The State Council appoints and removes state functionaries.
Li Chunlin and Yang Yinkai were appointed Vice Ministers of the State Development and Reform Commission;
Dong Jianguo was appointed Vice Minister of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development;
Wang Daoxi was appointed Vice Minister of the Ministry of Water Resources; and
Zhong Haidong was appointed Deputy Director General of the State International Development Cooperation Agency;
Huang Huabo was appointed deputy director of the National Healthcare Security Administration;
Cong Lin (female) was appointed vice chairman of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission;
Liu Jing and Pan Aihua were appointed deputy directors of the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense;
Li Hongyan (female) was appointed Deputy Director-General of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange;
Xu Xueyi was appointed Deputy Director-General of the China Geological Survey. Hu Zucai was
removed from the post of vice chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission;
Liang Tao was removed from the post of vice chairman of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission; and
Wu Yanhua was removed from the post of deputy director of the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense; Li Pengde was
relieved from the post of deputy director of the China Geological Survey.