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

**Section:** List of Premiers

| Portrait | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | 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 |
| 1 | - | Zhou Enlai 周恩来 (1898–1976) Beijing At-large | 15 September 1954 | 18 April 1959 | 26 years, 99 days | I | Zhou II | Mao Zedong |
| 1 | - | Zhou Enlai 周恩来 (1898–1976) Beijing At-large | 18 April 1959 | 21 December 1964 | 26 years, 99 days | II | Zhou III | Liu Shaoqi |
| 1 | - | Zhou Enlai 周恩来 (1898–1976) Beijing At-large | 21 December 1964 | 4 January 1975 | 26 years, 99 days | III | Zhou IV | Liu Shaoqi then vacant |
| 1 | - | Zhou Enlai 周恩来 (1898–1976) Beijing At-large | 4 January 1975 | 8 January 1976† | 26 years, 99 days | IV | Zhou V | Abolished |
| 1 | - | Zhou Enlai 周恩来 (1898–1976) Beijing At-large | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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 |
| 2 | - | Hua Guofeng 华国锋 (1921–2008) Hunan At-large | 7 April 1976 | 5 March 1978 | 4 years, 219 days | IV | Hua I | Abolished |
| 2 | - | Hua Guofeng 华国锋 (1921–2008) Hunan At-large | 5 March 1978 | 10 September 1980§ | 4 years, 219 days | V | Hua II | Abolished |
| 2 | - | Hua Guofeng 华国锋 (1921–2008) Hunan At-large | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| 3 | - | Zhao Ziyang 赵紫阳 (1919–2005) Beijing At-large | 6 June 1983 | 24 November 1987§ | 7 years, 75 days | VI | Zhao | Li Xiannian |
| 3 | - | Zhao Ziyang 赵紫阳 (1919–2005) Beijing At-large | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| 4 | - | Li Peng 李鹏 (1928–) Beijing At-large | 25 March 1988 | 15 March 1993 | 10 years, 113 days | VII | Li P. I | Yang Shangkun |
| 4 | - | Li Peng 李鹏 (1928–) Beijing At-large | 15 March 1993 | 17 March 1998 | 10 years, 113 days | VIII | Li P. II | Jiang Zemin |
| 4 | - | Li Peng 李鹏 (1928–) Beijing At-large | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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 |
| 5 | - | Zhu Rongji 朱镕基 (1928–) Hunan At-large | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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 |
| 6 | - | Wen Jiabao 温家宝 (1942–) Gansu At-large | 16 March 2008 | 15 March 2013 | 9 years, 364 days | XI | Wen II | Hu Jintao |
| 6 | - | Wen Jiabao 温家宝 (1942–) Gansu At-large | SARs outbreak, Anti-Secession Law, H5N1 avian flu outbreak, 2008 Sichuan earthquake, Beijing Olympics, Shanghai Expo Offices: Vice Premier (1998–2003) | SARs outbreak, Anti-Secession Law, H5N1 avian flu outbreak, 2008 Sichuan earthquake, Beijing Olympics, Shanghai Expo Offices: Vice Premier (1998–2003) | SARs outbreak, Anti-Secession Law, H5N1 avian flu outbreak, 2008 Sichuan earthquake, Beijing Olympics, Shanghai Expo Offices: Vice Premier (1998–2003) | SARs outbreak, Anti-Secession Law, H5N1 avian flu outbreak, 2008 Sichuan earthquake, Beijing Olympics, Shanghai Expo Offices: Vice Premier (1998–2003) | SARs outbreak, Anti-Secession Law, H5N1 avian flu outbreak, 2008 Sichuan earthquake, Beijing Olympics, Shanghai Expo Offices: Vice Premier (1998–2003) | 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 |
| 7 | - | Li Keqiang 李克强 (1955–) Shandong At-large | 19 March 2018 | Incumbent | 5 years, 284 days | XIII | Li Y. | Xi Jinping |
| 7 | - | Li Keqiang 李克强 (1955–) Shandong At-large | Offices: First-ranking Vice Premier (2008–2013) | Offices: First-ranking Vice Premier (2008–2013) | Offices: First-ranking Vice Premier (2008–2013) | Offices: First-ranking Vice Premier (2008–2013) | Offices: First-ranking Vice Premier (2008–2013) | Offices: First-ranking Vice Premier (2008–2013) |