The cabinet chief appeared in August of the fourth year of Jianwen (1402) in the Ming Dynasty.
The youngest cabinet chief was Zhang Juzheng. When he was 42 years old, he became the youngest cabinet chief at that time, and he continued to live in the Daming Dynasty for another 100 years.
During the Wanli period, there were two cabinet chiefs, Wang Jiaping and Ye Xianggao.
The cabinet chief assistant is a five-grade official.
The cabinet chiefs of the Wanli Dynasty included Shen Shixing, Wang Jiaping, Zhao Zhigao, Wang Xijue, Shen Yiguan, Zhu Geng, Li Tingji, etc. Among them, Shen Shixing was an important figure in the era of Zhang Juzheng after the Wanli Dynasty. He did not show any commendable achievements during his time as the chief assistant of the cabinet. Wang Jiaping became the chief assistant in the 19th year of Wanli. He placed great importance on the great cause of the ancestral temple and won the trust and respect of the government and the people. Other chiefs such as Zhao Zhigao, Wang Xijue, Shen Yiguan, Zhu Geng, and Li Tingji also served as cabinet chiefs at different times. In general, there were many cabinet ministers in the Wanli Dynasty, and they played an important role in the country's government affairs and reforms.
There were many candidates for the chief assistant of the Chongzhen cabinet, including Shi Yulai, Li Guo, Lai Zongdao, Zhou Daodeng, Han Yulai, Li Biao, Cheng Jiming, Zhou Yanru, Wen Tiren, Zhang Zhifa, Kong Zhenyuan, Liu Yuliang, Xue Guoguan, Fan Fucui, Zhang Sizhi, Chen Yan, Jiang Dejing, and Wei Zaode. However, because the information provided in the search results was not detailed enough, it was impossible to determine the specific time and achievements of each person as the cabinet chief. Therefore, he could not give an accurate answer.
The youngest cabinet chief was Zhang Juzheng.
Zhang Juzheng became the chief assistant of the cabinet in the sixth year of Longqing (1572).
During the Jiajing period, the cabinet chiefs were Zhang Cong, Xia Yan, Yan Song, Xu Jie, Yang Tinghe, Jiang Mian, Mao Ji, Fei Hong, Huanghuai, Xie Jin, Hu Guang, Yang Rong, Yang Shiqi, Huang Jin, Li Chunfang, etc. Among them, Zhang Cong had the best political achievements among the chief assistants during the Jiajing period. He was praised as "In the end of the Jiajing period, there was no one like Fujing (Zhang Cong) among the physiognomists." Xia Yan stood out in the Great Ceremony and became the chief assistant of the cabinet. Yan Song was a powerful official and had once served as the chief assistant of the cabinet. Xu Jie was a famous official of his generation, but he did not stand up to support Xia Yan after he was framed and worked with Yan Song for more than ten years. Yang Tinghe, Jiang Mian, Mao Ji, Fei Hong, Huang Huai, Xie Jin, Hu Guang, Yang Rong, Yang Shiqi, Huang Jin, Li Chunfang, and others had also served as cabinet chiefs during the Jiajing period.
The youngest cabinet chief was Zhang Juzheng.
The cabinet chiefs of the Jiajing Dynasty were Zhang Cong, Xia Yan, Yan Song, Xu Jie, Yang Tinghe, Jiang Mian, Mao Ji, Fei Hong, Yang Yiqing, Hu Guang, Yang Rong, Yang Shiqi, Yang Pu, Cao Nai, Chen Xun, Zhang Juzheng, etc.