Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China (1949–1954)

During the first five years of the People's Republic of China (1949 to 1954), the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China (the then official script—traditional Chinese: 中華人民共和國中央人民政府) was the supreme organ for exercising state power when the National People's Congress was not in session, as determined by the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (the then "provisional constitution").[1]

Since 1954, the Central People's Government has been synonymous with the State Council of the People's Republic of China. The term Central People's Government is still used for mainland agencies in special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.