Head of the National Health Commission

Head of National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China
Head of National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国国家卫生健康委员会主任
	National Emblem of China
	Flag of China
	Incumbent; Lei Haichao; since 28 June 2024
	National Health Commission
Status	Provincial and ministerial-level official
Member of	Plenary Meeting of the State Council
Seat	National Health Commission Building, Xicheng District, Beijing
Nominator	Premier; (chosen within the Chinese Communist Party)
Appointer	President; with the confirmation of the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee;
Formation	19 November 1949; 76 years ago
First holder	Li Dequan
Deputy	Deputy Head

The head of the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China is the head of the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China and a member of the State Council. Within the State Council, the position is twenty-second in order of precedence. The head is responsible for leading the commission, presiding over its meetings, and signing important documents related to the commission. Officially, the head is nominated by the premier of the State Council, who is then approved by the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee and appointed by the president.^[1] The current head is Lei Haichao, who concurrently serves as the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of the commission.

SeatNational Health Commission Building, Xicheng District, Beijing

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No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Ref.
1	Li Dequan	October 1949	January 1965	^{[citation needed]}
2	Qian Xinzhong	January 1965	June 1968	^{[citation needed]}
3	Qiu Guoguang	June 1968	June 1970	^{[citation needed]}
4	Chen Renhong	June 1970	July 1973	^{[citation needed]}
5	Liu Xiangping	July 1973	October 1976	^{[citation needed]}
Vacant
6	Jiang Yizhen	November 1977	April 1979	^{[citation needed]}
(2)	Qian Xinzhong	April 1979	May 1982	^{[citation needed]}
7	Cui Yueli	May 1982	March 1987	^{[citation needed]}
8	Chen Minzhang	March 1987	March 1998	^{[citation needed]}
9	Zhang Wenkang	March 1998	April 2003	^{[citation needed]}
10	Wu Yi	April 2003	April 2005	^{[citation needed]}
11	Gao Qiang	April 2005	June 2007	^{[citation needed]}
12	Chen Zhu	June 2007	16 March 2013	^[2]

No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Ref.
1	Ma Xiaowei	19 March 2018	6 May 2024	^[4]
2	Lei Haichao	28 June 2024	incumbent	^[5]

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