Premier of the People's Republic of China

Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China 中华人民共和国国务院总理 Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Guówùyuàn Zǒnglǐ
Emblem of the People's Republic of China
Incumbent Li Qiang since 11 March 2023
Style	Mr. Premier (总理) (formal) His Excellency (阁下) (in international correspondence)
Type	Head of the State Council
Status	Head of Government
Member of	Party Central Committee Politburo Standing Committee National Security Commission State Council (cabinet) Plenary Meeting of the State Council Executive Meeting of the State Council
Reports to	National People's Congress and its Standing Committee
Residence	Zhongnanhai
Seat	Regent Palace, Zhongnanhai, Beijing
Nominator	President (1982–present) the Party Central Committee (1975–1982, president abolished)
Appointer	President, according to the decision of the National People's Congress
Term length	Five years renewable once
Constituting instrument	Constitution of the People's Republic of China
Precursor	President of the Executive Yuan (in Mainland China) Premier of the Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government
Inaugural holder	Zhou Enlai
Formation	27 September 1954 (State Council of the PRC) 1 October 1949 (Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government)
Unofficial names	Prime Minister of China
Deputy	Vice Premier State Councillor
Salary	¥152,121 RMB ($22,000 USD)
Website	State Council

Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
Simplified Chinese	中华人民共和国国务院总理
Traditional Chinese	中華人民共和國國務院總理
Literal meaning	Chinese People Republic State Affairs Court General Manager
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Guówùyuàn Zǒnglǐ
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	国务院总理
Traditional Chinese	國務院總理
Literal meaning	State Affairs Court General Manager
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guówùyuàn Zǒnglǐ

The Premier of China, officially "Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China", is the leader of the State Council of China, who is the head of government and holds the highest rank (Level 1) in the Civil Service.

The Premier is formally approved by the National People's Congress upon the nomination of the President. In practice, the candidate is chosen through an informal process within the Communist Party of China. Both the President and the Premier are selected once every five years. The Premier has always been a member of the powerful Politburo Standing Committee.

The current Premier is Li Qiang, who took office on 11 March 2023.