List of premiers of the People's Republic of China
List of Premiers
The Premiership of PRC was created since the establishment of the People's Republic of China on 1 October 1949. Generations of leadership First Administration Second Administration Third Administration Hu–Wen Administration Xi–Li Administration

List of premiers of the People's Republic of China

Section Title: List of Premiers
Table Section Text: The Premiership of PRC was created since the establishment of the People's Republic of China on 1 October 1949. Generations of leadership First Administration Second Administration Third Administration Hu–Wen Administration Xi–Li Administration

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Term of office	NPC	Cabinet	President

1	-	Zhou Enlai 周恩来 (1898–1976) Beijing At-large	1 October 1949	15 September 1954	26 years, 99 days	CP	Zhou I	Mao Zedong

15 September 1954	18 April 1959	I	Zhou II	Mao Zedong

18 April 1959	21 December 1964	II	Zhou III	Liu Shaoqi

21 December 1964	4 January 1975	III	Zhou IV	Liu Shaoqi then vacant

4 January 1975	8 January 1976†	IV	Zhou V	Abolished

Geneva Conference in 1954, Asian-African Conference, 1972 Nixon visit to China, Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution Offices: Foreign Minister (1949–1958), CPPC Chairman (1954–1976) †Died in office (cancer)

2	-	Hua Guofeng 华国锋 (1921–2008) Hunan At-large	2 February 1976	7 April 1976	4 years, 219 days	IV	(acting)	Abolished

7 April 1976	5 March 1978	Hua I	Abolished

5 March 1978	10 September 1980§	V	Hua II	Abolished

Two Whatevers, Tiananmen Incident, Downfall of the Gang of Four, Sino-Vietnamese War, One Child Policy Offices: Governor of Hunan (1970–1976), Minister of Public Security (1975–1977), Vice Premier (1975–1976) § Ousted

3	-	Zhao Ziyang 赵紫阳 (1919–2005) Beijing At-large	10 September 1980	6 June 1983	7 years, 75 days	V	(acting)	Abolished

6 June 1983	24 November 1987§	VI	Zhao	Li Xiannian

Chinese economic reform, Sino-British Joint Declaration, Joint Declaration on the Question of Macau, Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 Offices: Governor of Guangdong (1974–1975), Governor of Sichuan (1975–1980) § Resigned

4	-	Li Peng 李鹏 (1928–) Beijing At-large	24 November 1987	25 March 1988	10 years, 113 days	VI	(acting)	Li Xiannian

25 March 1988	15 March 1993	VII	Li P. I	Yang Shangkun

15 March 1993	17 March 1998	VIII	Li P. II	Jiang Zemin

Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, Three Gorges Dam, Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong Offices: Chairman of State Education Commission (1985–1988), Vice Premier (1983–1987)

5	Zhu Rongji 朱镕基 (1928–) Hunan At-large	17 March 1998	16 March 2003	4 years, 364 days	IX	Zhu	Jiang Zemin

Transfer of sovereignty over Macau, accession to the World Trade Organization Offices: Mayor of Shanghai (1987–1991), Governor of People's Bank of China (1993–1995), First-ranking Vice Premier (1993–1998)

6	-	Wen Jiabao 温家宝 (1942–) Gansu At-large	16 March 2003	16 March 2008	9 years, 364 days	X	Wen I	Hu Jintao

16 March 2008	15 March 2013	XI	Wen II	Hu Jintao

SARs outbreak, Anti-Secession Law, H5N1 avian flu outbreak, 2008 Sichuan earthquake, Beijing Olympics, Shanghai Expo Offices: Vice Premier (1998–2003)

7	-	Li Keqiang 李克强 (1955–) Shandong At-large	15 March 2013	19 March 2018	5 years, 284 days	XII	Li Y.	Xi Jinping

19 March 2018	Incumbent	XIII	Xi Jinping

Offices: First-ranking Vice Premier (2008–2013)

Sentence(s)

Zhao Ziyang was the third Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1980 to 1987.

final_sentence: Zhao Ziyang was the third Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1980 to 1987.