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from 2013. Premier

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took office on 15 March 2013. It succeeded the

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government. Premier Li is ranked only second to Party general secretary

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among 7 members of the 18th and 19th

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, top decision-making body of the

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(CCP). During the 1st Session of the 12th National People's Congress in March 2013,

was appointed by new President

to replace

as Premier of the State Council, China's

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, according to the approval of the

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. During the 1st Session of the

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in March 2018, Li Keqiang was appointed by President Xi according to the approval of the National People's Congress to re-serve as the Premier. According to the

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, the

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nominates the Premier of the State Council, and the Premier nominates the Vice-Premiers,

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s and Ministers. The nominations were approved by

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Cabinet I (12th State Council)

Cabinet II (13th State Council)

State Council leaders

Cabinet-level departments

Other ministry-level and sub-ministry-level agencies

Special organization directly under the State Council

; Ministry-level

Organizations directly under the State Council

; Ministry-level ; Sub-ministry-level

Administrative Offices under the State Council

; Ministry-level

Institutions directly under the State Council

; Ministry-level ; Sub-ministry-level

National Administrations administered by ministry-level agencies

; Sub-ministry-level

Interdepartmental coordinating agencies

* National Defense Mobilization Commission (NDMC) * Financial Stability and Development Committee (FSDC) (), established in 2017 and many more...

Agencies dispatched by the State Council

; Ministry-level # Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (), established on 18 January 2000. # Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region (), established on 18 January 2000. ; Sub-ministry-level # Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (), established on 1 July 2020.

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{{12th State Council Li Keqiang Government of China State Council of the People's Republic of China 2013 establishments in China Current governments Cabinets established in 2013