Secretary-General of the State Council

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The Secretary General of the State Council (Chinese: 国务院秘书长; pinyin: Guówùyuàn Mìshūzhǎng) is an executive position within the State Council of the People's Republic of China. It subordinates below the Premier and above the Ministers of various ministries and departments.^[1][2]

The current secretary general is Yang Jing.

Role

The Secretary General is responsible for the day-to-day work of the State Council and is in charge of the State Council General Office.^[3]

List of Secretary Generals

References

12th State Council of the People's Republic of China (2013-2018)
Li Keqiang (Premier)
Vice Premiers	Zhang Gaoli Liu Yandong Wang Yang Ma Kai
State Councilors	Yang Jing (also Secretary-General) Chang Wanquan Yang Jiechi Guo Shengkun Wang Yong
Ministers	Agriculture Han Changfu Civil Affairs Li Liguo→Huang Shuxian Commerce Gao Hucheng Construction Jiang Weixin→Chen Zhenggao Culture Cai Wu→Luo Shugang Defense Chang Wanquan Education Yuan Guiren→Chen Baosheng Finance Lou Jiwei→Xiao Jie Foreign Wang Yi Environment Zhou Shengxian→Chen Jining Human Resources Yin Weimin Industry and Information Miao Wei Justice Wu Aiying Public Security Guo Shengkun Resources Jiang Daming Science and Technology Wan Gang State Security Geng Huichang→Chen Wenqing Supervision Huang Shuxian Transport Yang Chuantang→Li Xiaopeng Water Chen Lei
Commissioners	Development Xu Shaoshi Ethnic Affairs Wang Zhengwei→Bagatur Health Li Bin
Other bodies	Auditor General Liu Jiayi Central Bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan

State Council of the People's Republic of China
Incumbent (12th): Li Keqiang Government
State Council (Cabinet) (Plenary meeting) members	Executive meeting Premier Vice Premiers State Councillors Secretary-General Ministers of Ministries and Commissions Auditor-General
General Office	Secretary-General Deputy Secretary-General
Cabinet-level departments constituting the State Council	Agriculture Audit Civil Affairs Commerce Culture Development and Reform Education Environmental Protection Ethnic Affairs Finance Foreign Affairs Health and Family Planning Housing and Urban-Rural Development Human Resources and Social Security Industry and Information Technology Justice Land and Resources National Defense People's Bank Public Security Science and Technology State Security Supervision Transport Water Resources
Special organization	State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council
Organizations	China Food and Drug Administration China National Tourism Administration Counselor's Office of the State Council General Administration of Customs State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine State Administration of Government Offices National Bureau of Corruption Prevention National Bureau of Statistics State Administration for Industry and Commerce State Administration for Religious Affairs State Administration of Taxation State Administration of Work Safety State Forestry Administration State General Administration of Sports State Intellectual Property Office
Administrative offices	Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Information/Internet Legislative Affairs Overseas Chinese Affairs Research Taiwan Affairs Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits Anti-cult
Institutions	Academy of Engineering Academy of Sciences Academy of Social Sciences Banking Regulatory Commission Development Research Center Earthquake Administration Insurance Regulatory Commission Meteorological Administration National Council for Social Security Fund National Natural Science Foundation National School of Administration Securities Regulatory Commission State Archives Administration State Electricity Regulatory Commission Xinhua News Agency
State administrations/bureaus administrated by Cabinet-level agencies	Atomic Energy Authority Civil Aviation Administration National Administration for the Protection of State Secrets National Energy Administration National Nuclear Safety Administration National Space Administration State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence State Administration of Coal Mine Safety State Administration of Cultural Heritage State Administration of Foreign Exchange State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs State Administration of Grain State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine State Bureau for Letters and Calls State Bureau of Civil Servants State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping State Cryptography Administration State Language Commission State Oceanic Administration China Coast Guard State Post Bureau China Post State Tobacco Monopoly Administration China National Tobacco Corporation
Special Commissions and Steering Committees	State Commission for Public Sector Reform Commission Office Commission on Food Safety National Energy Commission National Defense Mobilization Commission Leading Group for Coordinating the South-North Water Transfer Project Leading Group for Coordinating the Three Gorges Dam Project Leading Group for the Transformation of the State Council
Other agencies	Liaison Office in Hong Kong SAR Liaison Office in Macau SAR People's Armed Police
State Council is one in the same as the Central People's Government (constitutionally since 1954)

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