Deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) are interviewed ahead of the fifth plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, March 12, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Haofu) Deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) are interviewed ahead of the fifth plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, March 12, 2023.
BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang has nominated Li Shangfu, Wang Xiaohong, Wu Zhenglong, Shen Yiqin and Qin Gang as candidates for state councilors at the ongoing annual session of the 14th National People's Congress.
BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang has nominated candidates for secretary-general of the State Council and heads of 26 departments of the State Council at the first session of the 14th National People's Congress. The following is the list: -- Wu Zhenglong nominated as secretary-general of the State Council -- Qin Gang nominated as minister of foreign affairs -- Li Shangfu nominated as minister of national defense -- Zheng Shanjie nominated as head of the national development and reform commission -- Huai Jinpeng nominated as minister of education -- Wang Zhigang nominated as minister of science and technology -- Jin Zhuanglong nominated as minister of industry and information technology -- Pan Yue nominated as head of the state ethnic affairs commission -- Wang Xiaohong nominated as minister of public security -- Chen Yixin nominated as minister of state security -- Tang Dengjie nominated as minister of civil affairs -- He Rong nominated as minister of justice -- Liu Kun nominated as minister of finance -- Wang Xiaoping nominated as minister of human resources and social security -- Wang Guanghua nominated as minister of natural resources -- Huang Runqiu nominated as minister of ecology and environment -- Ni Hong nominated as minister of housing and urban-rural development -- Li Xiaopeng nominated as minister of transport -- Li Guoying nominated as minister of water resources -- Tang Renjian nominated as minister of agriculture and rural affairs -- Wang Wentao nominated as minister of commerce -- Hu Heping nominated as minister of culture and tourism -- Ma Xiaowei nominated as head of the national health commission -- Pei Jinjia nominated as minister of veterans affairs -- Wang Xiangxi nominated as minister of emergency management -- Yi Gang nominated as governor of the People's Bank of China -- Hou Kai nominated as auditor-general of the national audit office.
BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- China's national legislature on Sunday decided on the new lineup of the State Council, or the cabinet, at its ongoing annual session. Upon nomination by Premier Li Qiang, vice premiers, state councilors, ministers, governor of the central bank, auditor-general, and secretary-general of the State Council were endorsed by lawmakers at the fifth plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC).
