State Council of the People's Republic of China

The State Council of the People's Republic of China ( Chinese  中華人民共和國 國務院  /  中华人民共和国 国务院 , Pinyin Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Guówùyuàn ), also known as the Central People's Government ( 中央 人民政府 ), is the executive authority of the National People's Congress and the highest administrative body. Under constitutional law , the State Council consists of the Prime Minister , several Vice Prime Ministers , several State Commissioners, the specialist ministers, the chairmen of the specialist commissions, the President of the Chamber of Accounts and the Secretary General.

State Council Chairman and Prime Minister Li Keqiang

composition

The State Council can be divided into an “inner” and an “outer cabinet”. The internal cabinet consists of the Prime Minister and five State Council Commissioners, including the head of the State Council Chancellery. The external cabinet consists of the heads of the 28 organs of the State Council at ministerial level, including the Ministry of Commerce, Transport, Public Safety and Health.

Composition of the State Council since March 2018

Department / Office	Official
Prime Minister	Li Keqiang
Vice Prime Minister of the People's Republic of China	Han Zheng
	Liu He
	Sun Chunlan
	Hu Chunhua
State Commissariat	Wei Fenghe
	Wang Yi
	Zhao Kezhi
	Xiao Jie
	Wang Yong
Secretary General	Xiao Jie
Foreign service	Wang Yi
defense	Wei Fenghe
Development and reform	Hey Lifeng
education	Chen Baosheng
Science and technology	Wang Zhigang
Industry and IT	Miao Wei
Ethnic affairs	Trifling
public safety	Zhao Kezhi
State security	Chen Wenqing
Civil affairs	Li Jiheng
Judiciary	Fu Zhenghua
Financial	Liu Kun
Human resources and social security	Zhang Jinan
Natural resources	Lu Hao
Ecology and environment	Li Ganjie
Construction and urban-rural development	Wang Menghui
traffic	Li Xiaopeng
Water management	E Jinping
Agriculture	Han Changfu
trade	Zhong Shan
Culture	Luo Shugang
health	Ma Xiaowei
Veterans affairs	Sun Shaocheng
Crisis management	Wang Yupu
Chinese People's Bank	Yi gang
Chamber of Accounts	Hu Zejun

The State Council directs the work of the local organs of state administration at all levels uniformly and determines the division of functions and powers between the central government and the organs of state administration of the provinces, the autonomous regions and the cities directly under the government.

The candidates for high-ranking government offices of the State Council are nominated non-publicly by the leadership of the Communist Party , whereupon the National People's Congress formally approves the appointment.

In addition to the State Council's press office, the Foreign Language Office , which is responsible for informing the global public, reports to it.

Individual evidence

1. ^ The legal status and functions of the Council of State ( German ) September 18, 2003. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
2. ^ State Council Ministers. State Council of the People's Republic of China, March 19, 2018, accessed February 25, 2020 . 

Web links

• 中华人民共和国 中央 人民政府 / The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China (gov.cn , Engl.)