What Is a State Councillor?

Role. In theory, state councillors are to assist the Premier and Vice-Premiers to oversee various government portfolios. ... State councillors are part of a Standing Committee of the State Council, alongside the Premier, Vice-Premiers, and the Secretary General of the State Council.

How many state councilors are there in China?

Currently, the council has 35 members: the premier, one executive vice premier, three other vice premiers, five state councillors (of whom three are also ministers and one is also the secretary-general), and 26 in charge of the Council's constituent departments.

Is Councillor a title?

Council member, councilman/councilwoman, councilor, or councillor is a title for a member of a council used in the United States.