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. 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.[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 | |
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| Status | Provincial-Ministerial level official |
| Member of | State Council |
| Reports to | Central Foreign Affairs Commission |
| Seat | Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building, Chaoyang District, 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 |
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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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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.[2] The current minister is Wang Yi, who concurrently serves as the director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission.
History
editThe post was initially established after the proclamation of the People's Republic of China on 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.[3][4]
List of officeholders
edit| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
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Zhou Enlai 周恩来 (1898–1976) |
1 October 1949 | 28 September 1954 | 4 years, 362 days | Premier of the State Council | Zhou Enlai | [5] |
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Zhou Enlai 周恩来 (1898–1976) |
28 September 1954 | 11 February 1958 | 3 years, 136 days | Premier of the State Council Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party |
Zhou Enlai | [5] |
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Marshal Chen Yi 陈毅 (1901–1972) |
11 February 1958 | 6 January 1972 | 13 years, 329 days | Vice Premier of the State Council Head of the Central Foreign Affairs Leading Group Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Vice Chairman of the CCP Central Military Commission |
[6] | |
| 3 | 
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Ji Pengfei 姬鹏飞 (1910–2000) |
6 January 1972 | 18 November 1973 | 1 year, 316 days | Head of the Party Core Group of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | [7] | |
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Qiao Guanhua 喬冠華 (1913–1983) |
18 November 1973 | 2 December 1976 | 3 years, 14 days | Zhou Enlai Hua Guofeng |
[8] | |
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Huang Hua 黄华 (1913–2010) |
2 December 1976 | 19 November 1982 | 5 years, 352 days | Vice Premier of the State Council State Councillor |
Hua Guofeng Zhao Ziyang |
[9] |
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Wu Xueqian 吴学谦 (1921–2008) |
19 November 1982 | 12 April 1988 | 5 years, 145 days | Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Councillor Deputy Head of the Central Foreign Affairs Leading Group |
Zhao Ziyang | [10] |
| 7 | 
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Qian Qichen 钱其琛 (1928–2017) |
12 April 1988 | 18 March 1998 | 9 years, 340 days | Vice Premier of the State Council State Councillor |
Li Peng | [11] |
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Tang Jiaxuan 唐家璇 (born 1938) |
18 March 1998 | 17 March 2003 | 4 years, 364 days | Secretary of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Zhu Rongji | [12] |
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Li Zhaoxing 李肇星 (born 1940) |
17 March 2003 | 27 April 2007 | 4 years, 41 days | Wen Jiabao | [13] | |
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Yang Jiechi 杨洁篪 (born 1950) |
27 April 2007 | 16 March 2013 | 5 years, 323 days | State Councillor | [14] | |
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Wang Yi 王毅 (born 1953) |
16 March 2013 | 30 December 2022 | 9 years, 289 days | State Councillor Member of the CCP Politburo |
Li Keqiang |
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Qin Gang 秦刚 (born 1966) |
30 December 2022 | 25 July 2023 | 207 days | Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Councillor |
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Wang Yi 王毅 (born 1953) |
25 July 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 126 days | Member of the CCP Politburo Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission |
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Timeline
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References
editCitations
edit- ^ "Constitution of the People's Republic of China". National People's Congress. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "China's Communist Party Names Wang Yi to Lead Foreign Policy". Bloomberg.com. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Mao Zedong Declares New Nation (1949)". Alpha History. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ Martin 2021, p. 57.
- ^ a b "周恩来生平年谱（1950年——1966年）" [A Chronicle of Zhou Enlai's Life (1950-1966)]. Zhou Enlai Memorial Website. 9 February 2017. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "陈毅（1901—1972）" [Chen Yi (1901-1972)]. Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. 28 September 2011. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "姬鹏飞" [Ji Pengfei]. The Portal of the Central People's Government. 23 October 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "乔冠华" [Qiao Guanhua]. Communist Party of China News Network. 8 March 2013. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "黄华同志生平" [Comrade Huang Hua's life]. China Central Television. 6 December 2010. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "吴学谦同志生平" [Comrade Wu Xueqian's life]. Guangming Online. 11 April 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "钱其琛同志生平" [Comrade Qian Qichen's life]. Xinhua News Agency. 18 May 2017. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "唐家璇" [Tang Jiaxuan]. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 13 October 2023. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "李肇星简历" [Li Zhaoxing's resume]. Phoenix.com. 27 April 2007. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "杨洁篪同志简历" [Comrade Yang Jiechi's resume]. Xinhua News Agency. 25 October 2017. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "王毅同志简历" [Comrade Wang Yi's resume]. Guangming Daily. 24 October 2022. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ Tian, Yew Lun; Martina, Michael (30 December 2022). "China promotes its U.S. envoy Qin Gang to foreign minister". Reuters. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "China replaces foreign minister Qin after brief stint and weeks of speculation". Reuters. 25 July 2023. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
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.
