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The Premier (总理, pinyin: zongli), sometimes referred to as the "Prime Minister", is the Chairman of the State Council of the People's Republic of China and head of government. The Premier is formally approved by the National People's Congress upon the nomination of the President. In practice, both the President and the Premier are selected after high level negotiations within the Communist Party of China. The Premier is generally a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo and usually second or third in the Communist Party hierarchy. The Premier is responsible for organizing and administrating the Chinese civil bureaucracy. Significantly, the Premier does not have authority over the People's Liberation Army. In recent years, there has been a division of labor between the Premier and the President of the People's Republic of China in which the Premier is responsible for the technical details of implementing government policy while the President gathers the political support necessary for government policy.
List of Premiers
- Li Peng - ( 19871987 is a common year starting on Thursday. Events January January 1 Nunavut's capital changes it name to Iqaluit from Frobisher Bay. January 3 Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. January 4 An Amtrak train-1998). He was made acting Premier of the PRC in November 1987 and full Premier in April 1988. He remained Premier until 1998 when he was made head of the National People's Congress.
- Zhao ZiyangZhao Ziyang Birthday October 17, 1919 Birth place Huaxian, Henan Party Communist PRC Premier Order 6th Chinese Premier Term of Office: June 1983 ? November 1987 Acting premier September, 1980 ? June, 1983 Predecessor Hua Guofeng Successor: Li Peng CPC Gen - ( 19801980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. Events January-February January 1- April 1 National steel strike in United Kingdom January 1 Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession creates Victoria of Sweden, Crown Princess over her younger brother January 5 He-1987).
- Hua GuofengHua Guofeng ( Hanyu Pinyin: Hua Guofeng, Wade-Giles: Hua Kuo-feng; born 1921), to the surprise and dismay of Jiang Qing and the rest of the Gang of Four, became the Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and undisputed leader of the People's Republic of - ( 19761976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 12 UN Security Council votes 11-1 to admit the Palestinian Liberation Organization January 15 Would-be Gerald Ford presidential assassin Sara Jane Moore is s-1980). He became Premier following Zhou Enlai's death in January 1976.
- Zhou EnlaiZhou Enlai Order 1st Premier Term of Office October, 1949 January, 1976 Successor Hua Guofeng Date of Birth March 5, 1898 Place of Birth Huaian, Jiangsu Wife Deng Yingchao Political Party Communist Zhou Enlai ( Pinyin), ( Traditional Chinese: , Simplified ( 19491949 is the common year starting on Saturday. see link for calendar) Events January-February January 4 RMS Caronia of the Cunard Line departs Southampton for New York on her maiden voyage January 4 February 22 Series of winter storms in Nebraska, Wyoming,-1976). He became Premier of the PRC in 19491949 is the common year starting on Saturday. see link for calendar) Events January-February January 4 RMS Caronia of the Cunard Line departs Southampton for New York on her maiden voyage January 4 February 22 Series of winter storms in Nebraska, Wyoming,, with the establishment of the Communist regime. He remained in this position until his death.
See also: Politics of the People's Republic of China, Political position ranking of PRC
