Premier of the People 's Republic of China - wikipedia Premier of the People 's Republic of China Not to be confused with Premier of the Republic of China. Premier of the State Council of the People 's Republic of China 中华 人民 共和国 国务院 总理 Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Guówùyuàn Zŏnglĭ Emblem of the People 's Republic of China Incumbent Li Keqiang since 15 March 2013 Style Mr. Premier ( 总理 ) Type Head of the State Council Status Head of Government Member of Central Committee Politburo Standing Committee National Security Commission Cabinet Reports to the National People 's Congress and its Standing Committee Residence Zhongnanhai Seat Beijing Nominator the President ( 1982 - present ) the Party Central Committee ( 1975 - 1982, president abolished ) Appointer the President, according to the decision of the National People 's Congress Term length 5 years, renewable once consecutively Constituting instrument Constitution of the People 's Republic of China Precursor Premier of the Government Administration Council of the Central People 's Government Inaugural holder Zhou Enlai Formation 27 September 1954 ( State Council of the PRC ) 1 October 1949 ( Government Administration Council of the Central People 's Government ) Unofficial names Prime Minister of China Deputy Vice Premier Website State Council Premier of the State Council of the People 's Republic of China Simplified Chinese 中华 人民 共和国 国务院 总理 Traditional Chinese 中華 人民 共和國 國務院 總理 Literal meaning Chinese People Republic State Affairs Court General Manager Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Guówùyuàn Zŏnglĭ Alternative Chinese name Simplified Chinese 国务院 总理 Traditional Chinese 國務院 總理 Literal meaning State Affairs Court General Manager Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guówùyuàn Zŏnglĭ China This article is part of a series on the politics and government of China Leadership Leadership generations Collective leadership Paramount leader Leadership core Current leadership Xi - Li Administration National leaders President ( list ) : Xi Jinping Vice President ( list ) : Li Yuanchao Provincial leaders Communist Party History Organization National Party Congress ( 18th ) Central Committee ( 18th ) General Secretary ( list ) Xi Jinping Central Politburo ( 18th ) Standing Committee ( list ) Central Secretariat Top - ranked secretary : Liu Yunshan Central Military Commission Chairman : Xi Jinping Vice Chairmen : Fan Changlong, Xu Qiliang National Security Commission Chairman : Xi Jinping Central Commission for Discipline Inspection ( 18th ) Standing Committee ( 18th ) Secretary : Wang Qishan Ideology Marxism -- Leninism Maoism ( `` Mao Zedong Thought '' ) Socialism with Chinese characteristics Deng Xiaoping Theory Primary stage of socialism Four Cardinal Principles Three Represents Scientific Outlook on Development Harmonious Socialist Society Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era Chinese Dream Four Comprehensives Constitution Law Constitution Current constitution ( 1982 ) Previous constitutions 1954 1978 `` People 's democratic dictatorship '' Laws Statutes Legislative National People 's Congress ( 12th ) Members Presidium Standing Committee Chairman : Zhang Dejiang Executive State Council ( Li 's Government ) Premier ( list ) : Li Keqiang Vice Premiers ( list ) Zhang Gaoli Liu Yandong Wang Yang Ma Kai State Councilors Secretary - General Deputy Secretary - General United Front Political Consultative Conference National Committee Chairman : Yu Zhengsheng Political parties Military Central Military Commission Chairman : Xi Jinping Vice Chairmen : Fan Changlong, Xu Qiliang People 's Liberation Army People 's Armed Police Force State Council National Mobilization Commission Chairman : Li Keqiang Ministry of National Defense Minister : Chang Wanquan People 's Armed Police Force National Security Commission Chairman : Xi Jinping Judiciary Central Politics and Law Commission Secretary : Meng Jianzhu Supreme People 's Court President : Zhou Qiang Supreme People 's Procuratorate Procurator - General : Cao Jianming Publicity Leading Group for Propaganda Central Guidance Commission for Building Spiritual Civilization Chairman : Liu Yunshan Propaganda Department Head : Liu Qibao Foreign relations Foreign aid program China and the United Nations China -- United States relations Cross-Strait relations One - China policy Related topics Administrative divisions Politics of Hong Kong Politics of Macau Elections Human rights Internet Internet censorship Other countries Atlas The Premier of the State Council of the People 's Republic of China, sometimes also referred to informally as the `` Prime Minister '', is the Leader of the State Council of China ( the `` Central People 's Government '' constitutionally since 1954 ), who is the head of government and holds the highest rank ( Level 1 ) in the Civil Service. This position was originally known as Premier of the Government Administration Council of the Central People 's Government ( Chinese : 中央 人民 政府 政务院 总理 ) and changed to its current name in 1954. The Premier is formally approved by the National People 's Congress upon the nomination of the President. In practice, the candidate is chosen through an informal process within the Communist Party of China. Both the President and the Premier are selected once every five years. The Premier has always been a member of the powerful Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China. The current Premier is Li Keqiang, who took office on 15 March 2013. Contents 1 Powers and duties 2 List of premiers 3 Living former premiers 4 Premier 's spouse 5 References 6 External links 7 See also Powers and duties The Premier is the highest administrative position in the Government of the People 's Republic of China. The Premier is responsible for organizing and administering the Chinese civil bureaucracy. For example, the Premier is tasked with planning and implementing national economic, social development and the state budget. This includes overseeing the various ministries, departments, commissions and statutory agencies and announcing their candidacies to the National People 's Congress for Vice-Premiers, State Councillors and ministerial offices. The Premier 's powers and responsibilities are codified into the constitution unlike the Prime Minister from the Westminster system as by convention or traditions. The Premier does not have command authority over the People 's Liberation Army, but the Premier is the head of the National Defense Mobilization Commission of China and deputy head of the National Security Commission which are departments of the armed forces. Since 1980s, there has been a division of responsibilities between the Premier and the General Secretary of the Communist Party wherein the Premier is responsible for the technical details of implementing government policy while the General Secretary gathers the political support necessary for government policy. In 1989, then Premier Li Peng, in cooperation with the then Chairman of the Central Military Commission Deng Xiaoping, was able to use the office of the Premier to declare war against Beijing and order the military crackdown of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. The Premier has been supported by four Vice-Premiers since Deng Xiaoping 's reform in 1983. The First - ranked Vice Premier will act in the premier 's capacity in their absence. List of Premiers Main article : List of premiers of the People 's Republic of China 1st -- Zhou Enlai ( served : 1949 -- 1976 ) 2nd -- Hua Guofeng ( served : 1976 -- 1980 ) 3rd -- Zhao Ziyang ( served : 1980 -- 1988 ) 4th -- Li Peng ( served : 1988 -- 1998 ) 5th -- Zhu Rongji ( served : 1998 -- 2003 ) 6th -- Wen Jiabao ( served : 2003 -- 2013 ) 7th -- Li Keqiang ( served : 2013 -- present ) Simplified Chinese graphic timeline of Communist Party leadership. The red bar indicates CCP General Secretaries or Chairmen, the yellow indicating the Premiers. The gray bar delineates particular periods of mainland Chinese history from a CCP perspective. Living former premiers As of December 2017, there are three living former premiers : Premier Term of office Date of birth Li Peng 1987 -- 1998 ( 1928 - 10 - 20 ) 20 October 1928 ( age 89 ) Zhu Rongji 1998 -- 2003 ( 1928 - 10 - 01 ) 1 October 1928 ( age 89 ) Wen Jiabao 2003 -- 2013 ( 1942 - 09 - 15 ) 15 September 1942 ( age 75 ) Premier 's spouse Since the first premier, seven had a spouse during term of office. No Spouse Premier Tenure Deng Yingchao Zhou Enlai 1 October 1949 -- 8 January 1976 Han Zhijun Hua Guofeng 4 February 1976 -- 10 September 1980 Liang Boqi Zhao Ziyang 10 September 1980 -- 24 November 1987 Zhu Lin Li Peng 24 November 1987 -- 17 March 1998 5 Lao An Zhu Rongji 17 March 1998 -- 16 March 2003 6 Zhang Peili Wen Jiabao 16 March 2003 -- 15 March 2013 7 Cheng Hong Li Keqiang 15 March 2013 -- present References ^ Jump up to : http://english.people.com.cn/constitution/constitution.html, Section 3, Article 88 and Article 89. External links Official PRC Government Website See also People 's Republic of China portal Politics portal List of premiers of China List of premiers of the People 's Republic of China List of leaders of the People 's Republic of China Vice Premier of the People 's Republic of China President of the People 's Republic of China Prime Minister of China ( disambiguation ) List of Chinese leaders Paramount Leader Political position ranking of PRC Premiers of the State Council of China Zhou Enlai Hua Guofeng Zhao Ziyang Li Peng Zhu Rongji Wen Jiabao Li Keqiang List of premiers of the People 's Republic of China 12th State Council of the People 's Republic of China ( 2013 -- 2018 ) Li Keqiang ( Premier ) Vice Premiers Zhang Gaoli Liu Yandong Wang Yang Ma Kai State Councilors Yang Jing ( Secretary - General ) Chang Wanquan Yang Jiechi Guo Shengkun Wang Yong Ministers Agriculture Han Changfu Civil Affairs Li Liguo → Huang Shuxian Commerce Gao Hucheng → Zhong Shan Construction Jiang Weixin → Chen Zhenggao → Wang Menghui Culture Cai Wu → Luo Shugang Defense Chang Wanquan Education Yuan Guiren → Chen Baosheng Finance Lou Jiwei → Xiao Jie Foreign Wang Yi Environment Zhou Shengxian → Chen Jining → Li Ganjie Human Resources Yin Weimin Industry and Information Miao Wei Justice Wu Aiying → Zhang Jun Public Security Guo Shengkun → Zhao Kezhi Resources Jiang Daming Science and Technology Wan Gang State Security Geng Huichang → Chen Wenqing Supervision Huang Shuxian → Yang Xiaodu Transport Yang Chuantang → Li Xiaopeng Water Resources Chen Lei Commissioners NDRC Xu Shaoshi → He Lifeng Ethnic Affairs Wang Zhengwei → Bagatur Health Li Bin Other bodies Auditor General Liu Jiayi → Hu Zejun Central Bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan State Council of the People 's Republic of China Incumbent ( 12th ) : Li Keqiang Government State Council ( Cabinet ) ( Plenary meeting ) members Executive meeting Premier Vice Premiers State Councillors Secretary - 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Question: who is the prime minister of china 2017
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