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New Cabinet Members Approved
Chinese lawmakers voted in China's new vice premiers, state councilors and ministerial members of the State Council at the 7th plenary meeting of the First Session of the 10th National People’s Congress (NPC) Monday afternoon.

A total of 2,939 NPC deputies attended the meeting. In line with NPC procedure, the newly-elected Premier Wen Jiabao first nominated the new cabinet members to the 7th plenary meeting of the First Session of the 10th NPC and then the NPC deputies voted to approve.

The average age of ministers is 58.7, most of whom have higher academic degrees.

Vice Premiers: Huang Ju, Wu Yi, Zeng Peiyan and Hui Liangyu

State Councilors: Zhou Yongkang, Cao Gangchuan, Tang Jiaxuan, Hua Jianmin and Chen Zhili

Secretary-general of the State Council: Hua Jianmin

Ministries and Commissions Under the State Council:

Minister of Foreign Affairs: Li Zhaoxing

Minister of National Defense: Cao Gangchuan

Minister in charge of the State Development and Reform Commission: Ma Kai

Minister of Education: Zhou Ji

Minister of Science and Technology: Xu Guanhua

Minister in charge of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense: Zhang Yunchuan

Minister in charge of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission: Li Dek Su (Korean)

Minister of Public Security: Zhou Yongkang

Minister of State Security: Xu Yongyue

Minister of Supervision: Li Zhilun

Minister of Civil Affairs: Li Xueju

Minister of Justice: Zhang Fusen

Minister of Finance: Jin Renqing

Minister of Personnel: Zhang Bailin

Minister of Labor and Social Security: Zheng Silin

Minister of Land and Resources: Tian Fengshan

Minister of Construction: Wang Guangtao

Minister of Railways: Liu Zhijun

Minister of Communications: Zhang Chunxian

Minister of Information Industry: Wang Xudong

Minister of Water Resources: Wang Shucheng

Minister of Agriculture: Du Qinglin

Minister of Commerce: Lu Fuyuan

Minister of Culture: Sun Jiazheng

Minister of Health: Zhang Wenkang

Minister in charge of the State Population and Family Planning Commission: Zhang Weiqing

Governor of the People's Bank of China: Zhou Xiaochuan

Auditor-General of the National Audit Office: Li Jinhua

(China.org.cn March 17, 2003)


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