Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China

Vice-Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China 中华人民共和国国务院副总理
Emblem of the People's Republic of China
Incumbent Han Zheng (pictured) Sun Chunlan Hu Chunhua Liu He since March 19, 2018
Style	Mr. Vice-Premier (副总理)
Reports to	the Premier of the State Council
Residence	Zhongnanhai
Seat	Regent Palace, Zhongnanhai, Beijing
Nominator	the Premier of the State Council
Appointer	the President, according to the decision of the National People's Congress
Term length	five years, renewable once consecutively
Precursor	Vice Premier of the Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government
Inaugural holder	Chen Yun as the first Senior Vice Premier of the Government Administration Council
Formation	September 1954
Website	State Council

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The Vice-Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China (simplified Chinese: 中华人民共和国国务院副总理; traditional Chinese: 中華人民共和國國務院副總理; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Guówùyuàn Fùzǒnglǐ) is a high-ranking executive assistant to the Premier. Generally, the title is held by multiple individuals at one time, with each Vice Premier holding a broad portfolio of responsibilities. The highest-ranked office holder is informally called the First-ranked Vice Premier (Senior Vice Premier). The 1st-ranked VP takes over duties of the Premier at the time of the latter's incapacity.

Current Vice -Premiers, in order of rank, are Han Zheng, Sun Chunlan, Hu Chunhua and Liu He.

In irregular instances, the position of a Senior Vice-Premier (第一副总理) has been named either to indicate degree of power, nominal power, or when the Premier is incapacitated and requires a full-time assistant to carry out his regular duties. The most prominent case of this is Deng Xiaoping between 1978 and 1980.

List of Vice-Premiers

Current Vice-Premiers

Vice Premiers of the People's Republic of China
Portrait	Information		Posts
	Rank	1st	Member of the Politburo Standing Committee (7th Ranked) finance, development, reform, land, resources, environmental protection, housing, urban-rural development, etc.
	Name	Han Zheng
	Constituency	Shaanxi At-large
	Ethnicity	Han
	Birthplace	Shanghai
	took office since	19 March 2018
	Rank	2nd	Member of the Politburo education, health, sports, & culture
	Name	Sun Chunlan
	Constituency	Jilin At-large
	Ethnicity	Han
	Birthplace	Raoyang County, Hebei
	took office since	19 March 2018
	Rank	3rd	Member of the Politburo agriculture, water resources, commerce, & tourism
	Name	Hu Chunhua
	Constituency	Hunan At-large
	Ethnicity	Han
	Birthplace	Wufeng County, Hubei
	took office since	19 March 2018
	Rank	4th	Member of the Politburo industry, transport, bank, human resources, & social security
	Name	Liu He
	Constituency	Shanxi At-large
	Ethnicity	Han
	Birthplace	Beijing
	took office since	19 March 2018

See also

• State Council of the People's Republic of China
  • Premier of the People's Republic of China
  • List of vice premiers of the People's Republic of China
  • State Councilor
  • Secretary-General of the State Council
• Political position ranking of the People's Republic of China

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