The State Council announced a number of appointments of senior government officials on Wednesday, and said others have been removed from their posts.

Li Keming replaced Lyu Huangsheng as chairman of the board of supervisors for Key Large-sized State-owned Enterprises, and no longer holds the post of deputy director of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration.

Hou Jianguo was named vice-minister of science and technology and will no longer serve as president of the University of Science and Technology of China.