The session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) elected Li Qiang as the new Premier of the State Council of China.
He was nominated by Chinese President Xi Jinping, who was re-elected for a third term the day before.
Li Qiang, born in 1959, was head of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the CPC from 2017-2022. From 2016-2017, he was head of the CPC Party Committee of Jiangsu Province, and from 2012-2016. – Governor of Zhejiang Province.
He succeeded Li Keqiang, who had led the Chinese government since 2013, as head of the cabinet.
The plenary session also elected deputy chairmen of China’s Central Military Council. They were Generals Zhang Yuxia and He Weidong.
Liu Jingguo will head the State Supervision Committee of the PRC, Zhang Jun was elected chairman of the Supreme People’s Supreme Court of the PRC, and Ying Yong was elected chairman of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate.
At a plenary session on Sunday, deputies elected deputy prime ministers of the State Council of the PRC and the new composition of the cabinet.
