12th State Council of China
The 12th State Council of China lasted from March 2013 to March 2018, under the Li Keqiang premiership. It succeeded the Wen Jiabao government. Premier Li was ranked only second to CCP general secretary Xi Jinping among 7 members of the 18th and 19th Politburo Standing Committee, top decision-making body of the Chinese Communist Party.
During the 1st Session of the 12th National People's Congress in March 2013, Li Keqiang was appointed by new President Xi Jinping to replace Wen Jiabao as Premier of the State Council, China's head of government, according to the approval of the National People's Congress.
Other ministry-level and sub-ministry-level agencies
Special organization directly under the State Council
; Ministry-levelOrganizations directly under the State Council
; Ministry-level; Sub-ministry-level
Administrative Offices under the State Council
; Ministry-levelInstitutions directly under the State Council
; Ministry-level; Sub-ministry-level
National Administrations administered by ministry-level agencies
; Sub-ministry-levelInterdepartmental coordinating agencies
- National Defense Mobilization Commission
- Financial Stability and Development Committee, established in 2017
Agencies dispatched by the State Council
; Ministry-level- Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, established on 18 January 2000.
- Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region, established on 18 January 2000.