BEIJING — The State Council, China’s cabinet, announced the appointment and removal of several senior officials on Sept 20.

Qin Yizhi was appointed deputy head of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine; Shang Yong was appointed deputy head of China Food and Drug Administration.

Yu Yong replaced Xu Xiaofeng as deputy head of China Meteorological Administration.

Zhu Shumin was named deputy chairman of China Banking Regulatory Commission and Zhang Shenfeng was named assistant chairperson of China Securities Regulatory Commission.

Qi Chengyuan and Liu Baohua were appointed deputy heads of National Energy Administration.