Premier of the People's Republic of China

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Incumbent: Wen Jiabao
Premier of the People's Republic of China
Commission emblem


Appointer	the National People's Congress
Inaugural	Zhou Enlai
Formation	October 1, 1949

Government Central People's Government
People's Republic of China
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The Premier of the State Council (Chinese: 国务院总理 pinyin: guowuyuan zŏnglĭ), sometimes referred to as the "Prime Minister", is the Chairman of the State Council of the People's Republic of China (Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China). The Premier is formally approved by the National People's Congress upon the nomination of the President. In practice, both the President and the Premier are selected after high level negotiations within the Communist Party of China. The Premier is always a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China.

1 Powers
2 List of Premiers
3 Living Premiers
4 See also
5 References

[edit] Powers

The Premier is responsible for organizing and administering the Chinese civil bureaucracy. Significantly, the Premier does not have authority over the People's Liberation Army. In recent years, there has been a division of responsibilities between the Premier and the President of the People's Republic of China in which the Premier is responsible for the technical details of implementing government policy while the President gathers the political support necessary for government policy.

[edit] List of Premiers

First generation Second generation Third generation Fourth generation

#	President		Took office	Left office	Term
#	Picture	Romanized	Took office	Left office	Term
01		Zhou Enlai	October 1, 1949	September 1954	—
			September 1954	April 1959	01
			April 1959	December 21, 1964	02
			December 21, 1964	January 4, 1975	03
			January 4, 1975	January 8, 1976	04
02		Hua Guofeng (acting)	February 4, 1976	1978	04
02		Hua Guofeng	1978	September 10, 1980	05
03		Zhao Ziyang (acting)	September 10, 1980	1983	05
03		Zhao Ziyang	1983	November 24, 1987	06
04		Li Peng (acting)	November 24, 1987	March 25, 1988	06
		Li Peng	March 25, 1988	1993	07
		Li Peng	1993	March 17, 1998	08
05		Zhu Rongji	March 17, 1998	March 16, 2003	09
06		Wen Jiabao	March 16, 2003	March 5, 2008	10
06		Wen Jiabao	March 5, 2008	Incumbent (Term expires March 2013)	11