Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
List of premiers of the People's Republic of China
Table title:
List of Premiers
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Portrait </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Name (Birth–Death) Constituency </th><th colspan=3 rowspan=1 > Term of office </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > NPC </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Cabinet </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > President </th></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=6 > 1 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=6 > - </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=6 > Zhou Enlai 周恩来 (1898–1976) Beijing At-large </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 October 1949 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 15 September 1954 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=5 > 26 years, 99 days </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > CP </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Zhou I </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Mao Zedong </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 15 September 1954 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 18 April 1959 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > I </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Zhou II </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Mao Zedong </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 18 April 1959 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 21 December 1964 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > II </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Zhou III </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Liu Shaoqi </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 21 December 1964 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 January 1975 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > III </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Zhou IV </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Liu Shaoqi then vacant </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 January 1975 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8 January 1976† </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > IV </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Zhou V </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Abolished </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=6 rowspan=1 > 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) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=4 > 2 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=4 > - </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=4 > Hua Guofeng 华国锋 (1921–2008) Hunan At-large </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 February 1976 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 April 1976 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=3 > 4 years, 219 days </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > IV </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > (acting) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Abolished </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 7 April 1976 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5 March 1978 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Hua I </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Abolished </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5 March 1978 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 10 September 1980§ </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > V </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Hua II </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Abolished </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=6 rowspan=1 > 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 </td></tr>
<tr> <th class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=3 > 3 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=3 > - </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=3 > Zhao Ziyang 赵紫阳 (1919–2005) Beijing At-large </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 10 September 1980 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6 June 1983 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > 7 years, 75 days </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > V </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > (acting) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Abolished </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6 June 1983 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 24 November 1987§ </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > VI </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Zhao </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Li Xiannian </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=6 rowspan=1 > 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 </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=4 > 4 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=4 > - </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=4 > Li Peng 李鹏 (1928–) Beijing At-large </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 24 November 1987 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 25 March 1988 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=3 > 10 years, 113 days </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > VI </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > (acting) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Li Xiannian </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 25 March 1988 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 15 March 1993 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > VII </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Li P. I </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Yang Shangkun </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 15 March 1993 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 17 March 1998 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > VIII </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Li P. II </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jiang Zemin </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=6 rowspan=1 > 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) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=2 > 5 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=2 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > Zhu Rongji 朱镕基 (1928–) Hunan At-large </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 17 March 1998 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 16 March 2003 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 years, 364 days </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > IX </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Zhu </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jiang Zemin </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=6 rowspan=1 > 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) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=3 > 6 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=3 > - </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=3 > Wen Jiabao 温家宝 (1942–) Gansu At-large </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 16 March 2003 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 16 March 2008 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > 9 years, 364 days </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > X </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Wen I </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Hu Jintao </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 16 March 2008 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 15 March 2013 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > XI </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Wen II </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Hu Jintao </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=6 rowspan=1 > SARs outbreak, Anti-Secession Law, H5N1 avian flu outbreak, 2008 Sichuan earthquake, Beijing Olympics, Shanghai Expo Offices: Vice Premier (1998–2003) </td></tr>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=3 > 7 </th><td colspan=1 rowspan=3 > - </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=3 > Li Keqiang 李克强 (1955–) Shandong At-large </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 15 March 2013 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 19 March 2018 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > 5 years, 284 days </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > XII </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=2 > Li Y. </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Xi Jinping </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 19 March 2018 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Incumbent </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > XIII </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Xi Jinping </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=6 rowspan=1 > Offices: First-ranking Vice Premier (2008–2013) </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
What was the position of Zhao Ziyang from 1980 to 1987?
Answer:
Zhao Ziyang was the third Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1980 to 1987.