State councillor

Senior position in the State Council of China

For other uses, see State councillor (disambiguation).

State Councillor of the People's Republic of China

中华人民共和国国务委员

National Emblem of the People's Republic of China

Incumbent
Wang Xiaohong
Wu Zhenglong
Shen Yiqin

since 12 March 2023

State Council of the People's Republic of China
Status| Deputy-national leader level official
Member of|

* Plenary Meeting of the State Council
* Executive Meeting of the State Council

Reports to| Premier of the State Council
Residence| Zhongnanhai
Seat| Beijing
Nominator| Premier of the State Council
Appointer| President
pursuant to a National People's Congress decision
Term length| Five years, renewable once consecutively
Constituting instrument| Constitution of China
Formation| 4 May 1982; 42 years ago (1982-05-04)
Website| State Council

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A state councillor (Chinese: 国务委员; pinyin: guówù wěiyuán) is a high-ranking position within the State Council, the executive organ of the Chinese government (comparable to a cabinet). It ranks immediately below the vice premiers and above the ministers of various departments. Similar to minister without portfolio, the position carries duties unspecified at the time of appointment, although state councillor may also be appointed to head a department.

## History

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The position was created during the May 1982 restructuring of the State Council, when eleven state councillors were appointed, ten of whom were vice premiers until then.[1]

## Role

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The state councillors are nominated by the premier, who are then approved by the National People's Congress and appointed by the president.[2] State councillors are members of the executive meetings of the State Council, along with the premier, vice premiers, and the secretary-general.[2] The state councilors selected once every five years and are limited to two terms.[2]

The state councillors are tasked with assisting the premier, as well as be entrusted by the premier to take charge of work in certain fields or take certain special tasks.[3] State councillors can also represent the State Council on foreign visits.[3]

State councillors often accompany China's higher dignitaries on trips abroad, as was the case with State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan from 2003–2008, and Dai Bingguo from 2008–2013. Dai also became China's representative at the 2009 G8 summit in Italy when President Hu Jintao decided to cut short his attendance to return to China in order to deal with the July 2009 Ürümqi riots.

## List of state councillors

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5th State Council (1982–1983)

The position was created during the May 1982 restructuring of the State Council. Eleven state councillors were appointed, ten of whom were vice premiers until then, the only exception being Zhang Jingfu.[1]

1. Yu Qiuli
2. Geng Biao
3. Fang Yi
4. Gu Mu
5. Kang Shi'en
6. Chen Muhua
7. Bo Yibo
8. Ji Pengfei
9. Huang Hua
10. Zhang Jingfu
11. Zhang Aiping

6th State Council (1983–1988)

1. Fang Yi
2. Gu Mu
3. Kang Shi'en
4. Chen Muhua
5. Ji Pengfei
6. Zhang Jingfu
7. Zhang Aiping
8. Wu Xueqian
9. Wang Bingqian
10. Song Ping
11. Song Jian

7th State Council (1988–1993)

1. Li Tieying
2. Qin Jiwei
3. Wang Bingqian
4. Song Jian
5. Wang Fang
6. Zou Jiahua
7. Li Guixian
8. Chen Xitong
9. Chen Junsheng
10. Qian Qichen

8th State Council (1993–1998)

1. Li Tieying
2. Chi Haotian
3. Song Jian
4. Li Guixian
5. Chen Junsheng
6. Ismail Amat
7. Peng Peiyun
8. Luo Gan \- Secretary-General of the State Council

9th State Council (1998–2003)
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Chi Haotian | Luo Gan | Ismail Amat | Wu Yi | Wang Zhongyu
Minister of National Defence | Minister of Public Security | Ethnic affairs, etc. | Trade, etc. | Secretary-General
of the State Council

10th State Council (2003–2008)
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Zhou Yongkang | Cao Gangchuan | Tang Jiaxuan | Hua Jianmin | Chen Zhili
Minister of Public Security | Minister of National Defence | Foreign affairs | Secretary-General
of the State Council | Education, sci-tech, culture, health, sport

11th State Council (2008–2013)
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Liu Yandong | Ma Kai | Liang Guanglie | Meng Jianzhu | Dai Bingguo
Education, sci-tech, culture, sport | Secretary-General
of the State Council | Minister of National Defence | Minister of Public Security | Foreign affairs

12th State Council (2013–2018)[4]
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Yang Jing | Chang Wanquan | Yang Jiechi | Guo Shengkun | Wang Yong
Secretary-General of the State Council until 24 February 2018 | Minister of National Defence | Foreign affairs | Minister of Public Security | Disaster response, etc.

13th State Council (2018–2023)
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Wei Fenghe | Wang Yong | Wang Yi | Xiao Jie | Zhao Kezhi
Minister of National Defence | Disaster response, etc. | Minister of Foreign Affairs | Secretary-General of the State Council | Minister of Public Security

14th State Council (2023–present)

From the 1st Session of the 14th National People's Congress to the 6th Session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress[5]

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Li Shangfu | Wang Xiaohong | Wu Zhenglong | Shen Yiqin | Qin Gang
Minister of National Defence until 25 October 2023 | Minister of Public Security | Secretary-General of the State Council | Civil affairs, human resources, etc. | Minister of Foreign Affairs until 25 July 2023

Since the 6th Session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress

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Wang Xiaohong | Wu Zhenglong | Shen Yiqin
Minister of Public Security | Secretary-General of the State Council | Civil affairs, human resources, etc.

## References

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1. ^ a b Li, Jinshan (16 December 1998). Bureaucratic Restructure in Reforming China: A Redistribution of Political Power. World Scientific. p. 17\. ISBN 978-981-4495-43-1.
2. ^ a b c "Constitution of the People's Republic of China". National People's Congress. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
3. ^ a b "Organic Law of the State Council of the People's Republic of China". National People's Congress. 13 December 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
4. ^ NPC endorses new cabinet lineup
5. ^ "China's top legislature concludes standing committee session". Xinhua. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.

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State Councilors of the People's Republic of China

5th State Council|

1. Yu Qiuli
2. Geng Biao
3. Fang Yi
4. Gu Mu
5. Kang Shi'en
6. Chen Muhua ♀
7. Bo Yibo
8. Ji Pengfei
9. Huang Hua
10. Zhang Jingfu
11. Zhang Aiping

6th State Council|

1. Fang Yi
2. Gu Mu
3. Kang Shi'en
4. Chen Muhua ♀
5. Ji Pengfei
6. Zhang Jingfu
7. Zhang Aiping
8. Wu Xueqian
9. Wang Bingqian
10. Song Ping
11. Song Jian

7th State Council|

1. Li Tieying
2. Qin Jiwei
3. Wang Bingqian
4. Song Jian
5. Wang Fang
6. Zou Jiahua
7. Li Guixian
8. Chen Xitong
9. Chen Junsheng
10. Qian Qichen

8th State Council|

1. Li Tieying
2. Chi Haotian
3. Song Jian
4. Li Guixian
5. Chen Junsheng
6. Ismail Amat
7. Peng Peiyun ♀
8. Luo Gan

9th State Council|

1. Chi Haotian
2. Luo Gan
3. Ismail Amat
4. Wu Yi ♀
5. Wang Zhongyu

10th State Council|

1. Chen Zhili ♀
2. Hua Jianmin
3. Cao Gangchuan
4. Zhou Yongkang
5. Tang Jiaxuan

11th State Council|

1. Liu Yandong ♀
2. Ma Kai
3. Liang Guanglie
4. Meng Jianzhu
5. Dai Bingguo

12th State Council|

1. Yang Jing (dismissed)
2. Chang Wanquan
3. Yang Jiechi
4. Guo Shengkun
5. Wang Yong

13th State Council|

1. Wei Fenghe
2. Wang Yong
3. Wang Yi
4. Xiao Jie
5. Zhao Kezhi

14th State Council|

1. Li Shangfu
2. Wang Xiaohong
3. Wu Zhenglong
4. Shen Yiqin ♀
5. Qin Gang

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State Council of the People's Republic of China

Incumbent (14th): Li Qiang Cabinet

State Council|

| Members|

| Executive
meeting|

* Premier
* Vice Premiers
* State Councilors
* Secretary-General

|

* Ministers in charge of ministries/commissions
* Auditor-General

Departments|

* Foreign
* Defense
* Development
* Education
* Science
* Industry and Information Tech
* Ethnic
* Public Security
* State Security
* Civil
* Justice
* Finance
* Human Resources and Social Security
* Natural Resources
* Ecology and Environment
* Housing
* Transport
* Water
* Agriculture
* Commerce
* Culture and Tourism
* Health
* Veterans
* Emergency
* People's Bank
* Audit Office

Agencies|

| General Office|

* Secretary-General
* Deputy Secretaries-General

|

Special|

State Assets

Affiliated|

* Customs
* Taxation
* Market Regulation
* Anti-Monopoly
* Standardization
* Cert. & Accred.
* Financial Regulation
* Securities
* Radio and TV
* Sport
* Complaints & Proposals
* Statistics
* Intellectual Property
* International Development
* Healthcare Security
* Counsellors
* Government Offices
* Press and Publication(☭ Publicity Dept.)
* Religious(☭ United Front Dept.)

Offices|

* Research
* Hong Kong and Macau(☭ Leading Group)
* Overseas Chinese(☭ United Front Dept.)
* Taiwan(☭ Leading Group)
* Cyberspace(☭ Cyberspace)
* Information(☭ Publicity)

Institutions|

* Xinhua News Agency
* Development Research
* China Media Group
* Meteorology

| Academies|

* Sciences
* Engineering
* Social Sciences
* Governance (a.k.a. ☭ Central Party School)

|

Bureaus|

* Food and Strategic Reserves
* Energy
* Data
* Defense Industry
* Tobacco
* Immigration
* Forestry and Grassland
* Railway
* Civil Aviation
* Post
* Cultural Heritage
* Traditional Medicine
* Disease Control
* Mine Safety
* Fire & Rescue
* Foreign Exchange
* Medical Products
* State Secrets(☭ Secrecy Comm.)
* National Archives (a.k.a. ☭ Central Archives)
* Civil Service(☭ Org. Dept.)
* Cryptography(☭ Leading Group)

* State Council = Central People's Government (constitutionally since 1954)
* ☭ denotes name reserved by Communist Party agencies.

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Central
government|

* Paramount leader
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* President
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United front|

* Political Consultative Conference
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* Minor parties
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Politics of
province-level
divisions
(current leaders)|

| Municipalities|

* Beijing
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Provinces|

* Anhui
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* Hainan
* Hebei
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* Henan
* Hubei
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* Jiangsu
* Jiangxi
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* Qinghai
* Shaanxi
* Shandong
* Shanxi
* Sichuan
* Yunnan
* Zhejiang

Autonomous
regions|

* Guangxi
* Inner Mongolia
* Ningxia
* Xinjiang
* Tibet (leaders)

SARs|

* Hong Kong
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Claimed province|

* Taiwan

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