This article lists the 32 Spokespersons of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China since 1976.
| Name | Image | Lifespan | In office | Public experiences afterwards | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qian Qichen | 5 January 1928 - 9 May 2017 (aged 89) | 1982[1] | Foreign Minister (1988-1993) Vice Premier (1993-2003)[2] | ||
| 2 | Qi Huaiyuan | 1983-1984[3] | Vice Foreign Minister (1986-1991) Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the State Council (1991-1994) President and Party Secretary of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (1994-2000) | |||
| 3 | Yu Zhizhong | 1984-1985[4] | Deputy Permanent Representative at the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations at Geneva and Other International Organizations in Switzerland (1987-1989) Minister, Embassy of China in the United Kingdom | |||
| 4 | Wang Zhenyu | 1984-1985 | Consul General to Nagasaki, Japan (1985-1988) Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of Xinhua News Agency in Hong Kong[5] | |||
| 5 | Ma Yuzhen | 1984-1988 | Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1991-1995) Commissioner in Hong Kong | |||
| 6 | Li Zhaoxing | 1940 10, df=yes | 1985-1990 | Foreign Minister (2003-2007) | ||
| 7 | Li Jinhua | 1987-1991 | Ambassador to New Zealand | |||
| 8 | Jin Guihua | 1935 1, df=yes | 1988-1991 | Ambassador to Malaysia & Brunei (1991-1993) Ambassador to Thailand (1994-1997) | ||
| 9 | Duan Jin | 1990-1993 | Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (1997-2001) | |||
| 10 | Wu Jianmin | 30 March 1939 - 18 June 2016 (aged 77) | 1990-1994 | Ambassador to Netherlands (1994-1995) Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva (1996-1998) Ambassador to France (1998-2003) | ||
| 11 | Fan Huijuan | 1990-1993 | Ambassador to Ireland (1993-1997) | |||
| 12 | Li Jianying | 1991-1993 | Ambassador to Suriname (1997-2001) Consul General to Cape Town, South Africa (2004-2005) Ambassador to Qatar (2005-2007) | |||
| 13 | Chen Jian | 1994-1996 | ||||
| 14 | Shen Guofang | 1996-1998 | Assistant Foreign Minister (2003-2005) | |||
| 15 | Cui Tiankai | 1996-1997 | Ambassador to Japan (2007-2009) Vice Foreign Minister (2009-2013) Ambassador to the United States (2013–2021) | |||
| 16 | Tang Guoqiang | 1996-1998 | Ambassador to Czech Republic (2002-2006) Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Vienna (2006-2009) Ambassador to Norway (2009-2012) | |||
| 17 | Zhu Bangzao | 1998-2001 | Ambassador to Tunisia & Palestine (2001-2003) Ambassador to Switzerland (2004-2008) Ambassador to Spain & Andorra (2009-2014) | |||
| 18 | Sun Yuxi | 1998-2002 | Ambassador to Afghanistan (2002-2004) Ambassador to India (2005-2007) Ambassador to Italy (2008-2010) Ambassador to Poland (2010-2012) | |||
| 19 | Zhang Qiyue | 1998-2004 | Ambassador to Belgium (2005-2008) Ambassador to Indonesia (2008-2011) Consul General to New York City, United States (2014–present) | |||
| 20 | Kong Quan | 2001-2006 | Ambassador to France & Monaco (2008-2013) Administrative Deputy Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Office of the Chinese Communist Party (2015–present) | |||
| 21 | Liu Jianchao | 2001-2009 | Ambassador to Philippine (2009-2011) Ambassador to Indonesia (2011-2013) Deputy Director of National Bureau of Corruption Prevention (2015-2017) Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection of Zhejiang (2017–2018) Minister of International Department of the Chinese Communist Party (2022-present) | |||
| 22 | Qin Gang | 2005–2010; 2011-2014 | Director of Foreign Ministry Protocol Department (2015–2018) Assistant Foreign Minister (2018–2021) Ambassador to the United States (2021-2022) Foreign Minister (2022–2023) State Councillor (2023) | |||
| 23 | Jiang Yu | 2006-2012 | Ambassador to Albania (2015–present) | |||
| 24 | Ma Zhaoxu | 2009-2012 | Ambassador to Australia (2013-2016) Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva (2016–2018) Permanent Representative to the United Nations (2018-2019) Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (2019-present) | |||
| 25 | Hong Lei | 2010-2016 | Consul General to Chicago, United States (2016–present) | |||
| 26 | Liu Weimin | 2011-2012 | Minister Counsellor to the United States (2012–present) | |||
| 27 | Hua Chunying | 2012–present | Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2019–present)Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs (2021–2024) Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (2024-present) | |||
| 28 | Lu Kang | 2015-2019 | Director of the Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs (2019–2022) Ambassador to Indonesia (2022-2024) Deputy Minister of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party (2024-present) | |||
| 29 | Geng Shuang | 2016-2020 | Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations (2020–present) | |||
| 30 | Zhao Lijian | 2020–2023 | Deputy Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2019–2023) | |||
| 31 | Wang Wenbin | 2020–2024 | Deputy Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2020–2024) Ambassador to Cambodia (2024-present)[6] | |||
| 32 | Mao Ning | 2022–present | Deputy Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2022–present) | |||
| 33 | Lin Jian | May 1977 | 2024–present | Deputy Director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2024–present) |