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.
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. 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. The office ranks below the premier and above the ministers of various ministries and departments. 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.
List of secretaries-general Officeholder Took office Left officeSecretary-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 1954Secretary-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 Xiao Jie March 2018 March 2023 14 Wu Zhenglong March 2023 Incumbent
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