The government was formed in accordance with the Common Program and the Government Organic Law promulgated by the 1st National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).

[1] The Central People's Government served as the provisional government for exercising state power before the 1st National People's Congress (NPC) was elected to draft the new constitution of China.

[citation needed] On September 27, 1949, the first plenary session of the 1st National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) passed the Organic Law of the Central People's Government.

[2][3] The government was then promulgated by Mao Zedong at the ceremony of Proclamation of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949.

The Central People's Government was then composed of:[3] Between 1953 and 1954, there were 6 regional administrative councils: In September 1954, with the enactment of the new constitution of China: