Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China

Senior Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China 中华人民共和国国务院副总理 （排名第一）
Emblem of the People's Republic of China
Incumbent Zhang Gaoli since March 15, 2013
Style	Mr. Vice Premier (副总理)
Reports to	the Premier of the State Council
Residence	Zhongnanhai
Nominator	the Premier of the State Council
Appointer	the President, according to the decision of the National People's Congress
Term length	five years, renewable once consecutively
Precursor	Senior Vice Premier of the Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government
Inaugural holder	Chen Yun as the first Senior Vice Premier of the Government Administration Council
Formation	September 1954
Website	State Council

Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
Simplified Chinese	中华人民共和国国务院副总理
Traditional Chinese	中華人民共和國國務院副總理
Literal meaning	Chinese People Republic State Affairs Court Vice General Manager
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Guówùyuàn Fùzŏnglĭ
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	国务院副总理
Traditional Chinese	國務院副總理
Literal meaning	State Affairs Court Vice General Manager
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guówùyuàn Fùzŏnglĭ

The Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China (simplified Chinese: 中华人民共和国国务院副总理; traditional Chinese: 中華人民共和國國務院副總理; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Guówùyuàn Fùzǒnglǐ) is a high-ranking executive assistant to the Premier. Generally, the title is held by multiple individuals at one time, with each Vice Premier holding a broad portfolio of responsibilities. The highest-ranked office holder is informally called the First-ranked Vice Premier (Senior Vice Premier). The 1st-ranked VP takes over duties of the Premier at the time of the latter's incapacity.

Current Vice Premiers, in order of rank, are Zhang Gaoli, Liu Yandong, Wang Yang and Ma Kai.

In irregular instances, the position of a Senior Vice Premier (第一副总理) has been named either to indicate degree of power, nominal power, or when the Premier is incapacitated and requires a full-time assistant to carry out his regular duties. The most prominent case of this is Deng Xiaoping between 1978 and 1980.

List of Vice Premiers

Main article: List of vice premiers of the People's Republic of China

Current Vice Premiers

Vice Premiers of the People's Republic of China
Portrait	Information		Posts
	Rank	1st	Member of the Politburo Standing Committee (7th Ranked) finance, development, reform, land, resources, environmental protection, housing, urban-rural development, etc.
	Name	Zhang Gaoli
	Constituency	Tianjin At-large
	Ethnicity	Han
	Birthplace	Jinjiang, Fujian
	took office since	16 March 2013
	Rank	2nd	Member of the Politburo education, health, sports, & culture
	Name	Liu Yandong
	Constituency	Hebei At-large
	Ethnicity	Han
	Birthplace	Nantong, Jiangsu
	took office since	16 March 2013
	Rank	3rd	Member of the Politburo agriculture, water resources, commerce, & tourism
	Name	Wang Yang
	Constituency	Anhui At-large
	Ethnicity	Han
	Birthplace	Suzhou, Anhui
	took office since	16 March 2013
	Rank	4th	Member of the Politburo industry, transport, bank, human resources, & social security
	Name	Ma Kai
	Constituency	Shanxi At-large
	Ethnicity	Han
	Birthplace	Jinshan District, Shanghai
	took office since	16 March 2013

See also

• State Council of the People's Republic of China
  • Premier of the People's Republic of China
  • List of vice premiers of the People's Republic of China
  • State Councilor
  • Secretary-General of the State Council
• Political position ranking of the People's Republic of China