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 The
State Council, or the Central People's Government, is the executive body
of the highest organ of state power and the highest organ of state administration.
It takes responsibility and reports its work to the NPC and its Standing
Committee.The State Council is composed of the premier, vice premiers, state councilors, ministers in charge of ministries or commissions, the auditor general and the secretary general. The premier of the State Council is nominated by the president, decided by the NPC, and appointed and removed by the president. Other members of the State Council are nominated by the premier, decided by the NPC or its Standing Committee, and appointed and removed by the president. The term of office of the State Council is of the same length as the NPC, and its members shall serve no more than two consecutive terms. Previous premiers of the State Council were Zhou Enlai, Hua Guofeng, Zhao Ziyang, Li Peng and Zhu Rongji. Wen Jiabao is incumbent premier of the State Council. Incumbent vice premiers are Huang Ju, Wu Yi (female), Zeng Peiyan and Hui Liangyu (Hui). Zhou Yongkang, Cao Gangchuan, Tang Jiaxuan, Hua Jianmin and Chen Zhili (female) are incumbent state councilors. The others in the lineup of the State Council are: Secretary General: Hua Jianmin (concurrently) Minister of Foreign Affairs: Li Zhaoxing Minister of National Defense: Cao Gangchuan (concurrently) Minister in charge of the National 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 (concurrently) 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 Bolin Minister of Labor and Social Security: Zheng Silin Minister of Land and Resources: Sun Wensheng 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: Bo Xilai Minister of Culture: Sun Jiazheng Minister of Health: Gao Qiang Minister in charge of the State Commission for Population and Family Planning: Zhang Weiqing Governor of the People's Bank of China: Zhou Xiaochuan Auditor General of the National Audit Office: Li Jinhua |