| Agency Name: | Counsellors' Office of the State Council |
| Nativename A: | 国务院参事室 |
| Headquarters: | 11 Qianmen East Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing |
| Chief1 Name: | Gao Yu |
| Chief1 Position: | Director |
| Parent Agency: | State Council |
The Counsellors' Office of the State Council is an advisory agency directly under the State Council of People's Republic of China. The Central Institute of Culture and History is a research institute led by the same leadership and located in the same building. They are regarded as the official government think tanks.[1]
The counsellors and the researchers are appointed by the Premier of the State Council.
The Office is led by a Chairman Wang Zhongwei, joined by three Vice Chairmen: Wang Weimin, Zhao Bing, Zhang Yantong. The institute is led by a President: Yuan Xingpei, with a Vice President: Feng Yuan
| Name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guo Chuntao | Chinese: 郭春涛 | 16 December 1949 | 30 June 1950 | ||
| Liao Luyan | Chinese: 廖鲁言 | September 1950 | December 1952 | ||
| Sun Zhiyuan | Chinese: 孙志远 | December 1952 | November 1954 | ||
| Tao Xijin | Chinese: 陶希晋 | November 1954 | August 1959 | ||
| Zeng Yifan | Chinese: 曾一凡 | August 1959 | May 1967 | ||
| Liu Yi | Chinese: 刘毅 | July 1977 | July 1982 | ||
| Zheng Siyuan | Chinese: 郑思远 | February 1983 | November 1985 | ||
| Wu Qingtong | Chinese: 吴庆彤 | November 1985 | September 1990 | ||
| Chang Jie | Chinese: 常捷 | September 1990 | December 1996 | ||
| Xu Zhijian | Chinese: 徐志坚 | December 1996 | January 2003 | ||
| Cui Zhanfu | Chinese: 崔占福 | January 2003 | March 2008 | ||
| Chen Jinyu | Chinese: 陈进玉 | March 2008 | June 2015 | ||
| Wang Zhongwei | Chinese: 王仲伟 | June 2015 | May 2021 | ||
| Gao Yu | Chinese: 高雨 | May 2021 | Incumbent |
Counsellors receive the title of Counsellor of the State Council. There are 56 counsellors:
Research Fellows are members of the Counsellors' Office. There are 23 fellows:
Researchers are members of the Central Institute of Culture and History. There are 59 researchers: