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) |