Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (Simplified Chinese:中华人民共和国外交部部长) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China and one of the country's most important cabinet posts. The Minister usually is also a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of
the People's Republic of China
Incumbent
Wang Yi

since 16 March 2013
NominatorPremier
AppointerPresident, according to the nomination of Premier and the decision of the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee
Inaugural holderZhou Enlai
Formation1949
Websitehttp://www.fmprc.gov.cn/

Process of appointment

According to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, the Minister is nominated by the Premier and confirmed by the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee.[1]

List of Foreign Ministers

NameTook officeLeft officePresidentPremier
1Zhou Enlai (1898–1976)October 1949February 1958Mao ZedongHimself
2Chen Yi (1901–1972)February 1958January 1972Liu Shaoqi
vacant
Zhou Enlai
3Ji Pengfei (1910–2000)January 1972November 1973vacant
4Qiao Guanhua (1913–1983)November 1973December 1976vacant
abolished
Zhou Enlai
Hua Guofeng
5Huang Hua (1913–2010)December 1976November 1982abolishedHua Guofeng
Zhao Ziyang
6Wu Xueqian (1921–2008)November 1982April 1988Li XiannianZhao Ziyang
7Qian Qichen (1928–2017)April 1988March 1998Yang Shangkun
Jiang Zemin
Li Peng
8Tang Jiaxuan (1938–)March 1998March 2003Jiang ZeminZhu Rongji
9Li Zhaoxing (1940–)March 2003April 2007Hu JintaoWen Jiabao
10Yang Jiechi (1950–)April 200716 March 2013
11Wang Yi (1953–)16 March 2013IncumbentXi JinpingLi Keqiang

References

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