List of Foreign Ministry Spokespersons of the People's Republic of China
Name Lifespan In office Public experiences afterwards
1 Qian Qichen ( 1928-01-05 ) 5 January 1928 ( age 92 ) 1982 Foreign Minister ( 1988-1993 ) Vice Premier ( 1993-2003 )
2 Qi Huaiyuan January 1930 ( age 90 ) 1983-1984 Vice Foreign Minister ( 1986-1991 )
3 Yu Zhizhong 1984-1985
4 Wang Zhenyu 1984-1985 Consul General to Nagasaki , Japan ( 1985-1988 ) Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office
5 Ma Yuzhen 1934 ( age 85-86 ) 1984-1988 Ambassador to the United Kingdom ( 1991-1995 ) Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People 's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
6 Li Zhaoxing ( 1940-10-20 ) 20 October 1940 ( age 79 ) 1985-1990 Foreign Minister ( 2003-2007 )
7 Li Jinhua ( female ) September 1932 ( age 87 ) 1987-1991 Ambassador to New Zealand
8 Jin Guihua ( 1935-01-14 ) 14 January 1935 ( age 85 ) 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 ( female ) 1935 ( age 84-85 ) 1990-1993 Ambassador to Ireland ( 1993-1997 )
12 Li Jianying 1946 ( age 73-74 ) 1991-1993 Ambassador to Suriname ( 1997-2001 ) Consul General to Cape Town , South Africa ( 2004-2005 ) Ambassador to Qatar ( 2005-2007 )
13 Chen Jian 1942 ( age 77-78 ) 1994-1996
14 Shen Guofang 1952 ( age 67-68 ) 1996-1998 Assistant Foreign Minister ( 2003-2005 )
15 Cui Tiankai October 1952 ( age 67 ) 1996-1997 Ambassador to Japan ( 2007-2009 ) Vice Foreign Minister ( 2009-2013 ) Ambassador to the United States ( 2013-present )
16 Tang Guoqiang June 1951 ( age 69 ) 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 1952 ( age 67-68 ) 1998-2001 Ambassador to Tunisia & Palestine ( 2001-2003 ) Ambassador to Switzerland ( 2004-2008 ) Ambassador to Spain & Andorra ( 2009-2014 )
18 Sun Yuxi October 1951 ( age 68 ) 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 ( female ) October 1959 ( age 60 ) 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 November 1955 ( age 64 ) 2001-2006 Ambassador to France & Monaco ( 2008-2013 ) Administrative Deputy Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Office of the Communist Party of China ( 2015-present )
List of Spokespersons
This article lists all historical 29 Spokespersons (include 5 spokeswomen) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China since 1976.