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Minister of Foreign Affairs (China)

Minister of the People's Republic of China

Field	Value
post	Minister of Foreign Affairs
body
the People's Republic of China
insignia	National Emblem of the People's Republic of China (2).svg
insigniasize	100
insigniacaption	National Emblem of China
flag	Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
flagcaption	Flag of China
nominator	Premier
(chosen within the Chinese Communist Party)
appointer	President
image	File:Wang Yi (2023) (cropped).jpg
imagesize	200
incumbent	Wang Yi
incumbentsince	25 July 2023
formation
website
department	Ministry of Foreign Affairs
reports_to	Central Foreign Affairs Commission
member_of	Plenary Meeting of the State Council
seat	Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building, Chaoyang District, Beijing
precursor	Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China
native_name	中华人民共和国外交部部长
deputy	Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
first	Zhou Enlai
appointer_qualified	with the confirmation of the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee
status	Provincial and ministerial-level official

the People's Republic of China (chosen within the Chinese Communist Party)

The minister of foreign affairs of the People's Republic of China is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China and one of the country's top and most important State Council posts. Officially, the minister is nominated by the premier of the State Council, who is then approved by the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee and appointed by the president.

The minister usually is also a member of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a state councillor. The Minister is the second-highest ranking diplomat in China after the director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission. The current minister is Wang Yi, who concurrently serves as the director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission.

History

The post was initially established after the proclamation of the People's Republic of China on 1 October 1949 as the minister of foreign affairs of the Central People's Government, with Zhou Enlai being appointed as both the minister and the premier.

List of officeholders

No.	Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Term of office	Important offices held during tenure	Premier	Took office	Left office	Term	Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Central People's Government	1	Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
[[File:Cropped ZhouAndDeng.png	frameless	107x107px]]	Zhou Enlai
周恩来
(1898–1976)	1 October 1949	28 September 1954		Premier of the State Council	Zhou Enlai	date=2017-02-09	title=周恩来生平年谱（1950年——1966年）	trans-title=A Chronicle of Zhou Enlai's Life (1950-1966)	url=http://zhouenlai.people.cn/n1/2017/0209/c409117-29070190.html	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504222356/http://zhouenlai.people.cn/n1/2017/0209/c409117-29070190.html	archive-date=2023-05-04	accessdate=2 August 2024	website=Zhou Enlai Memorial Website}}
[[File:國共內戰時期周恩來.jpg	frameless	113x113px]]	Zhou Enlai
周恩来
(1898–1976)	28 September 1954	11 February 1958		Premier of the State Council
Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party	Zhou Enlai
[[File:Chen Yi(communist).jpg	80px]]	Marshal
Chen Yi
陈毅
(1901–1972)	11 February 1958	6 January 1972		Vice Premier of the State Council
Head of the Central Foreign Affairs Leading Group
Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Vice Chairman of the CCP Central Military Commission
[[File:Ji Pengfei.jpg	80px]]	Ji Pengfei
姬鹏飞
(1910–2000)	6 January 1972	18 November 1973		Head of the Party Core Group of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
[[File:喬木.jpg	80px]]	Qiao Guanhua
喬冠華
(1913–1983)	18 November 1973	2 December 1976			Zhou Enlai
Hua Guofeng
[[File:Huang Hua (1978).jpg	80px]]	Huang Hua
黄华
(1913–2010)	2 December 1976	19 November 1982		Vice Premier of the State Council
State Councillor	Hua Guofeng
Zhao Ziyang
[[File:Wu Xueqian.jpg	80px]]	Wu Xueqian
吴学谦
(1921–2008)	19 November 1982	12 April 1988		Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
State Councillor
Deputy Head of the Central Foreign Affairs Leading Group	Zhao Ziyang
[[File:Qian-Qichen.jpg	80px]]	Qian Qichen
钱其琛
(1928–2017)	12 April 1988	18 March 1998		Vice Premier of the State Council
State Councillor	Li Peng	date=2017-05-18	title=钱其琛同志生平	trans-title=Comrade Qian Qichen's life	url=http://www.xinhuanet.com//politics/2017-05/18/c_1120994682.htm	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128021843/http://www.xinhuanet.com//politics/2017-05/18/c_1120994682.htm	archive-date=2022-11-28	accessdate=2 August 2024	website=Xinhua News Agency}}
[[File:Tang Jiaxuan 01.jpg	80px]]	Tang Jiaxuan
唐家璇
(born 1938)	18 March 1998	17 March 2003		Secretary of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Zhu Rongji
[[File:Li Zhaoxing (2005).jpg	80px]]	Li Zhaoxing
李肇星
(born 1940)	17 March 2003	27 April 2007			Wen Jiabao
[[File:Yang Jiechi Japan 2020.jpg	80px]]	Yang Jiechi
杨洁篪
(born 1950)	27 April 2007	16 March 2013		State Councillor
[[File:Wang Yi Japan 2019.jpg	80px]]	Wang Yi
王毅
(born 1953)	16 March 2013	30 December 2022		State Councillor
Member of the CCP Politburo
Li Keqiang
[[File:Qin Gang (cropped).jpg	80px]]	Qin Gang
秦刚
(born 1966)	30 December 2022	25 July 2023		Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
State Councillor
Li Qiang
[[File:Wang Yi (2023) (cropped).jpg	frameless	117x117px]]	Wang Yi
王毅
(born 1953)	25 July 2023	Incumbent		Member of the CCP Politburo
Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission

Timeline

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References

Citations

Sources

References

"Constitution of the People's Republic of China".
(1 January 2023). "China's Communist Party Names Wang Yi to Lead Foreign Policy". Bloomberg.com.
(10 August 2015). "Mao Zedong Declares New Nation (1949)".
(2017-02-09). "周恩来生平年谱（1950年——1966年）".
(2011-09-28). "陈毅（1901—1972）".
(2008-10-23). "姬鹏飞".
(2013-03-08). "乔冠华".
(2010-12-06). "黄华同志生平".
(2008-04-11). "吴学谦同志生平".
(2017-05-18). "钱其琛同志生平".
(2023-10-13). "唐家璇".
(2007-04-27). "李肇星简历".
(2017-10-25). "杨洁篪同志简历".
(2022-10-24). "王毅同志简历". [[Guangming Daily]].
(2022-12-30). "China promotes its U.S. envoy Qin Gang to foreign minister". [[Reuters]].
(2023-07-25). "China replaces foreign minister Qin after brief stint and weeks of speculation".

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