summon Yuan Shikai to head the government. The imperial government collapsed soon afterward. Zhang Xun briefly held the post during his brief attempt to restore the Qing dynasty in July 1917. Yikuang, Prince Qing Yuan Shikai Zhang Xun List of premiers of the ROC (since 1912) Acting premiers are not listed below. Tang Shaoyi Lou Tseng-tsiang Zhao Bingjun Xiong Xiling Xu Shichang Duan Qirui Li Jingxi Wang Shizhen Qian Nengxun Jin Yunpeng Liang Shiyi Yan Huiqing Wang Chonghui Wang Daxie Zhang Shaozeng Sun Baoqi Xu Shiying Jia Deyao Wellington Koo Pan Fu Tan Yankai Chiang Kai-shek Sun Fo Wang Jingwei Kung Hsiang-hsi Soong Tse-ven Chang Ch'ün Weng Wenhao He Yingqin Yan Xishan Chen Cheng Yu Hung-Chun Yen Chia-kan Chiang Ching-kuo Sun Yun-suan Yu Kuo-hwa Lee Huan Hau Pei-tsun Lien Chan Siew Wan-chang Tang Fei Chang Chun-hsiung Yu Shyi-kun Hsieh Chang-ting Su Tseng-chang Liu Chao-shiuan Wu Den-yih Chen Chun Jiang Yi-huah Mao Chi-kuo Chang San-cheng Lin Chuan Lai Ching-te List of premiers of the PRC (since 1949) The premiership of PRC was created since the establishment of the People's Republic of China on 1 October 1949. Zhou Enlai Hua Guofeng Zhao Ziyang Li Peng Zhu Rongji Wen Jiabao Li Keqiang See also Grand chancellor (China) List of Chinese leaders Paramount leader References Premiers Premiers Premiers China fr:Premiers ministres de la République populaire de Chine