Auditor-General of the National Audit Office

Auditor-General of the National Audit Office of the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国审计署审计长
National Emblem of China
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Incumbent Hou Kai since 30 June 2020
National Audit Office
Status	Provincial and ministerial-level official
Member of	Plenary Meeting of the State Council
Seat	National Audit Office Building, Fengtai District, Beijing
Nominator	Premier (chosen within the Chinese Communist Party)
Appointer	President with the confirmation of the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee
Formation	June 1983;42 years ago (1983-06)
First holder	Yu Mingtao
Deputy	Deputy Auditor-General

The auditor-general of the National Audit Office of the People's Republic of China is the head of the National Audit Office of the People's Republic of China and a member of the State Council. Within the State Council, the position is twenty-third in order of precedence. The minister is responsible for leading the ministry, presiding over its meetings, and signing important documents related to the ministry. Officially, the minister is nominated by the premier of the State Council, who is then approved by the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee and appointed by the president. ^[1]

The current minister is Hou Kai, who concurrently serves as the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of the office.

List of auditors-general

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Premier	Ref.
		Took office	Left office
1	Yu Mingtao 于明涛 (1917–2017)	June 1983	March 1985	Zhao Ziyang	[2]
2	Lü Peijian 吕培俭 (born 1928)	March 1985	April 1994	Zhao Ziyang ↓ Li Peng	[3]
3	Guo Zhenqian 郭振乾 (1933–2019)	May 1994	March 1998	Li Peng	[4]
4	Li Jinhua 李金华 (born 1943)	March 1998	March 2008	Zhu Rongji ↓ Wen Jiabao	[5]
5	Liu Jiayi 刘家义 (born 1956)	March 2008	27 April 2017	Wen Jiabao ↓ Li Keqiang	[6]
6	Hu Zejun 胡泽君 (born 1955)	27 April 2017	30 June 2020	Li Keqiang	[7]
7	Hou Kai 侯凯 (born 1962)	30 June 2020	Incumbent	Li Keqiang ↓ Li Qiang	[8]

References

1. "Constitution of the People's Republic of China". National People's Congress . Retrieved 8 August 2022.
2. "原中顾委委员、新中国第一任审计长于明涛逝世，享年100岁". The Paper (in Chinese).
3. "吕培俭". Phoenix Television (in Chinese). 15 September 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
4. Yue, Huairang (19 August 2019). "审计署原审计长、党组书记郭振乾逝世，享年86岁" [Former Auditor General and Party Secretary Guo Zhenqian dies, aged 86]. The Paper (in Chinese). Retrieved 20 August 2019.
5. "Li Jinhua -- china.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
6. "China's new Cabinet members approved -- china.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
7. "全国人大常委会决定任命胡泽君为审计署审计长". The Paper (in Chinese). Retrieved 28 April 2017.
8. Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (30 June 2020). 侯凯任审计署审计长 胡泽君不再担任. Economic Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 November 2022.