The State Council of the Communist Party of China, which has been in power for 10 years under Li Keqiang, will face a change of dynasty. (Image credit: Getty Images)
[See China March 1, 2022 News]On February 28, all over ChinaNational People’s CongressThe Standing Committee meeting passed a personnel appointment, announcing that theDevelopment and Reform CommissionDeputy Director Tang Dengjie replaced Li Jiheng (born in January 1957), who had reached retirement age, as the new Minister of Civil Affairs.This is from 2022Li KeqiangThe first adjustment of the cabinet, and according to past practice, before the end of Li Keqiang’s second term (March 2023),CCPIt is bound to start to make arrangements in advance before the new year, paving the way for the next oneState DepartmentComposition, there is a peak period of ministerial change.
The candidate for the Minister of the State Council of the Communist Party of China will “change the dynasty”
If you compare the changes in 2017 before the end of the first term of Li Keqiang’s cabinet, it can be confirmed. In that year, among the 24 departments of the State Council, 8 ministries and commissions, including the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Commerce, the National Audit Office, the Ministry of Land and Resources (Party Group Secretary), the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and the Ministry of Public Security, have successively changed coaches, accounting for one third of the total. , and the new leaders were re-elected in Li Keqiang’s second term.
Considering that Li Keqiang will be re-elected as the Premier of the State Council for two consecutive terms in 2023, according to the Chinese constitution, he will not be able to continue to rule the State Council. Therefore, the cabinet change in 2022 is bound to have a strong “dynasty change” feature, which is eye-catching.
According to statistics from Duowei News, among the 26 departments of the State Council, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Central Military Commission Member and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission He Lifeng, State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Zhao Kezhi and other 4 people because of their possessions. The status of deputy national level is special, but due to age, his concurrent position may not arrange other candidates in advance, especially the “top leaders” of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Public Security have a precedent for early replacement;
Minister of Science and Technology Wang Zhigang (October 1957), Minister of Finance Liu Kun (December 1956, overage), Minister of Human Resources and Social Security Zhang Jinan (February 1957), Minister of Emergency Management Huang Ming (1957 In October 2019), unless there is a special re-election arrangement, it is expected that they will be successively arranged to be “unemployed” in the next year.
It is inevitable that the current minister will undergo a major change of blood
In addition, Chen Wenqing, Minister of State Security, and Li Xiaopeng, Minister of Transport, were both “halfway monks” during Li Keqiang’s first cabinet. They are also not eligible for re-election, and it is normal for the two ministries to change coaches.
Thirdly, the two ministerial-level deputy directors Mu Hong and Ning Jizhe of the National Development and Reform Commission, known as the “Small State Council”, were both born in 1956 and have passed the retirement age. It is expected that they will see the results in 2022.
Finally, under the “dual-head system”, in addition to the executive heads, the movements of party committee (group) secretaries also need to be paid attention to. Wang Xiaohong (July 1957), Secretary of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Public Security, Yang Chuantang (1954), Party Secretary of the Ministry of Transport, and Guo Shuqing (1956), Party Secretary of the Central Bank, may face similar situations.
In a nutshell, among the 26 departments of the State Council alone, there are probably around 9 departments that “change the coach”, the rest of the committees, offices, bureaus (including the General Office of the State Council), and even key officials such as vice premiers and state councilors (members of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress). The meeting has obtained the relevant personnel appointment and removal authorization) for the time being.
This year will be a year of major changes in Li Keqiang’s cabinet, which is likely to be the last time, and the new department heads may come from “all directions”, and naturally have a high probability of being re-elected in 2023.
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