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Secretary-General of the State Council

Political office in the People's Republic of China

Field	Value
post	Secretary-General
body	the State Council of the People's Republic of China
insignia	National Emblem of the People's Republic of China (2).svg
insigniasize	120px
insigniacaption	Emblem of the People's Republic of China
appointer	President
termlength	Five years, renewable
formation
inaugural	Li Weihan
incumbent	Wu Zhenglong
native_name	中华人民共和国国务院秘书长
department	General Office of the State Council
incumbentsince	12 March 2023
member_of
appointer_qualified	with the confirmation of the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee
seat	Beijing
status	Provincial and ministerial-level official

The Secretary-General of the State Council is an executive position within the State Council of the People's Republic of China. The secretary-general also leads the General Office of the State Council. The office ranks below the premier and above the ministers of various ministries and departments. The equivalent position in other political systems is the cabinet secretary.

The current secretary-general is Wu Zhenglong, who has been serving in the position since 12 March 2023. The officeholder is supported by a few deputy Secretaries-general of the State Council.

Role

The secretary-general is nominated by the premier, who is then approved by the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee and appointed by the president. The secretary-general is responsible for the day-to-day work of the State Council and is in charge of the General Office of the State Council. The office ranks below the premier and above the ministers of various ministries and departments. The officeholder is supported by a few deputy secretaries-general of the State Council. The secretary-general is a member of the plenary meetings and the executive meetings of the State Council.

List of secretaries-general

No.	Officeholder	Took office	Left office	Secretary-General of the Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government
[[File:Liweihan2.jpg	132x132px]]	Li Weihan	October 1949	September 1953
[[File:Xi Zhongxun.jpg	122x122px]]	Xi Zhongxun	September 1953	September 1954
[[File:Xi Zhongxun.jpg	122x122px]]	Xi Zhongxun	September 1954	January 1965
	Zhou Rongxin	January 1965	January 1975
	Jin Ming	June 1979	February 1980
[[File:Ji Pengfei.jpg	156x156px]]	Ji Pengfei	February 1980	May 1982
	Du Xingyuan (杜星垣)	May 1982	June 1983
[[File:Tian Jiyun.jpg	137x137px]]	Tian Jiyun	June 1983	September 1985
	Chen Junsheng	September 1985	December 1988
	Luo Gan	December 1988	March 1998
	Wang Zhongyu	March 1998	March 2003
[[File:Hua Jianmin - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2007.jpg	144x144px]]	Hua Jianmin	March 2003	March 2008
[[File:Ma Kai in 2008.jpg	151x151px]]	Ma Kai	March 2008	March 2013
[[File:Voa chinese Yang Jing 27sept09.jpg	100x100px]]	Yang Jing	March 2013	March 2018
[[File:Xiao Jie (cropped).jpg	140x140px]]	Xiao Jie	March 2018	March 2023
	Wu Zhenglong	March 2023	Incumbent

References

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