Secretary-General of the State Council
Political office in the People's Republic of China
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The Secretary-General of the State Council is an executive position within the State Council of the People's Republic of China. The secretary-general also leads the General Office of the State Council. The office ranks below the premier and above the ministers of various ministries and departments. The equivalent position in other political systems is the cabinet secretary.
with the confirmation of the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee
| Secretary-General of the State Council of the People's Republic of China | |
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| 中华人民共和国国务院秘书长 | |
Emblem of the People's Republic of China | |
since 12 March 2023 | |
| General Office of the State Council | |
| Status | Provincial and ministerial-level official |
| Member of | |
| Seat | Beijing |
| Appointer | President with the confirmation of the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee |
| Term length | Five years, renewable |
| Inaugural holder | Li Weihan |
| Formation | 19 October 1949 |
| Secretary-General of the State Council | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 中华人民共和国国务院秘书长 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中華人民共和國國務院秘書長 | ||||||
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| Officially abbreviated as | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 国务院秘书长 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 國務院秘書長 | ||||||
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The current secretary-general is Wu Zhenglong, who has been serving in the position since 12 March 2023. The officeholder is supported by a few deputy Secretaries-general of the State Council.
Role
The secretary-general is nominated by the premier, who is then approved by the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee and appointed by the president.[1] The secretary-general is responsible for the day-to-day work of the State Council and is in charge of the General Office of the State Council.[2] The office ranks below the premier and above the ministers of various ministries and departments.[3][4] The officeholder is supported by a few deputy secretaries-general of the State Council. The secretary-general is a member of the plenary meetings and the executive meetings of the State Council.[1]
List of secretaries-general
| No. | Officeholder | Took office | Left office | Ref. | |
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| Secretary-General of the Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 1 | | Xi Zhongxun | September 1954 | January 1965 | |
| 2 | Zhou Rongxin | January 1965 | January 1975 | ||
| Post abolished (1975–1979) | |||||
| 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 | .jpg) | Xiao Jie | March 2018 | March 2023 | |
| 14 | Wu Zhenglong | March 2023 | Incumbent | ||