Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
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 cabinet posts. 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.[1]
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China | |
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| 中华人民共和国外交部部长 | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China | |
| Member of | State Council |
| Reports to | Central Foreign Affairs Commission |
| Seat | Beijing |
| Nominator | Premier (chosen within the Chinese Communist Party) |
| Appointer | President with the confirmation of the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee |
| Precursor | Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China |
| Formation | 1 October 1949 |
| First holder | Zhou Enlai |
| Deputy | Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Website | www |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 中华人民共和国外交部部长 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 外交部部长 | ||||||
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History edit
The post was initially established after the proclamation of the People's Republic of China in 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.[2][3]
Process of appointment edit
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.[4]
List of officeholders edit
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | President | Premier | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Zhou Enlai 周恩来 (1898–1976) | 1 October 1949 | 11 February 1958 | 8 years, 4 months, 1 week and 3 days | Mao Zedong (since 1954) | Himself | |
| 2 | Marshal Chen Yi 陈毅 (1901–1972) | 11 February 1958 | 6 January 1972 | 13 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 5 days | Liu Shaoqi Office vacant | Zhou Enlai | |
| 3 | Ji Pengfei 姬鹏飞 (1910–2000) | 6 January 1972 | November 1973 | 1 year, 9 months, 3 weeks and 5 days | Office vacant | ||
| 4 | Qiao Guanhua 喬冠華 (1913–1983) | November 1973 | 2 December 1976 | 3 years, 1 month and 1 day | Office vacant Office abolished | Zhou Enlai Hua Guofeng | |
| 5 | Huang Hua 黄华 (1913–2010) | 2 December 1976 | 19 November 1982 | 5 years, 11 months, 2 weeks and 3 days | Office abolished | Hua Guofeng Zhao Ziyang | |
| 6 | Wu Xueqian 吴学谦 (1921–2008) | 19 November 1982 | 12 April 1988 | 5 years, 4 months, 3 weeks and 3 days | Li Xiannian (since 1983) | Zhao Ziyang | |
| 7 | Qian Qichen 钱其琛 (1928–2017) | 12 April 1988 | 18 March 1998 | 9 years, 11 months and 6 days | Yang Shangkun Jiang Zemin | Li Peng | |
| 8 | Tang Jiaxuan 唐家璇 (born 1938) | 18 March 1998 | 17 March 2003 | 4 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days | Jiang Zemin | Zhu Rongji | |
| 9 | Li Zhaoxing 李肇星 (born 1940) | 17 March 2003 | 27 April 2007 | 4 years, 1 month, 1 week and 3 days | Hu Jintao | Wen Jiabao | |
| 10 | Yang Jiechi 杨洁篪 (born 1950) | 27 April 2007 | 16 March 2013 | 5 years, 10 months, 2 weeks and 3 days | |||
| 11 | Wang Yi 王毅 (born 1953) | 16 March 2013 | 30 December 2022 | 9 years, 9 months and 2 weeks | Xi Jinping | Li Keqiang | |
| 12 | Qin Gang 秦刚 (born 1966) | 30 December 2022 | 25 July 2023 | 6 months, 3 weeks and 4 days | |||
| Li Qiang | |||||||
| 13 | Wang Yi 王毅 (born 1953) | 25 July 2023 | Incumbent | 92 days | |||
References edit
Citations edit
- ^ "China's Communist Party Names Wang Yi to Lead Foreign Policy". Bloomberg.com. 2023-01-01. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- ^ "Mao Zedong Declares New Nation (1949)". Alpha History. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ Martin 2021, p. 57.
- ^ "Constitution of the People's Republic of China". National People's Congress. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
Sources edit
- Martin, Peter (2021). China's Civilian Army: The Making of Wolf Warrior Diplomacy. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oso/9780197513705.001.0001. ISBN 9780197513705.
External links edit
- Official English website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs