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Li Qiang, the former Communist Party chief of Shanghai, took office on Saturday as China's premier, the country's number two.
Li faces the task of shoring up China's recovery in the faces of global headwinds and weak confidence.
He replaces Li Keqiang, who is retiring after two five-year terms.
Li Qiang is also the first premier since the founding of the People's Republic never to have served previously in the central government.
He has close ties with Xi Jinping, the country's President. This is as Li was Xi's chief of staff between 2004 and 2007.
Xi was unanimously elected president, a largely ceremonial role, for an unprecedented third term on Friday.
Numerous other Xi-approved officials are due to be confirmed on Sunday including vice premiers, a central bank governor and other ministers and department heads.
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