List of premiers of China

This is a list of the premiers of China from 1911–1912, during the Qing dynasty, 1912 onwards of the Republic of China, and 1949 onwards of the People's Republic of China.

The first recorded instance of a monarch of China appointing a chief minister was around 1130 BC, by King Tang of the Shang dynasty. Since then, almost every monarch in China appointed a chief minister to help him or her to run the administration. This role has been known by several different names, most commonly Chancellor. With the unification of China under the First Emperor of the Qin dynasty in 221 BC, the power in the premiers' hands was reduced because of the Emperors' intentions of setting up an absolute monarchy. In 1380, the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming dynasty ordered the death of his Chancellor, and did not appoint another in his lifetime. From then until 1911, a number of people formally shared the responsibility of chief minister to the Emperor. Even when one of them dominated government, such as in the case of Li Hongzhang, they were nevertheless formally just one of several ministers of equal status. During much of the Qing dynasty, for example, the traditional role of the Chancellor was performed collectively by the Grand Council.

In mid-1911, the modern position of Premier was created, when the Qing Imperial Government created the "Princes' Cabinet" as a reform of Chinese politics, shortly before it was overthrown. When Yuan Shikai took over the premiership, the premiers of China played an influential role in Chinese politics.

The list below shows the premiers of China during the Qing dynasty. Multiple terms in office, consecutive or otherwise, are listed. The first column shows the consecutively numbered term of the premier, while the second column shows his or her chronological position amongst individual premiers.

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Days	Political party	Emperor
1	Yikuang (Prince Qing) 慶親王 (1838–1917)	8 May 1911	1 November 1911	177	Non-partisan (Qing dynasty) (The Imperial Family)	Xuantong (Puyi)
1	Yikuang (Prince Qing) 慶親王 (1838–1917)
2	Yuan Shikai 袁世凱 Yuán Shìkǎi (1859–1916)	2 November 1911	12 February 1912	102	Beiyang clique	Xuantong (Puyi)
2	Yuan Shikai 袁世凱 Yuán Shìkǎi (1859–1916)
3	Zhang Xun 張勳 Zhāng Xūn (1854–1923)	1 July 1917	12 July 1917	11	Non-partisan (warlord) (restoration attempt)	Puyi
3	Zhang Xun 張勳 Zhāng Xūn (1854–1923)	Tried to restore monarchy by a military coup but ended up with failure; not officially recognised by both PRC and ROC governments.

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Days	Political party	President
1	Tang Shaoyi 唐紹儀 Táng Shàoyí (1862–1938)	13 March 1912	27 June 1912	106	Beiyang clique	Sun Yat-sen Yuan Shikai
1	Tang Shaoyi 唐紹儀 Táng Shàoyí (1862–1938)
2	Lu Zhengxiang 陸徵祥 Lù Zhēngxiáng (1871–1949)	29 June 1912	22 September 1912	56	Beiyang clique	Yuan Shikai
2	Lu Zhengxiang 陸徵祥 Lù Zhēngxiáng (1871–1949)
3	Zhao Bingjun 趙秉鈞 Zhào Bǐngjūn (1859–1914)	25 September 1912	16 July 1913	328	Beiyang clique	Yuan Shikai
3	Zhao Bingjun 趙秉鈞 Zhào Bǐngjūn (1859–1914)
—	Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 Duàn Qíruì (1865–1936)	19 July 1913	31 July 1913	12	Beiyang clique	Yuan Shikai
—	Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 Duàn Qíruì (1865–1936)
4	Xiong Xiling 熊希龄 Xióng Xīlíng (1870–1937)	31 July 1913	12 February 1914	196	Beiyang clique	Yuan Shikai
4	Xiong Xiling 熊希龄 Xióng Xīlíng (1870–1937)
—	Sun Baoqi 孫寶琦 Sūn Bǎoqí (1867–1931)	12 February 1914	1 May 1914	78	Beiyang clique	Yuan Shikai
—	Sun Baoqi 孫寶琦 Sūn Bǎoqí (1867–1931)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Days	Political party	Emperor
(2)		Lu Zhengxiang 陸徵祥 Lù Zhēngxiáng (1871–1949)	22 December 1915	22 March 1916	91	Non-partisan	Hongxian (Yuan Shikai)
(2)		Lu Zhengxiang 陸徵祥 Lù Zhēngxiáng (1871–1949)

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Days	Political party	President
5	Xu Shichang 徐世昌 Xú Shìchāng (1855–1939)	1 May 1914	21 December 1915	599	Beiyang clique	Yuan Shikai
		22 March 1916	22 April 1916	31	Beiyang clique	Yuan Shikai

6	Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 Duàn Qíruì (1865–1936)	22 April 1916	29 June 1916	68	Beiyang clique	Yuan Shikai Li Yuanhong
6	Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 Duàn Qíruì (1865–1936)

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Days	Political party	President
(6)	Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 Duàn Qíruì (1865–1936)	29 June 1916	23 May 1917	328	Progressive	Li Yuanhong
(6)	Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 Duàn Qíruì (1865–1936)
—	Wu Tingfang 伍廷芳 Wu Tíngfāng (1842–1922)	23 May 1917	12 June 1917	20	Progressive	Li Yuanhong
—	Wu Tingfang 伍廷芳 Wu Tíngfāng (1842–1922)
—	Jiang Chaozong 江朝宗 Jiāng Cháozōng (1861–1943)	12 June 1917	24 June 1917	12	Progressive	Li Yuanhong
—	Jiang Chaozong 江朝宗 Jiāng Cháozōng (1861–1943)
7	Li Jingxi 李經羲 Li Jīngxī (1859–1925)	25 June 1917	2 July 1917	7	Progressive	Li Yuanhong
7	Li Jingxi 李經羲 Li Jīngxī (1859–1925)

List of premiers of China

List of prime ministers of the Qing Imperial Government (1911–12)

List of premiers of the ROC (since 1912)

List of premiers of the PRC (since 1949)

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No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Days	Political party	President
(6)	Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 Duàn Qíruì (1865–1936)	14 July 1917	22 November 1917	131	Anhui clique	Feng Guozhang
(6)	Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 Duàn Qíruì (1865–1936)
—	Wang Daxie 汪大燮 Wāng Dàxiè (1860–1929)	22 November 1917	30 November 1917	8	Zhili clique	Feng Guozhang
—	Wang Daxie 汪大燮 Wāng Dàxiè (1860–1929)
8	Wang Shizhen 王士珍 Wáng Shìzhēn (1861–1930)	30 November 1917	20 February 1918	82	Anhui clique	Feng Guozhang
8	Wang Shizhen 王士珍 Wáng Shìzhēn (1861–1930)
—	Qian Nengxun 錢能訓 Qián Néngxun (1869–1924)	20 February 1918	23 March 1918	31	Anhui clique	Feng Guozhang
—	Qian Nengxun 錢能訓 Qián Néngxun (1869–1924)
(6)	Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 Duàn Qíruì (1865–1936)	23 March 1918	10 October 1918	201	Anhui clique	Feng Guozhang
(6)	Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 Duàn Qíruì (1865–1936)
9	Qian Nengxun 錢能訓 Qián Néngxun (1869–1924)	10 October 1918	13 June 1919	246	Anhui clique	Xu Shichang
9	Qian Nengxun 錢能訓 Qián Néngxun (1869–1924)
—	Gong Xinzhan 龔心湛 Gōng Xīnzhàn (1871–1943)	13 June 1919	24 September 1919	103	Anhui Clique	Xu Shichang
—	Gong Xinzhan 龔心湛 Gōng Xīnzhàn (1871–1943)
10	Jin Yunpeng 靳雲鵬 Jìn Yúnpéng (1877–1951)	24 September 1919	14 May 1920	233	Anhui Clique	Xu Shichang
10	Jin Yunpeng 靳雲鵬 Jìn Yúnpéng (1877–1951)
—	Sa Zhenbing 薩鎮冰 Sà Zhènbīng (1859–1952)	14 May 1920	9 August 1920	87	Anhui Clique	Xu Shichang
—	Sa Zhenbing 薩鎮冰 Sà Zhènbīng (1859–1952)
(10)	Jin Yunpeng 靳雲鵬 Jìn Yúnpéng (1877–1951)	9 August 1920	18 December 1921	496	Anhui Clique	Xu Shichang
(10)	Jin Yunpeng 靳雲鵬 Jìn Yúnpéng (1877–1951)
—	W. W. Yan Yan Huiqing 顏惠慶 Yán Huìqìng (1877–1950)	18 December 1921	24 December 1921	6	Zhili Clique	Xu Shichang
—	W. W. Yan Yan Huiqing 顏惠慶 Yán Huìqìng (1877–1950)
11	Liang Shiyi 梁士詒 Liáng Shìyí (1869–1933)	24 December 1921	25 January 1922	32	Communications Clique	Xu Shichang
11	Liang Shiyi 梁士詒 Liáng Shìyí (1869–1933)
—	W. W. Yan Yan Huiqing 顏惠慶 Yán Huìqìng (1877–1950)	25 January 1922	8 April 1922	73	Zhili Clique	Xu Shichang
—	W. W. Yan Yan Huiqing 顏惠慶 Yán Huìqìng (1877–1950)
—	Zhou Ziqi 周自齊 Zhōu Zìqí (1871–1923)	8 April 1922	11 June 1922	64	Anhui Clique	Xu Shichang Zhou Ziqi (co-serving)
—	Zhou Ziqi 周自齊 Zhōu Zìqí (1871–1923)
12	W. W. Yan Yan Huiqing 顏惠慶 Yán Huìqìng (1877–1950)	12 June 1922	5 August 1922	54	Zhili Clique	Li Yuanhong
12	W. W. Yan Yan Huiqing 顏惠慶 Yán Huìqìng (1877–1950)
(1)	Tang Shaoyi 唐紹儀 Táng Shàoyí (1862–1938)	5 August 1922	19 September 1922	45	Non-partisan	Li Yuanhong
(1)	Tang Shaoyi 唐紹儀 Táng Shàoyí (1862–1938)
13	Wang Chonghui 王寵惠 Wáng Chǒnghuì (1881–1958)	19 September 1922	29 November 1922	71	Non-partisan	Li Yuanhong
13	Wang Chonghui 王寵惠 Wáng Chǒnghuì (1881–1958)
14	Wang Daxie 汪大燮 Wāng Dàxiè (1860–1929)	29 November 1922	11 December 1922	12	Zhili clique	Li Yuanhong
14	Wang Daxie 汪大燮 Wāng Dàxiè (1860–1929)
—	Wang Zhengting 王正廷 Wáng Zhèngtíng (1882–1961)	11 December 1922	4 January 1923	24	Non-partisan	Li Yuanhong
—	Wang Zhengting 王正廷 Wáng Zhèngtíng (1882–1961)
15	Zhang Shaozeng 張紹曾 Zhāng Shàozéng (1879–1928)	4 January 1923	13 June 1923	160	Beiyang clique	Li Yuanhong Gao Lingwei
15	Zhang Shaozeng 張紹曾 Zhāng Shàozéng (1879–1928)
—	Gao Lingwei 高凌霨 Gāo Língwèi (1868–1939)	14 June 1923	12 January 1924	212	Non-partisan	Gao Lingwei Cao Kun
—	Gao Lingwei 高凌霨 Gāo Língwèi (1868–1939)
16	Sun Baoqi 孫寶琦 Sūn Bǎoqí (1867–1931)	12 January 1924	2 July 1924	172	Beiyang clique	Cao Kun
16	Sun Baoqi 孫寶琦 Sūn Bǎoqí (1867–1931)
—	Wellington Koo Koo Vi-kyuin 顧維鈞 Gù Wéijūn (1888–1985)	2 July 1924	14 September 1924	74	Non-partisan	Cao Kun
—	Wellington Koo Koo Vi-kyuin 顧維鈞 Gù Wéijūn (1888–1985)
(12)	W. W. Yan Yan Huiqing 顏惠慶 Yán Huìqìng (1877–1950)	14 September 1924	31 October 1924	47	Zhili Clique	Cao Kun
(12)	W. W. Yan Yan Huiqing 顏惠慶 Yán Huìqìng (1877–1950)
—	Huang Fu 黃郛 Huáng Fú (1883–1936)	31 October 1924	24 November 1924	24	Non-partisan	Cao Kun Huang Fu (co-serving)
—	Huang Fu 黃郛 Huáng Fú (1883–1936)

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Days	Political party	President
17	Xu Shiying 許世英 Xǔ Shìyīng (1873–1964)	26 December 1925	4 March 1926	68	Non-partisan	Duan Qirui
17	Xu Shiying 許世英 Xǔ Shìyīng (1873–1964)
18	Jia Deyao 賈德耀 Jiǎ Déyào (1880–1940)	4 March 1926	20 April 1926	47	Non-partisan	Duan Qirui
18	Jia Deyao 賈德耀 Jiǎ Déyào (1880–1940)
—	Hu Weide {{large\|胡惟德 Hú Wéidé (1863–1933)	20 April 1926	13 May 1926	23	Non-partisan	Hu Weide (co-serving)
—	Hu Weide {{large\|胡惟德 Hú Wéidé (1863–1933)
—	W. W. Yan Yan Huiqing 顏惠慶 Yán Huìqìng (1877–1950)	13 May 1926	22 June 1926	40	Non-partisan	W. W. Yan (co-serving)
—	W. W. Yan Yan Huiqing 顏惠慶 Yán Huìqìng (1877–1950)
—	Du Xigui 杜錫珪 Dù Xīguī (1875–1933)	22 June 1926	1 October 1926	101	Non-partisan	Du Xigui (co-serving)
—	Du Xigui 杜錫珪 Dù Xīguī (1875–1933)
—	Wellington Koo Koo Vi-kyuin 顧維鈞 Gù Wéijūn (1888–1985)	1 October 1926	11 January 1927	102	Non-partisan	V. K. Wellington Koo (co-serving)
—	Wellington Koo Koo Vi-kyuin 顧維鈞 Gù Wéijūn (1888–1985)
19	Wellington Koo Koo Vi-kyuin 顧維鈞 Gù Wéijūn (1888–1985)	11 January 1927	16 June 1927	156	Non-partisan	V. K. Wellington Koo (co-serving)
19	Wellington Koo Koo Vi-kyuin 顧維鈞 Gù Wéijūn (1888–1985)
—	Hu Weide 胡惟德 Hú Wéidé (1863–1933)	16 June 1927	19 June 1927	3	Non-partisan	Hu Weide (co-serving)
—	Hu Weide 胡惟德 Hú Wéidé (1863–1933)
20	Pan Fu 潘復 Pān Fù (1883–1936)	20 June 1927	3 June 1928	349	Non-partisan	Zhang Zuolin
20	Pan Fu 潘復 Pān Fù (1883–1936)

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Days	Political party	President
21	Tan Yankai 譚延闓 Tán Yánkǎi (1880–1930)	25 October 1928	22 September 1930	697	Kuomintang	Tan Yankai (co-serving) Chiang Kai-shek
21	Tan Yankai 譚延闓 Tán Yánkǎi (1880–1930)	Died in office.
—	T. V. Soong Soong Tse-ven 宋子文 Sòng Ziwén (1894–1971)	25 September 1930	18 November 1930	54	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
—	T. V. Soong Soong Tse-ven 宋子文 Sòng Ziwén (1894–1971)
22	Chiang Kai-shek 蒋中正 Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (1887–1975)	18 November 1930	15 December 1931	392	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek (co-serving)
22	Chiang Kai-shek 蒋中正 Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (1887–1975)
—	Chen Mingshu 陳銘樞 Chén Míngshū (1889–1965)	15 December 1931	1 January 1932	17	Kuomintang	Lin Sen
—	Chen Mingshu 陳銘樞 Chén Míngshū (1889–1965)
23	Sun Fo 孫科 Sūn Kē (1891–1973)	1 January 1932	28 January 1932	27	Kuomintang	Lin Sen
23	Sun Fo 孫科 Sūn Kē (1891–1973)
24	Wang Jingwei 汪兆銘 Wāng Jīngwèi (1883–1944)	28 January 1932	25 August 1932	210	Kuomintang	Lin Sen
24	Wang Jingwei 汪兆銘 Wāng Jīngwèi (1883–1944)
—	T. V. Soong Soong Tse-ven 宋子文 Sòng Ziwén (1894–1971)	25 August 1932	30 March 1933	217	Kuomintang	Lin Sen
—	T. V. Soong Soong Tse-ven 宋子文 Sòng Ziwén (1894–1971)
(24)	Wang Jingwei 汪兆銘 Wāng Jīngwèi (1883–1944)	30 March 1933	6 November 1935	951	Kuomintang	Lin Sen
(24)	Wang Jingwei 汪兆銘 Wāng Jīngwèi (1883–1944)
—	H. H. Kung Kung Hsiang-hsi 孔祥熙 Kǒng Xiángxī (1881–1967)	6 November 1935	7 December 1935	31	Kuomintang	Lin Sen
—	H. H. Kung Kung Hsiang-hsi 孔祥熙 Kǒng Xiángxī (1881–1967)
(22)	Chiang Kai-shek 蔣中正 Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (1887–1975)	7 December 1935	13 December 1936	372	Kuomintang	Lin Sen
(22)	Chiang Kai-shek 蔣中正 Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (1887–1975)
—	H. H. Kung Kung Hsiang-hsi 孔祥熙 Kǒng Xiángxī (1881–1967)	13 December 1936	6 April 1937	114	Kuomintang	Lin Sen
—	H. H. Kung Kung Hsiang-hsi 孔祥熙 Kǒng Xiángxī (1881–1967)
—	Wang Chonghui 王寵惠 Wáng Chǒnghuì (1881–1958)	6 April 1937	29 May 1937	53	Kuomintang	Lin Sen
—	Wang Chonghui 王寵惠 Wáng Chǒnghuì (1881–1958)
(22)	Chiang Kai-shek 蔣中正 Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (1887–1975)	29 May 1937	1 January 1938	217	Kuomintang	Lin Sen
(22)	Chiang Kai-shek 蔣中正 Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (1887–1975)
25	H. H. Kung Kung Hsiang-hsi 孔祥熙 Kǒng Xiángxī (1881–1967)	1 January 1938	11 December 1939	709	Kuomintang	Lin Sen
25	H. H. Kung Kung Hsiang-hsi 孔祥熙 Kǒng Xiángxī (1881–1967)
(22)	Chiang Kai-shek 蔣中正 Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (1887–1975)	11 December 1939	31 May 1945	1998	Kuomintang	Lin Sen Chiang Kai-shek (co-serving)
(22)	Chiang Kai-shek 蔣中正 Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (1887–1975)
26	T. V. Soong Soong Tse-ven 宋子文 Sòng Ziwén (1894–1971)	31 May 1945	1 March 1947	639	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
26	T. V. Soong Soong Tse-ven 宋子文 Sòng Ziwén (1894–1971)
—	Chiang Kai-shek 蔣中正 Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (1887–1975)	1 March 1947	23 April 1947	53	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
—	Chiang Kai-shek 蔣中正 Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (1887–1975)
27	Zhang Qun 張群 Zhāng Qún (1889–1990)	23 April 1947	29 May 1948	402	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
27	Zhang Qun 張群 Zhāng Qún (1889–1990)

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Days	Political party	President
28	Weng Wenhao 翁文灝 Wēng Wénhào (1889–1971)	29 May 1948	23 December 1948	208	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
28	Weng Wenhao 翁文灝 Wēng Wénhào (1889–1971)
(23)	Sun Fo 孫科 Sūn Kē (1891–1973)	23 December 1948	24 March 1949	91	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek Li Zongren
(23)	Sun Fo 孫科 Sūn Kē (1891–1973)
29	He Yingqin 何應欽 Hé Yìngqīn (1890–1987)	24 March 1949	13 June 1949	81	Kuomintang	Li Zongren
29	He Yingqin 何應欽 Hé Yìngqīn (1890–1987)
30	Yan Xishan 閻錫山 Yán Xíshān (1883–1960)	13 June 1949	15 March 1950	275	Kuomintang	Li Zongren (acting) Yan Xishan (acting) Chiang Kai-shek
30	Yan Xishan 閻錫山 Yán Xíshān (1883–1960)	Government retreated to Taiwan in his term.
31	Chen Cheng 陳誠 Chén Chéng (1897–1965)	15 March 1950	1 June 1954	1539	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
31	Chen Cheng 陳誠 Chén Chéng (1897–1965)
32	Yu Hung-Chun 俞鴻鈞 Yú Hóngjūn (1897–1960)	1 June 1954	15 July 1958	1505	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
32	Yu Hung-Chun 俞鴻鈞 Yú Hóngjūn (1897–1960)
(31)	Chen Cheng 陳誠 Chén Chéng (1897–1965)	15 July 1958	16 December 1963	1980	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
(31)	Chen Cheng 陳誠 Chén Chéng (1897–1965)
—	Wang Yun-wu 王雲五 Wáng Yúnwǔ (1888–1979)	1 July 1963	16 September 1963	77	Non-partisan	Chiang Kai-shek
—	Wang Yun-wu 王雲五 Wáng Yúnwǔ (1888–1979)
33	C. K. Yen Yen Chia-kan 嚴家淦 Yán Jiāgàn (1905–1993)	16 December 1963	1 June 1972	3090	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek
33	C. K. Yen Yen Chia-kan 嚴家淦 Yán Jiāgàn (1905–1993)
34	Chiang Ching-kuo 蔣經國 Jiǎng Jīngguó (1910–1988)	1 June 1972	20 May 1978	2179	Kuomintang	Chiang Kai-shek C. K. Yen Chiang Ching-kuo (co-serving)
34	Chiang Ching-kuo 蔣經國 Jiǎng Jīngguó (1910–1988)
—	Hsu Ching-chung 徐慶鐘 Xú Qìngzhōng (1907–1996)	20 May 1978	1 June 1978	12	Kuomintang	Chiang Ching-kuo
—	Hsu Ching-chung 徐慶鐘 Xú Qìngzhōng (1907–1996)
35	Sun Yun-suan 孫運璿 Sūn Yùnxuán (1913–2006)	1 June 1978	24 February 1984	2094	Kuomintang	Chiang Ching-kuo
35	Sun Yun-suan 孫運璿 Sūn Yùnxuán (1913–2006)
—	Chiu Chuang-huan 邱創煥 Qīu Chuànghuàn (1925–2020)	24 February 1984	1 June 1984	98	Kuomintang	Chiang Ching-kuo
—	Chiu Chuang-huan 邱創煥 Qīu Chuànghuàn (1925–2020)
36	Yu Kuo-hwa 俞國華 Yú Guóhuá (1914–2000)	1 June 1984	1 June 1989	1826	Kuomintang	Chiang Ching-kuo Lee Teng-hui
36	Yu Kuo-hwa 俞國華 Yú Guóhuá (1914–2000)
37	Lee Huan 李煥 Lǐ Huàn (1917–2010)	1 June 1989	1 June 1990	365	Kuomintang	Lee Teng-hui
37	Lee Huan 李煥 Lǐ Huàn (1917–2010)
38	Hau Pei-tsun 郝柏村 Hǎo Bócūn (1919–2020)	1 June 1990	27 February 1993	1002	Kuomintang	Lee Teng-hui
38	Hau Pei-tsun 郝柏村 Hǎo Bócūn (1919–2020)
39	Lien Chan 連戰 Lián Zhàn (born 1936)	27 February 1993	1 September 1997	1647	Kuomintang	Lee Teng-hui
39	Lien Chan 連戰 Lián Zhàn (born 1936)
40	Vincent Siew Siew Wan-chang 蕭萬長 Xiāo Wàncháng (born 1939)	1 September 1997	20 May 2000	992	Kuomintang	Lee Teng-hui
40	Vincent Siew Siew Wan-chang 蕭萬長 Xiāo Wàncháng (born 1939)
41	Tang Fei 唐飛 Táng Fēi (born 1932)	20 May 2000	6 October 2000	139	Kuomintang	Chen Shui-bian
41	Tang Fei 唐飛 Táng Fēi (born 1932)
42	Chang Chun-hsiung 張俊雄 Zhāng Jùnxióng (1938–2025)	6 October 2000	1 February 2002	483	Democratic Progressive	Chen Shui-bian
42	Chang Chun-hsiung 張俊雄 Zhāng Jùnxióng (1938–2025)	First non-KMT premier.
43	Yu Shyi-kun 游錫堃 Yóu Xíkūn (born 1948)	1 February 2002	1 February 2005	1096	Democratic Progressive	Chen Shui-bian
43	Yu Shyi-kun 游錫堃 Yóu Xíkūn (born 1948)
44	Frank Hsieh Hsieh Chang-ting 謝長廷 Xiè Chángtíng (born 1946)	1 February 2005	25 January 2006	358	Democratic Progressive	Chen Shui-bian
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45	Su Tseng-chang 蘇貞昌 Sū Zhēnchāng (born 1947)	25 January 2006	21 May 2007	481	Democratic Progressive	Chen Shui-bian
45	Su Tseng-chang 蘇貞昌 Sū Zhēnchāng (born 1947)
(42)	Chang Chun-hsiung 張俊雄 Zhāng Jùnxióng (1938–2025)	21 May 2007	20 May 2008	365	Democratic Progressive	Chen Shui-bian
(42)	Chang Chun-hsiung 張俊雄 Zhāng Jùnxióng (1938–2025)	Second premiership.
46	Liu Chao-shiuan 劉兆玄 Liú Zhàoxuán (born 1943)	20 May 2008	10 September 2009	478	Kuomintang	Ma Ying-jeou
46	Liu Chao-shiuan 劉兆玄 Liú Zhàoxuán (born 1943)
47	Wu Den-yih 吳敦義 Wú Dūnyì (born 1948)	10 September 2009	6 February 2012	879	Kuomintang	Ma Ying-jeou
47	Wu Den-yih 吳敦義 Wú Dūnyì (born 1948)
48	Sean Chen Chen Chun {{large\|陳冲 Chén Chōng (born 1949)	6 February 2012	18 February 2013	378	Kuomintang	Ma Ying-jeou
48	Sean Chen Chen Chun {{large\|陳冲 Chén Chōng (born 1949)
49	Jiang Yi-huah 江宜樺 Jiāng Yīhuá (born 1960)	18 February 2013	8 December 2014	658	Kuomintang	Ma Ying-jeou
49	Jiang Yi-huah 江宜樺 Jiāng Yīhuá (born 1960)	Youngest premier to take office.
50	Mao Chi-kuo 毛治國 Máo Zhìguó (born 1948)	8 December 2014	1 February 2016	420	Kuomintang	Ma Ying-jeou
50	Mao Chi-kuo 毛治國 Máo Zhìguó (born 1948)
51	Chang San-cheng 張善政 Zhāng Shànzhèng (born 1954)	1 February 2016	20 May 2016	109	Non-partisan	Ma Ying-jeou
51	Chang San-cheng 張善政 Zhāng Shànzhèng (born 1954)	First non-partisan premier. First administration with a DPP legislative majority.
52	Lin Chuan 林全 Lín Quán (born 1951)	20 May 2016	8 September 2017	476	Non-partisan	Tsai Ing-wen
52	Lin Chuan 林全 Lín Quán (born 1951)
53	Lai Ching-te William Lai 賴清德 Lài Qīngdé (born 1959)	8 September 2017	14 January 2019	493	Democratic Progressive	Tsai Ing-wen
53	Lai Ching-te William Lai 賴清德 Lài Qīngdé (born 1959)
(45)	Su Tseng-chang 蘇貞昌 Sū Zhēnchāng (born 1949)	14 January 2019	31 January 2023	1478	Democratic Progressive	Tsai Ing-wen
(45)	Su Tseng-chang 蘇貞昌 Sū Zhēnchāng (born 1949)	Second premiership.
54	Chen Chien-jen 陳建仁 Chén Jiànrén (born 1951)	31 January 2023	20 May 2024	475	Democratic Progressive	Tsai Ing-wen
54	Chen Chien-jen 陳建仁 Chén Jiànrén (born 1951)
55	Cho Jung-tai 卓榮泰 Zhuó Róngtài (born 1958)	20 May 2024	Incumbent^[2]	708	Democratic Progressive	Lai Ching-te
55	Cho Jung-tai 卓榮泰 Zhuó Róngtài (born 1958)

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Term of office			NPC	State Council	President	Paramount leader
1	Zhou Enlai 周恩来 (1898–1976) Beijing Delegation	1 October 1949	15 September 1954	26 years, 3 months and 1 week	CP	Zhou I	Mao Zedong
		27 September 1954	18 April 1959		I	Zhou II	Mao Zedong
		18 April 1959	21 December 1964		II	Zhou III	Liu Shaoqi	Mao Zedong
		21 December 1964	4 January 1975		III	Zhou IV	Liu Shaoqi then vacant	Mao Zedong
		4 January 1975	8 January 1976†		IV	Zhou V	Abolished	Mao Zedong
		1954 Geneva Conference, Bandung Conference, 1972 Nixon visit to China, Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution, introduction of Four Modernizations during Conference on Scientific and Technological Work Offices: Minister of Foreign Affairs (1949–1958), CPPCC Chairman (1954–1976) †Died in office (cancer)
2	Hua Guofeng 华国锋 (1921–2008) Hunan Delegation	31 January 1976	7 April 1976	4 years, 7 months and 6 days	IV	(acting)	Abolished	Mao Zedong
		7 April 1976	5 March 1978		IV	Hua I	Abolished	Himself
		5 March 1978	10 September 1980§		V	Hua II	Abolished	Deng Xiaoping
		Two Whatevers, Tiananmen Incident, Smashing 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 Delegation	10 September 1980	6 June 1983	7 years, 2 months and 2 weeks	V	(acting)	Abolished	Deng Xiaoping
		6 June 1983	24 November 1987§	7 years, 2 months and 2 weeks	VI	Zhao	Li Xiannian	Deng Xiaoping
		Reform and opening up, Sino-British Joint Declaration, Joint Declaration on the Question of Macau Offices: Governor of Guangdong (1974–1975), Governor of Sichuan (1975–1980) § Resigned
4	Li Peng 李鹏 (1928–2019) Beijing Delegation	24 November 1987	25 March 1988	10 years, 3 months and 3 weeks	VI	(acting)	Li Xiannian	Deng Xiaoping
		25 March 1988	15 March 1993		VII	Li P. I	Yang Shangkun	Deng Xiaoping Jiang Zemin
		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 Delegation	17 March 1998	16 March 2003	4 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days	IX	Zhu	Jiang Zemin
5	Zhu Rongji 朱镕基 (1928–) Hunan Delegation	Accession to the World Trade Organization, signing of China-ASEAN Free Trade Area agreement, extensive reform of the tax system, reform of the civil service examination system, opening senior- and mid-level government positions to public selection based on merit, cutting bureaucratic waste and red tape, investing state capital in transportation, energy and agriculture, execution purge of corrupt provincial politicians who misallocated infrastructure and agriculture funds. Offices: Mayor of Shanghai (1987–1991), Governor of the People's Bank of China (1993–1995), First-ranking Vice Premier (1993–1998)
6	Wen Jiabao 温家宝 (1942–) Gansu Delegation	16 March 2003	16 March 2008	9 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days	X	Wen I	Hu Jintao
		16 March 2008	15 March 2013	9 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days	XI	Wen II	Hu Jintao
		SARS outbreak, Anti-Secession Law, H5N1 avian flu outbreak, 2008 Sichuan earthquake, Beijing Summer Olympics, Shanghai Expo, expansion of healthcare insurance coverage, abolishment long-standing agricultural tax because of rural discontent and increasing wealth gap.^[3] Offices: Vice Premier (1998–2003)
7	Li Keqiang 李克强 (1955–2023) Shandong Delegation (until 2018) Guangxi Delegation (from 2018)	15 March 2013	18 March 2018	9 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 3 days	XII	Li K.	Xi Jinping
		18 March 2018	11 March 2023	9 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 3 days	XIII	Li K.	Xi Jinping
		2014 Ludian earthquake, COVID-19 pandemic, Beijing Winter Olympics, comprehensively deepening reforms, common prosperity, streamline administration and delegate power. Offices: First-ranking Vice Premier (2008–2013)
8	Li Qiang 李强 (1958–) Yunnan Delegation	11 March 2023	Incumbent	3 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 3 days	XIV	Li Q.	Xi Jinping
8	Li Qiang 李强 (1958–) Yunnan Delegation	Offices: Governor of Zhejiang (2012–2016)