The 1st Session of the

10th National People's Congress The 10th National People's Congress () was in session from 2003 to 2008. It held five plenary sessions in this period. There were 2,984 deputies to this Congress. It succeeded the 9th National People's Congress. The 1st Session The Congres ...

was held from March 5 to March 18 in

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, China, in conjunction with the 2003 session of the

Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC, zh, 中国人民政治协商会议), also known as the People's PCC (, ) or simply the PCC (), is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China and a central part of ...

. The 2953 delegates of the Congress elected the following state leaders: *

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Zeng Qinghong Zeng Qinghong (born 30 July 1939) is a retired Chinese politician. He was a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, China's highest leadership council, and top-ranked member of the Secretariat of the Central ...

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*President of the Supreme People's Court: Xiao Yang *Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate:

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(贾春旺) The delegates appointed the following state officers: *

Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China The premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, commonly called the premier of China and sometimes also referred to as the prime minister, is the head of government of China and leader of the State Council. The premier is ...

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* Vice Premiers:

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, Wu Yi,

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Hui Liangyu Hui Liangyu (, Xiao'erjing: ; born October 1944) was a Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China in charge of agriculture. Biography Hui was born in Yushu, Jilin Province. He is a member of the Hui ethnic minority. Starting in 1969, h ...

State Councilor A state councillor () is a high-ranking position within the State Council, the executive organ of the Chinese government (comparable to a cabinet). It ranks immediately below the Vice-Premiers and above the ministers of various departments. Si ...

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*Secretary General of the State Council:

(华建敏) The delegates also approved the following nominations by the new Premier: **Minister of Foreign Affairs:

Li Zhaoxing Li Zhaoxing (; born 20 October 1940 in Jiaonan, Qingdao, Shandong) is a Chinese diplomat and politician. He served as the Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China from 2003 to 2007. He graduated from Peking University in 1964. He wor ...

(李肇星) **Minister of National Defence:

**Director of National Development and Reform Commission:

Ma Kai Ma Kai (; pinyin: ''Mǎ Kǎi''; born June 1946 in Shanghai) was one of the four Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China, Vice Premiers of China (Fourth-ranked). He was formerly a State Councilor and Secretary General of the State Council ...

**Minister of Education: Zhou Ji (周济) **Minister of Science and Technology: Xu Guanhua **Director of State Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense:

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(张云川) **Director of

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: Li Dezhu (李德洙) **Minister of Public Security:

**Minister of State Security:

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**Minister of Supervision: Li Zhilun (李至伦) **Minister of Civil Affairs: Li Xueju (李学举) **Minister of Justice:

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**Minister of Finance:

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(金人庆) **Minister of Personnel: Zhang Bolin (张柏林) **Minister of Labor and Social Security:

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(郑斯林) **Minister of Land and Resources:

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(田凤山) **Minister of Construction: Wang Guotao (汪光焘) **Minister of Railway:

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**Minister of Communications:

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(张春贤) **Minister of Information Industry: Wang Xudong (王旭东) **Minister of Water Resources: Wang Shucheng (汪恕诚) **Minister of Agriculture:

Du Qinglin Du Qinglin (; born November 1946 in Panshi, Jilin City, Jilin) is a politician of the People's Republic of China. He formerly serves as vice chairman of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and a Secretary of the Secretaria ...

(杜青林) **Minister of Commerce: Lu Fuyuan (吕福源) **Minister of Culture:

Sun Jiazheng Sun Jiazheng (; born March 1944) is a politician of the People's Republic of China. He served as Minister of Radio, Film and Television between 1994 and 1998, before serving as Minister of Culture of the People'e Republic of China from March 199 ...

(孙家正) **Minister of Health:

Zhang Wenkang Zhang Wenkang(born 1940 in Nanhui, Shanghai) was the health minister of China during the SARS outbreak who was sacked for mishandling the matter. Zhang was a supporter of Jiang Zemin, former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party ...

(张文康) **Director of National Population and Family Planning Commission:

Zhang Weiqing Zhang Weiqing (; born March 1944) is a Chinese politician who served as director of the National Population and Family Planning Commission from 1998 to 2008. He was a representative of the 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th National Congress of the Chi ...

(张维庆) **President of the People's Bank of China:

Zhou Xiaochuan Zhou Xiaochuan () (born 29 January 1948) is a retired Chinese economist, banker, reformist and bureaucrat. Zhou served as the Governor of the People's Bank of China from 2002 to 2018. In 2001, his policies led to a stock crash, forcing him to re ...

**Auditor General of the National Audit Office:

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