Li Keqiang Government

Li Keqiang Government
12th State Council of the People's Republic of China
Incumbent
Date formed	15 March 2013
People and organisations
Head of government	Li Keqiang (Premier)
Deputy head of government	Zhang Gaoli, Liu Yandong Wang Yang, Ma Kai (Vice Premiers)
Head of state	Xi Jinping (President)
Number of ministers	33
Member party	Communist Party of China
Status in legislature	One-party state
Opposition party	none
Opposition leader	none
History
Election(s)	2013 National People's Congress
Legislature term(s)	12th National People's Congress
Predecessor	Wen Jiabao government

The Li Keqiang Government is the incumbent State Council of the People's Republic of China. Premier Li Keqiang took office on 15 March 2013. It succeeded the Wen Jiabao government. It was appointed by National People's Congress.^[1]

In the 12th National People's Congress 1st meeting, Li Keqiang was appointed to replace Wen Jiabao as Premier of the People's Republic of China, China's head of government.^[2] According to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, the Premier nominated Vice Premiers, State Councilors and Ministers. The nominations was confirmed by the 2013 National People's Congress.

Li's Cabinet

Office		Officeholder(s)	Tenure
Premier		Li Keqiang	2013–
Vice Premier(s)	(1st)	Zhang Gaoli	2013–
	(2nd)	Liu Yandong	2013–
	(3rd)	Wang Yang	2013–
	(4th)	Ma Kai	2013–
State Councilor(s)	(1st)	Yang Jing	2013–
	(2nd)	Chang Wanquan	2013–
	(3rd)	Yang Jiechi	2013–
	(4th)	Guo Shengkun	2013–
	(5th)	Wang Yong	2013–
Secretary General		Yang Jing	2013–
Foreign Minister		Wang Yi	2013–
Defense Minister		Chang Wanquan	2013–
Development Commissioner		Xu Shaoshi	2013–
Education Minister		Yuan Guiren	2013–
Science and Technology Minister		Wan Gang	2013–
Industry and Information Minister		Miao Wei	2013–
State Ethnic Affairs Commissioner		Wang Zhengwei	2013–
Public Security Minister		Guo Shengkun	2013–
State Security Minister		Geng Huichang	2013–
Supervision Minister		Huang Shuxian	2013–
Civil Affairs Minister		Li Liguo	2013–
Justice Minister		Wu Aiying	2013–
Finance Minister		Lou Jiwei	2013–
Labor Minister		Yin Weimin	2013–
Resources Minister		Jiang Daming	2013–
Environment Minister	(1st)	Zhou Shengxian	2013–2015
	(2nd)	Chen Jining	2015–
Construction Minister	(1st)	Jiang Weixin	2013–2014
	(2nd)	Chen Zhenggao	2014–
Transport Minister		Yang Chuantang	2013–
Water Minister		Chen Lei	2013–
Agriculture Minister		Han Changfu	2013–
Commerce Minister		Gao Hucheng	2013–
Culture Minister	(1st)	Cai Wu	2013–2014
	(2nd)	Luo Shugang	2014–
Health Commissioner		Li Bin	2013–
Central Bank Governor		Zhou Xiaochuan	2013–
Auditor General		Liu Jiayi	2013–

Cabinet features

Wan Gang has been the minister of Ministry of Science and Technology since 2007, who is also the Chairman of the China Zhi Gong Party. Wan is the first non-Communist minister since 1972.^[3]

Cabinet changes

1. On 27 June 2014, Jiang Weixin was dismissed the office of Minister of Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, that Chen Zhenggao was appointed as new Minister of the Ministry of Housing.^[4]
2. On 28 December 2014, Cai Wu was dismissed the office of Minister of Ministry of Culture, that former Deputy Minister of Propaganda Luo Shugang was appointed as new Minister of Culture.^[5]
3. On 27 January 2015, Zhou Shengxian was dismissed the office of Minister of Ministry of Environmental Protection, that Chen Jining was appointed as new Minister of Environmental Protection, the youngest minister in the Cabinet.^[6]

References

1. 相江宇; 葉茂之. 李克強內閣 (in Chinese). Hong Kong: 明鏡出版社. ISBN 978-1-935981-96-1.
2. "李克强任中华人民共和国国务院总理". People's Daily (in Chinese). 2013-03-15.
3. "万钢：非中共人士任部委正职是民主建设重要举措" (in Chinese). 中国网. 2007-06-14.
4. "李克強内閣首次更換成員 陳政高接任住建部長" (in Chinese). 大公網. 2014-06-27.
5. "中共黨宣高官雒樹剛將出任文化部長" (in Chinese). BBC Chinese. 2014-12-28.
6. 吳婷婷 (2015-02-28). "陳吉寧取代周生賢出任環保部長 系最年輕正部長" (in Chinese). 北京晨報.

See also

• Xi–Li Administration
• Wen Jiabao Government