The State Council

    Premier:

Wen Jiabao

    Vice-Premiers: Huang Ju    Wu Yi    Zeng Peiyan    Hui Liangyu

    State Councillors: Zhou Yongkang    Cao Gangchuan    Tang Jiaxuan    Hua Jianmin    Chen Zhili

    State Council Secretary General: Hua Jianmin(concurrently)

    The State Council of the People's Republic of China, namely the Central People's Government, is the highest executive organ of State power, as well as the highest organ of State administration. The State Council is composed of a premier, vice-premiers, State councillors, ministers in charge of ministries and commissions, the auditor-general and the secretary-general. The premier of the State Council is nominated by the president, reviewed by the NPC, and appointed and removed by the president. Other members of the State Council are nominated by the premier, reviewed by the NPC or its Standing Committee, and appointed and removed by the president. In the State Council, a single term of each office is five years, and incumbents cannot be reappointed after two successive terms.

    The State Council follows the system of premier responsibility in work while various ministries and commissions under the State Council follow the system of ministerial responsibility. In dealing with foreign affairs, State councillors can conduct important activities on behalf the premier after being entrusted by the premier of the State Council. The auditor-general is the head of the State Auditing Administration, in charge of auditing and supervising State finances . The secretary-general, under the premier, is responsible for the day-to-day work of the State Council and is in charge of the general office of the State Council.

    The State Council is responsible for carrying out the principles and policies of the Communist Party of China as well as the regulations and laws adopted by the NPC, and dealing with such affairs as China's internal politics, diplomacy, national defense, finance, economy, culture and education.

    Under the current Constitution, the State Council exercises the power of administrative legislation, the power to submit proposals, the power of administrative leadership, the power of economic management, the power of diplomatic administration, the power of social administration, and other powers granted by the NPC and its Standing Committee.

    Ministries and Commissions under the State Council:

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Minister Li Zhaoxing

    Ministry of National Defense: Minister Cao Gangchuan(concurrently)

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

    Ministry of Education: Minister Zhou Ji

    Ministry of Science and Technology: Minister Xu Guanhua

    State Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense: Minister in Charge: Zhang Yunchuan

    State Ethnic Affairs Commission: Minister in Charge: Li Dek Su (Korean)

    Ministry of Public Security: Minister Zhou Yongkang

    Ministry of State Security: Minister Xu Yongyue

    Ministry of Supervision: Minister Li Zhilun

    Ministry of Civil Affairs: Minister Li Xueju

    Ministry of Justice: Minister Zhang Fusen

    Ministry of Finance: Minister Jin Renqing

    Ministry of Personnel: Minister Zhang Bolin

    Ministry of Labour and Social Security: Minister Zheng Silin

    Ministry of Land and Resources: Minister Sun Wensheng

    Ministry of Construction: Minister Wang Guangtao

    Ministry of Railways: Minister Liu Zhijun

    Ministry of Communications: Minister Zhang Chunxian

    Ministry of Information Industry: Minister Wang Xudong

    Ministry of Water Resources: Minister Wang Shucheng

    Ministry of Agriculture: Minister Du Qinglin

    Ministry of Commerce: Minister Bo Xilai

    Ministry of Culture: Minister Sun Jiazheng

    Ministry of Health: Minister Wu Yi (concurrently)

    State Population and Family Planning Commission: Minister in Charge: Zhang Weiqing

    People's Bank of China: Governor: Zhou Xiaochuan

    National Audit Office: Auditor-General: Li Jinhua

    Special Organization directly under the State Council:

    Commission of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration

    Organizations directly under the State Council:

    General Administration of Customs

    State Bureau of Taxation

    State Environmental Protection Administration

    Civil Aviation Administration of China

    State Administration of Radio, Film and Television

    State Sports General Administration

    State Statistics Bureau

    State Administration for Industry and Commerce

    State Press and Publication Administration

    State Forestry Bureau

    General Administration of Quality Supervision,Ispection and Quarantine

    State Drug Administration

    State Intellectual Property Office

    National Tourism Administration

    State Administration for Religious Affairs

    Counsellor's Office under the State Council

    Bureau of Government Offices Administration

    State Administration of Work Safety

    Offices:

    Office of Overseas Chinese Affairs

    Taiwan Affairs Office

    Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office

    Legislative Affairs Office

    Information Office

    Research Office

    Institutions:

    Xinhua News Agency

    Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

    Chinese Academy of Engineering

    Development Research Center

    National School of Administration

    State Seismological Bureau

    China Meteorological Administration

    China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC)

    China Securities Regulatory Commission

    China Insurance Regulatory Commission

    State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC)

    National Council for Social Security Fund

    National Natural Science Foundation

    Administrations and Bureaus under the Ministries & Commissions:

    State Grain Bureau

    State Tobacco Monopoly Industry Bureau

    State Bureau of Foreign Experts Affairs

    State Oceanography Bureau

    State Bureau of Surveying & Mapping

    State Postal Bureau

    State Bureau of Cultural Relics

    State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine

    State Administration of Foreign Exchange