List of premiers of the People's Republic of China

To avoid confusion, all the names on this list follow the Eastern order convention (family name first, given name second) for consistency.

This is a list of the premiers of the People's Republic of China since 1949.

In the People's Republic of China, premiers (heads of government) elected by delegation of the National People's Congress every five years also are limited to two terms since the death of Zhou Enlai.

Premiers of the People's Republic of China (1949–present)

The Premiership of 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

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency		 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
15 September 1954 18 April 1959 I Zhou II Mao Zedong
18 April 1959 21 December 1964 II Zhou III Liu Shaoqi
21 December 1964 4 January 1975 III Zhou IV Liu Shaoqi than vacant
4 January 1975 8 January 1976† IV Zhou V Abolished
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
7 April 1976 5 March 1978 Hua I Abolished
5 March 1978 10 September 1980§ V Hua II Abolished
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
6 June 1983 24 November 1987§ VI Zhao Li Xiannian
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
25 March 1988 15 March 1993 VII Li P. I Yang Shangkun
15 March 1993 17 March 1998 VIII Li P. II Jiang Zemin
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
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
16 March 2008 15 March 2013 XI Wen II Hu Jintao
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 Incumbent 3 years, 267 days XII Li Y. Xi Jinping
Offices: First-ranking Vice Premier (2008–2013)

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References

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