State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China

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A State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China is a senior member of the State Council who assists in overseeing key government portfolios and often holds significant responsibilities in foreign affairs, defense, or other major policy areas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government office ⓘ
political position ⓘ
appointedBy Premier of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
associatedParty Communist Party of China ⓘ
belongsToCategory State Council positions ⓘ
cabinet‑level positions in China ⓘ
political offices in China ⓘ
canBeHeldConcurrentlyWith State Councilor and defense minister ⓘ
State Councilor and foreign minister ⓘ
ministerial office ⓘ
confirmedBy National People’s Congress ⓘ
country People’s Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: China
governmentBranch executive branch of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
inception 1982 constitutional reform ⓘ
jurisdiction central government of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
languageOfNativeLabel Chinese ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
Organic Law of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
memberOf State Council executive leadership ⓘ
nativeLabel 国务院国务委员 ⓘ
officeHoldersLimit 10 ⓘ
partOf State Council of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
politicalSystemContext single‑party socialist state ⓘ
precededBy State Council vice premier‑level roles without current title ⓘ
rankComparedTo higher than minister ⓘ
lower than vice premier ⓘ
reappointment may be reappointed ⓘ
reportsTo Premier of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
responsibility assisting the premier in overall government work ⓘ
coordinating major government portfolios ⓘ
overseeing implementation of State Council decisions ⓘ
participating in high‑level policy making ⓘ
representing the Chinese government in diplomatic activities ⓘ
scopeOfAuthority nationwide ⓘ
seat Beijing ⓘ
selectionCriterion expertise in key policy areas ⓘ
senior leadership experience ⓘ
status special‑rank leading cadre ⓘ
termLength coincides with term of State Council ⓘ
normally five years ⓘ
typicalPortfolio foreign affairs ⓘ
national defense ⓘ
other key policy areas ⓘ
public security ⓘ
state security ⓘ

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Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China → hasHigherRankThan → State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
subject linked to: Vice Premiers
Ma Kai → positionHeld → State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
Shen Yiqin → positionHeld → State Councilor of the People's Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China
Huang Hua → positionHeld → State Councillor of the People's Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China
Organic Law of the State Council of the People's Republic of China → regulates → State Councilors of the People's Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China
Wu Yi → positionHeld → State Councilor of the People's Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China