# List of vice premiers of the People's Republic of China

This is a list of the vice premiers of the People's Republic of China since 1949.
In the People's Republic of China premiers elected by delegation of the National People's Congress every five years also are limited to two terms.

## List of vice premiers

The vice premiership of the 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
| No. | Portrait | First-ranked Vice-Premier | NPC | Term of office | Term of office | Premiers |
| Vice Premiers of the Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government (1949–54) | Vice Premiers of the Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government (1949–54) | Vice Premiers of the Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government (1949–54) | Vice Premiers of the Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government (1949–54) | Vice Premiers of the Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government (1949–54) | Vice Premiers of the Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government (1949–54) | Zhou Enlai |
| — | | Dong Biwu 董必武 (1886–1975) Hubei At-large | CP | 1 October 1949 | 15 September 1954 | Zhou Enlai |
| Zhou Enlai |||
| Zhou Enlai ||||||
| 1 | | Chen Yun 陈云 (1905–1995) Shanghai At-large | I | 15 September 1954 | 18 April 1959 | Zhou Enlai |
| Zhou Enlai |||
| 1 | | Chen Yun 陈云 (1905–1995) Shanghai At-large | II | 18 April 1959 | 21 December 1964 | Zhou Enlai |
| Zhou Enlai |||
| 2 | | Lin Biao 林彪 (1907–1971) PLA At-large | III | 21 December 1964 | 13 September 1971 (died in office) | Zhou Enlai |
| Zhou Enlai |||
| 3 | | Deng Xiaoping 邓小平 (1904–1997) Beijing At-large | III (cont) | 13 September 1971 (acting) | 4 January 1975 | Zhou Enlai |
| Zhou Enlai |||
| 3 | | Deng Xiaoping 邓小平 (1904–1997) Beijing At-large | IV | 4 January 1975 | 5 March 1978 | Zhou Enlai (1975–1976) Hua Guofeng* (1976–1978) |
| Zhou Enlai (1975–1976) Hua Guofeng* (1976–1978) |||
| 3 | | Deng Xiaoping 邓小平 (1904–1997) Beijing At-large | V | 5 March 1978 | 10 September 1980 (resigned) | Hua Guofeng |
| Hua Guofeng |||
| 4 | | Wan Li 万里 (1916–2015) Anhui At-large | V (cont) | 10 September 1980 (acting) | 6 June 1983 | Zhao Ziyang |
| Zhao Ziyang |||
| 4 | | Wan Li 万里 (1916–2015) Anhui At-large | VI | 6 June 1983 | 25 March 1988 | Zhao Ziyang (1980–1987) Li Peng* (1987–1988) |
| Zhao Ziyang (1980–1987) Li Peng* (1987–1988) |||
| 5 | | Yao Yilin 姚依林 (1917–1994) Jiangxi At-large | VII | 25 March 1988 | 5 March 1993 | Li Peng |
| Li Peng |||
| 6 | | Zhu Rongji 朱镕基 (1928–) Hunan At-large | VIII | 25 March 1993 | 17 March 1998 | Li Peng |
| Li Peng |||
| 7 | | Li Lanqing 李岚清 (1932–) Jiangsu At-large | IX | 17 March 1998 | 17 March 2003 | Zhu Rongji |
| Zhu Rongji |||
| 8 | | Huang Ju 黄菊 (1938–2007) Shanghai At-large | X | 17 March 2003 | 2 June 2007 (died in office) | Wen Jiabao |
| Wen Jiabao |||
| — | | Wu Yi 吴仪 (1938–) Zhejiang At-large | X (cont) | 2 June 2007 (acting) | 17 March 2008 | Wen Jiabao |
| Wen Jiabao |||
| 9 | | Li Keqiang 李克强 (1955–2023) Liaoning At-large | XI | 17 March 2008 | 15 March 2013 | Wen Jiabao |
| Wen Jiabao |||
| 10 | | Zhang Gaoli 张高丽 (1946–) Tianjin At-large | XII | 16 March 2013 | 19 March 2018 | Li Keqiang |
| Li Keqiang |||
| 11 | | Han Zheng 韩正 (1954–) Shaanxi At-large | XIII | 19 March 2018 | 12 March 2023 | Li Keqiang |
| Li Keqiang |||
| 12 | | Ding Xuexiang 丁薛祥 (1962–) Jiangsu At-large | XIV | 12 March 2023 | Incumbent | Li Qiang |
| Li Qiang |||