The Central People's Government was the
central government of the People's Republic of
China
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between 1 October 1949 and 20 September 1954. The government was formed in accordance with the ''
Common Program'' and the ''
Government Organic Law'' promulgated by the
1st National Committee of the
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).
[Article 12, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.]
The Central People's Government served as the provisional government for exercising state power before the
1st National People's Congress
The National People's Congress (NPC) is the highest organ of state power of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The NPC is the only branch of government in China, and per the principle of unified power, all state organs from the Sta ...
(NPC) was elected to draft the new
constitution of China. The government ceased to exist after the enactment of the
Constitution of the People's Republic of China on 20 September 1954, and was reformed into the constitutional
government of China.
Since 1954, the "Central People's Government" has been synonymous with the "
State Council" in the current
government of China.
History
On 27 September 1949, the
first plenary session of the
Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) passed the ''
Organic Law of the Central People's Government''. It also elected the Central People's Government Committee on 30 September 1949.
The government was then promulgated by
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong pronounced ; traditionally Romanization of Chinese, romanised as Mao Tse-tung. (26December 18939September 1976) was a Chinese politician, revolutionary, and political theorist who founded the People's Republic of China (PRC) in ...
at the ceremony of
Proclamation of the People's Republic of China
The proclamation of the People's Republic of China was made by Mao Zedong, the chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), on October 1, 1949, in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The government of a new state under the CCP, formally called ...
on 1 October 1949.
On 20 September 1954, with the enactment of the
Constitution of the People's Republic of China
The Constitution of the People's Republic of China is the supreme law of the People's Republic of China (PRC). In September 1949, the first plenary session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference adopted the Common Progr ...
by the
1st National People's Congress
The National People's Congress (NPC) is the highest organ of state power of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The NPC is the only branch of government in China, and per the principle of unified power, all state organs from the Sta ...
(NPC). The Central People's Government ceased to exist and was reformed into the new constitutional
government of China.
Organizational structure
The Central People's Government was then composed of:
Between 1953 and 1954, there were 6 regional administrative councils:
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North China Administrative Council ()
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East China Administrative Council ()
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South Central China
South Central China, South-Central China or Central-South China ( zh, c = 中南, p = Zhōngnán, l = Central-South), is a List of regions of China, region of China. It consists of eight provincial administrative regions, namely Henan, Hubei, ...
Administrative Council ()
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Northeast China Administrative Council ()
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Northwestern China Administrative Council ()
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Southwestern China Administrative Council ()
In September 1954, with the enactment of the new
constitution of China:
* Agencies of the Government Administration Council became part of the
State Council ()
* The People's Revolutionary Military Council became the
National Defense Council () and is directly subordinates to the
Chairman of China ().
* The State Planning Commission was placed under the State Council.
* The 6 regional administrative councils was defunct and all
Province-level People's Government is directly subordinates to the State Council.
See also
* The "Central People's Government" since 1954:
State Council of the People's Republic of China
The State Council of the People's Republic of China, also known as the Central People's Government, is the chief administrative authority and national cabinet. It is constitutionally the highest administrative organ of the country and the e ...
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Seal of the People's Government of the People's Republic of China
References
External links
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Government of the People's Republic of China
1949 establishments in China