Secretary-General of the State Council

The Secretary-General of the State Council (Chinese: 国务院秘书长; pinyin: Guówùyuàn Mìshūzhǎng) is an executive position within the State Council of the People's Republic of China. It ranks below the Premier and above the Ministers of various ministries and departments.[1][2] The equivalent position in other political systems is the cabinet secretary.

Secretary-General of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国国务院秘书长
Emblem of the People's Republic of China
Incumbent
Wu Zhenglong
since 12 March 2023
State Council of the People's Republic of China
Inaugural holderLi Weihan

The current secretary general is Wu Zhenglong. The office holder is supported by a few Deputy Secretary-Generals of the State Council.

Role edit

The Secretary-General is responsible for the day-to-day work of the State Council and is in charge of the State Council General Office.[3] The office holder is supported by a few Deputy Secretary-Generals of the State Council.

List of secretaries-general edit

No. Image Name Start of term End of term
Secretary-General of the Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government (中央人民政府政务院秘书长)
1   Li Weihan October 1949 September 1953
2   Xi Zhongxun September 1953 September 1954
Secretary-General of the State Council of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国国务院秘书长)
1   Xi Zhongxun September 1954 January 1965
2 Zhou Rongxin January 1965 January 1975
post abolished
3 Jin Ming June 1979 February 1980
4   Ji Pengfei February 1980 May 1982
5 Du Xingyuan (杜星垣) May 1982 June 1983
6   Tian Jiyun June 1983 September 1985
7 Chen Junsheng September 1985 December 1988
8 Luo Gan December 1988 March 1998
9 Wang Zhongyu March 1998 March 2003
10   Hua Jianmin March 2003 March 2008
11   Ma Kai March 2008 March 2013
12   Yang Jing March 2013 March 2018
13   Xiao Jie March 2018 March 2023
14 Wu Zhenglong March 2023 Incumbent

References edit

  1. ^ "National School of Administration". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
  2. ^ "The State Council".
  3. ^ "马凯简历". Archived from the original on 2010-07-25. Retrieved 2010-07-25.