Chinese Communist Party) |
Appointer | National People's Congress |
Term length | Five years, renewable once consecutively |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of the People's Republic of China |
Precursor | Premier of the Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government |
Inaugural holder | Yikuang (Qing dynasty) Zhou Enlai (current form) |
Formation | 8 May 1911 12 March 1912 (Republican era) 1 October 1949 (Premier of the Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government) 27 September 1954 (Premier of the State Council) | (Premier of the Imperial Cabinet)
Unofficial names | Prime Minister |
Deputy | Vice Premier State councillor |
Salary | CN¥150,000 per annum est. (2015)[1] |
Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China | |||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 中华人民共和国国务院总理 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 中華人民共和國國務院總理 | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 国务院总理 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 國務院總理 | ||||||
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The premier of China, officially titled the premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, is the head of government of China and leader of the State Council. This post was established in 1911 near the end of the Qing dynasty, but the current post dates to 1954, five years after the establishment of the PRC. The premier is the second-highest ranking person in China's political system, under the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (paramount leader)/president (state representative), and holds the highest rank in the civil service of the central government.
The premier presides over the plenary and executive meetings of the State Council, and assumes overall leadership over the State Council's work. The premier also signs administrative regulations passed by the State Council and signs the orders approving the appointment and removal of deputy-ministerial level officials of the State Council, as well as chief executives of Hong Kong and Macau. The premier is assisted by four vice premiers and state councillors in their duties. In China's political system, the premier has generally thought to be the one responsible for managing the economy.
The premier is constitutionally elected by the National People's Congress (NPC), and responsible to it and its Standing Committee. The premier serves for a five-year term, renewable once consecutively. Every premier has been a member of the CCP Politburo Standing Committee since the PRC's founding in 1949, except during brief transition periods. The incumbent premier is Li Qiang, who took office on 11 March 2023, succeeding Li Keqiang.
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