Wen Jiabao approved by parliament to be Chinese premier
2008-03-15 19:31:22 Xinhua English
Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with Wen Jiabao after Wen was approved to be premier of China's State Council according to the result of a secret ballot by legislators during the sixth plenary meeting of the First Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 16, 2008. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)
Wen Jiabao (standing) is approved to be premier of China's State Council according to the result of a secret ballot by legislators at the ongoing session of the 11th National People's Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 16, 2008. (Xinhua/Li Tao)
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BEIJING, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Wen Jiabao was approved to be premier of China's State Council here Sunday morning, according to the result of a secret ballot by legislators at the ongoing session of the 11th National People's Congress.
Wen, born in 1942, has been Chinese premier since March 2003.
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