The 12th State Council of China lasted from March 2013 to March 2018, under the Li Keqiang premiership. It succeeded the Wen Jiabao government. Premier Li was ranked only second to CCP general secretary Xi Jinping among 7 members of the 18th and 19th Politburo Standing Committee, top decision-making body of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
During the 1st Session of the 12th National People's Congress in March 2013, Li Keqiang was appointed by new President Xi Jinping to replace Wen Jiabao as Premier of the State Council, China's head of government, according to the approval of the National People's Congress.
12th State Council + Li Keqiang Cabinet I (Members of the 12th State Council)March 2013 – March 2018 Office Officeholder BirthyearParty Tookoffice Leftoffice Premier Li Keqiang李克强 1955 CCP (PSC) 2013 2018 First Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli张高丽 1947 CCP (PSC) 2013 2018 Vice Premier Liu Yandong刘延东(female) 1945 CCP(Politburo) 2013 2018 Vice Premier Wang Yang汪洋 1955 CCP(Politburo) 2013 2018 Vice Premier Ma Kai马凯 1946 CCP(Politburo) 2013 2018 State CouncilorSecretary-General (General Office)Chinese Academy of Governance Yang Jing杨晶 (Mongol) 1953 CCP 2013 2018 (dismissed) State CouncilorMinister of National Defense General Chang Wanquan常万全 1949 CCP 2013 2018 State Councilor Yang Jiechi杨洁篪 1950 CCP 2013 2018 State CouncilorMinistry of Public Security PCG Guo Shengkun郭声琨 1954 CCP 2013 2017 Ministry of Public Security PCG Zhao Kezhi赵克志 1953 CCP 2017 2018 State Councilor Wang Yong王勇 1955 CCP 2013 2018 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi王毅 1953 CCP 2013 2018 National Development and Reform Commission He Lifeng何立峰 1955 CCP 2017 2018 Ministry of Education Chen Baosheng陈宝生 1956 CCP 2016 2018 Ministry of Science and Technology Wan Gang万钢1952 Zhi Gong Party(chairman) 2007 2018 Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Miao Wei苗圩 1955 CCP 2010 2018 State Ethnic Affairs Commission Bagatur巴特尔 (Mongol) 1955 CCP 2016 2018 Ministry of State Security PCG Chen Wenqing陈文清 1960 CCP 2016 2018 Ministry of SupervisionNational Bureau of Corruption Prevention Yang Xiaodu杨晓渡 1953 CCP 2016 2018 Ministry of Civil Affairs Huang Shuxian黄树贤 1954 CCP 2016 2018 Ministry of Justice Zhang Jun张军 1956 CCP 2017 2018 Ministry of Finance Xiao Jie肖捷 1957 CCP 2016 2018 Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security Yin Weimin尹蔚民 1953 CCP 2007 2018 Ministry of Land and Resources CIL Jiang Daming姜大明 1953 CCP 2013 2018 Ministry of Environmental Protection Li Ganjie李干杰1964 CCP 2017 2018 Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Wang Menghui王蒙徽 1960 CCP 2017 2018 Ministry of Transport Li Xiaopeng李小鹏 1959 CCP 2016 2018 Ministry of Water Resources Chen Lei陈雷1954 CCP 2007 2018 Ministry of Agriculture Han Changfu韩长赋 1954 CCP 2009 2018 Ministry of Commerce Zhong Shan钟山 1955 CCP 2017 2018 Ministry of Culture Luo Shugang雒树刚 1955 CCP 2014 2018 National Health and Family Planning Commission Li Bin李斌 (female) 1954 CCP 2013 2018 People's Bank of China Zhou Xiaochuan周小川 1948 CCP 2002 2018 National Audit Office Hu Zejun胡泽君 (female) 1955 CCP 2017 2018
Other ministry-level and sub-ministry-level agencies Special organization directly under the State Council Ministry-level Logo Agency Chief BirthyearParty Tookoffice Leftoffice State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council国务院国有资产监督管理委员会 蒋洁敏 1954 CCP March 2013 December 2013 Zhang Yi张毅 1950 CCP December 2013 February 2016 Xiao Yaqing肖亚庆 1959 CCP February 2016 March 2023
Organizations directly under the State Council Ministry-level Agency Chief Birthyear Party Tookoffice Leftoffice General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China中华人民共和国海关总署 CCG Ni Yuefeng倪岳峰 1964 CCP 2018 March 2023 State Administration of Taxation国家税务总局 Wang Jun王军 1958 CCP 2013 2018 State Administration for Industry and Commerce of the People's Republic of China (SAIC)中华人民共和国国家工商行政管理总局 Zhang Mao张茅 1954 CCP 2013 2018 (agency abolished) General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (AQSIQ)中华人民共和国国家质量监督检验检疫总局 Zhi Shuping支树平 1953 CCP 2010 2018 (agency abolished) (SAPPRFT)中华人民共和国国家新闻出版广电总局 Nie Chenxi聂辰席 1957 CCP 2016 2018 (agency abolished) State General Administration of Sports国家体育总局 Gou Zhongwen苟仲文 1957 CCP 2016 State Administration of Work Safety国家安全生产监督管理总局 Wang Yupu王玉普 1956 CCP 2017 2018 (agency abolished) China Food and Drug Administration国家食品药品监督管理总局 Bi Jingquan毕井泉 1955 CCP 2015 2018 (agency abolished) Counselor's Office of the State Council国务院参事室 Wang Zhongwei王仲伟 1955 CCP 2015
Sub-ministry-level Agency Chief Birthyear Party Tookoffice Leftoffice National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China中华人民共和国国家统计局 Ning Jizhe宁吉喆 1956 CCP 2016 2018 State Forestry Administration国家林业局 Zhang Jianlong张建龙 1957 CCP 2015 2018 (agency abolished) State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China中华人民共和国国家知识产权局under the State Market Regulatory Administration from 2018 Shen Changyu申长雨 1963 CCP 2013 2018 China National Tourism Administration中华人民共和国国家旅游局 Li Jinzao李金早 1958 CCP 2014 2018 (agency abolished) State Administration for Religious Affairs国家宗教事务局absorbed into the United Front Work Department of the CCP Central Committee from 2018 Wang Zuoan王作安 1958 CCP 2009 National Government Offices Administration国家机关事务管理局 Li Baorong李宝荣 1958 CCP 2015
Administrative Offices under the State Council Ministry-level Agency Chief Birthyear Party Tookoffice Leftoffice Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council国务院港澳事务办公室 Wang Guangya王光亚 1950 CCP 2010 2017 Zhang Xiaoming张晓明 1963 CCP 2017 March 2023 State Council Research Office国务院研究室 Ning Jizhe宁吉喆 1956 CCP 2013 2015 Huang Shouhong黄守宏 1964 CCP 2016 March 2023 Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council国务院法制办公室 Song Dahan宋大涵 1952 CCP 2010 2018 (agency abolished) Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council国务院侨务办公室absorbed into the United Front Work Department of the CCP Central Committee from 2018 Qiu Yuanping裘援平(female) 1953 CCP 2013 2018 Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council国务院台湾事务办公室Taiwan Work Office of the CCP Central Committee中共中央台湾工作办公室 Liu Jieyi刘结一 1957 CCP 2018 March 2023 State Council Information Office国务院新闻办公室Foreign Publicity Office of the CCP Central Committee中共中央对外宣传办公室 Jiang Jianguo蒋建国 1956 CCP 2013 March 2023 Cyberspace Administration of China国家互联网信息办公室Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission中央网络安全和信息化委员会办公室 Xu Lin徐麟 1963 CCP 2016 March 2023
Institutions directly under the State Council Ministry-level Agency Chief Birthyear Party Tookoffice Leftoffice Xinhua News Agency新华通讯社 Cai Mingzhao蔡名照 1955 CCP 2014 March 2023 Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)中国科学院 Bai Chunli白春礼 1953 CCP 2011 March 2023 Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)中国社会科学院 Wang Weiguang王伟光 1950 CCP 2013 2018 Xie Fuzhan谢伏瞻 1954 CCP 2018 March 2023 Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE)中国工程院 Zhou Ji周济 1946 CCP 2010 2018 Li Xiaohong李晓红 1959 CCP 2018 March 2023 Development Research Center of the State Council国务院发展研究中心 Li Wei李伟 1953 CCP 2011 March 2023 China Media Group (CMG or Voice of China)中央广播电视总台 Shen Haixiong慎海雄 1967 CCP 2018 March 2023 China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC)中国银行保险监督管理委员会 Guo Shuqing郭树清 1956 CCP 2018 March 2023 China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC)中国银行业监督管理委员会 2017 2018 (agency abolished) China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC)中国保险监督管理委员会 Xiang Junbo项俊波 1957 CCP(expelled 2017) 2011 2017 (dismissed) China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC)中国证券监督管理委员会 Liu Shiyu刘士余 1961 CCP 2016 March 2023 National Council for Social Security Fund全国社会保障基金理事会under the Ministry of Finance from 2018 Lou Jiwei楼继伟 1950 CCP 2016 March 2023 National Natural Science Foundation国家自然科学基金委员会under the Ministry of Science and Technology from 2018 Li Jinghai李静海 1956 CCP 2018 March 2023 Chinese Academy of Governance国家行政学院absorbed into the Central Party School from 2018 Yang Jing杨晶 1953 CCP 2013 2018
Sub-ministry-level Logo Agency Chief Birthyear Party Tookoffice Leftoffice China Meteorological Administration中国气象局 Liu Yaming刘雅鸣(female) 1957 CCP 2016 March 2023 Zheng Guoguang郑国光 1959 CCP 2007 2016 China Earthquake Administration中国地震局under the Ministry of Emergency Management from 2018 2016 March 2023
National Administrations administered by ministry-level agencies Sub-ministry-level