List of premiers of the People's Republic of China
Not to be confused with the List of premiers of the Republic of China.
- To avoid confusion, all the names on this list follow the Eastern order convention (family name first, given name second) for consistency.
This is a list of the premiers of the People's Republic of China since 1949.
In the People's Republic of China, premiers (heads of government) elected by delegation of the National People's Congress every five years also are limited to two terms since the death of Zhou Enlai.
Premiers of the People's Republic of China (1949–present)
The Premiership of PRC was created since the establishment of the People's Republic of China on 1 October 1949.
First Administration Second Administration Third Administration Hu–Wen Administration Xi–Li Administration
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency |
Term of office | NPC | Cabinet | President | |||
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1 | Zhou Enlai 周恩来 (1898–1976) Beijing At-large |
1 October 1949 | 15 September 1954 | 26 years, 99 days | CP | Zhou I | Mao Zedong | |
15 September 1954 | 18 April 1959 | I | Zhou II | Mao Zedong | ||||
18 April 1959 | 21 December 1964 | II | Zhou III | Liu Shaoqi | ||||
21 December 1964 | 4 January 1975 | III | Zhou IV | Liu Shaoqi than vacant | ||||
4 January 1975 | 8 January 1976† | IV | Zhou V | Abolished | ||||
Geneva Conference in 1954, Asian-African Conference, 1972 Nixon visit to China, Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution Offices: Foreign Minister (1949–1958), CPPC Chairman (1954–1976) †Died in office (cancer) | ||||||||
2 | Hua Guofeng 华国锋 (1921–2008) Hunan At-large |
4 February 1976 | 7 April 1976 | 4 years, 219 days | IV | (acting) | Abolished | |
7 April 1976 | 5 March 1978 | Hua I | Abolished | |||||
5 March 1978 | 10 September 1980§ | V | Hua II | Abolished | ||||
Two Whatevers, Tiananmen Incident, Downfall of the Gang of Four, Sino-Vietnamese War, One Child Policy Offices: Governor of Hunan (1970–1976), Minister of Public Security (1975–1977), Vice Premier (1975–1976) § Ousted | ||||||||
3 | Zhao Ziyang 赵紫阳 (1919–2005) Beijing At-large |
10 September 1980 | 6 June 1983 | 7 years, 75 days | V | (acting) | Abolished | |
6 June 1983 | 24 November 1987§ | VI | Zhao | Li Xiannian | ||||
Chinese economic reform, Sino-British Joint Declaration, Joint Declaration on the Question of Macau, Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 Offices: Governor of Guangdong (1974–1975), Governor of Sichuan (1975–1980) § Resigned | ||||||||
4 | Li Peng 李鹏 (1928–) Beijing At-large |
24 November 1987 | 25 March 1988 | 10 years, 113 days | VI | (acting) | Li Xiannian | |
25 March 1988 | 15 March 1993 | VII | Li P. I | Yang Shangkun | ||||
15 March 1993 | 17 March 1998 | VIII | Li P. II | Jiang Zemin | ||||
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, Three Gorges Dam, Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong Offices: Chairman of State Education Commission (1985–1988), Vice Premier (1983–1987) | ||||||||
5 | Zhu Rongji 朱镕基 (1928–) Hunan At-large |
17 March 1998 | 16 March 2003 | 4 years, 364 days | IX | Zhu | Jiang Zemin | |
Transfer of sovereignty over Macau, accession to the World Trade Organization Offices: Mayor of Shanghai (1987–1991), Governor of People's Bank of China (1993–1995), First-ranking Vice Premier (1993–1998) | ||||||||
6 | Wen Jiabao 温家宝 (1942–) Gansu At-large |
16 March 2003 | 16 March 2008 | 9 years, 364 days | X | Wen I | Hu Jintao | |
16 March 2008 | 15 March 2013 | XI | Wen II | Hu Jintao | ||||
SARs outbreak, Anti-Secession Law, H5N1 avian flu outbreak, 2008 Sichuan earthquake, Beijing Olympics, Shanghai Expo Offices: Vice Premier (1998–2003) | ||||||||
7 | Li Keqiang 李克强 (1955–) Shandong At-large |
15 March 2013 | Incumbent | 2 years, 274 days | XII | Li Y. | Xi Jinping | |
Offices: First-ranking Vice Premier (2008–2013) |
See also
- List of vice premiers of the People's Republic of China
- List of Presidents of the People's Republic of China
- Vice President of the People's Republic of China
- Generations of Chinese leadership
- List of Chinese leaders
- Chancellor of China
- Paramount Leader
References
- China Online Encyclopedia
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