- Leadership of the People's Republic of China
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The political leadership of the People's Republic of China was in the hands of several offices.
Contents
CPC Leaders after PRC established
Main articles: General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and Chairman of the Communist Party of ChinaOrder Image Chairmen / General Secretaries Term Start Term End Chairman of the Central Committee (1945-1982)
1 Mao Zedong (毛泽东 / 毛澤東)
26 December 1893 - 9 September 1976 (aged 82)19 June 1945 9 September 1976 2 Hua Guofeng (华国锋 / 華國鋒)
16 February 1921 - 20 August 2008 (aged 87)7 October 1976 28 June 1981 3 Hu Yaobang (胡耀邦)
20 November 1915 - 15 April 1989 (aged 73)29 June 1981 11 September 1982 General Secretary of the Central Committee (1982-)
1 Hu Yaobang 11 September 1982 15 January 1987 Acting Zhao Ziyang (赵紫阳 / 趙紫陽)
17 October 1919 - 17 January 2005 (aged 85)16 January 1987 1 November 1987 2 2 November 1987 23 June 1989 3 Jiang Zemin (江泽民 / 江澤民)
17 August 192624 June 1989 15 November 2002 4 Hu Jintao (胡锦涛 / 胡錦濤)
21 December 194216 November 2002 Present Heads of the People's Republic of China
Main article: President of the People's Republic of China№ Portrait Presidents Term Term of office Vice Presidents 1 Mao Zedong
毛泽东(毛澤東)
(1893–1976)
Beijing At-large
CP 1 October
1949 (acting)27 September
1954Zhu De
Liu Shaoqi
Song Qingling
Zhang Lan
Li Jishen
Gao Gang1 27 September
195427 April
1959Zhu De 2 Liu Shaoqi
刘少奇(劉少奇)
(1898–1969)
Beijing At-large2 27 April
195921 December
1964Song Qingling
Dong Biwu3 21 December
196431 October
1968 (ousted)—
Song Qingling
宋庆龄(宋慶齡)
(1893–1981)
Shanghai At-large
3
(cont)31 October
1968 (acting)24 February
1972 (resigned)
17 January
1975vacant * as
NPCSC Chairman
4 17 January
19756 July
1976 (died in office)vacant * as
NPCSC Chairwoman
Song Qingling
宋庆龄(宋慶齡)
(1893–1981)
Shanghai At-large4
(cont)6 July
19765 March
1978vacant * as
NPCSC Chairman
Ye Jianying
叶剑英(葉劍英)
(1897–1986)
Guangdong At-large (54-59)
PLA At-large (59-83)5 5 March
197816 May
1981vacant — as
Honorary President
Song Qingling
宋庆龄(宋慶齡)
(1893–1981)
Shanghai At-large5
(cont)16 May
198128 May
1981vacant * as
NPCSC Chairman
Ye Jianying
叶剑英(葉劍英)
(1897–1986)
Guangdong At-large (54-59)
PLA At-large (59-83)5
(cont)28 May
198118 June
1983vacant 3 Li Xiannian
李先念
(1909–1992)
Hubei At-large6 18 June
19838 April
1988Ulanhu 4 Yang Shangkun
杨尚昆(楊尚昆)
(1907-1998)
Sichuan At-large
7 8 April
198827 March
1993Wang Zhen 5 Jiang Zemin
江泽民(江澤民)
(1926-)
Shanghai At-large
8 27 March
199315 March
1998Rong Yiren 9 15 March
199823 March
2003Hu Jintao 6 Hu Jintao
胡锦涛(胡錦濤)
(1942-)
Guizhou At-large (88-93,98-03)
Tibet At-large (93-98,03-08)
Zhejiang At-large (08-)
10 23 March
200315 March
2008Zeng Qinghong 11 15 March
2008Incumbent
(term expires 2013)Xi Jinping Premiers of the People's Republic of China
Main article: Premier of the People's Republic of China№ Portrait Premiers Term Term of office Days 1 Zhou Enlai
周恩来(周恩來)
(1898-1976)
Beijing At-large
CP 1 October
1949 (acting)15 September
19541810 1 15 September
195418 April
19591676 2 18 April
195921 December
19642074 3 21 December
19644 January
19753666 4 4 January
19758 January
1976†369 Geneva Conference in 1954, Asian-African Conference, 1972 Nixon visit to China, Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution
†Died in office (cancer)Total
95952 Hua Guofeng
华国锋(華國鋒)
(1921-2008)
Hunan At-large
4
(cont)4 February
1976 (acting)7 April
197663 7 April
19765 March
1978697 5 5 March
197810 September
1980*920 Two Whatevers, Tiananmen Incident, Downfall of the Gang of Four, Sino-Vietnamese War, One Child Policy
* OustedTotal
16803 Zhao Ziyang
赵紫阳(趙紫陽)
(1919-2005)
Beijing At-large
5
(cont)10 September
1980 (acting)6 June
1983999 6 6 June
198324 November
1987§1632 Chinese economic reform, Sino-British Joint Declaration, Joint Declaration on the Question of Macau, Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
§ ResignedTotal
26314 Li Peng
李鹏(李鵬)
(1928-)
Beijing At-large
6
(cont)24 November
1987 (acting)25 March
1988122 7 25 March
198815 March
19931816 8 15 March
199317 March
19981828 Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, Three Gorges Dam, Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong Total
37665 Zhu Rongji
朱镕基(朱鎔基)
(1928-)
Hunan At-large
9 17 March
199816 March
20031825 Transfer of sovereignty over Macau, accession to the WTO Total
18256 Wen Jiabao
温家宝(溫家寶)
(1942-)
Gansu At-large
10 16 March
200316 March
20081827 11 16 March
2008Incumbent
(term expires 2013)1345 SARs outbreak, Anti-Secession Law, H5N1 avian flu outbreak, 2008 Sichuan earthquake Total
3172Chairmen of the NPC Standing Committee
I# T# Chairman Took office Left office 1 1 Liu Shaoqi
刘少奇(劉少奇)
September 15, 1954 April 28, 1959 2 2 Zhu De
朱德
April 28, 1959 January 4, 1965 3 January 4, 1965 January 17, 1975 4 January 17, 1975 July 6, 1976 — Song Qingling
宋庆龄(宋慶齡)
July 6, 1976
(acting)March 5, 1978 3 5 Ye Jianying
叶剑英(葉劍英)
March 5, 1978 June 18, 1983 4 6 Peng Zhen
彭真June 18, 1983 April 13, 1988 5 7 Wan Li
万里(萬里)
April 13, 1988 March 27, 1993 6 8 Qiao Shi
乔石(喬石)
March 27, 1993 March 15, 1998 7 9 Li Peng
李鹏(李鵬)
March 15, 1998 March 15, 2003 8 10 Wu Bangguo
吴邦国(吳邦國)
March 15, 2003 March 15, 2008 11 March 15, 2008 Incumbent Chairmen of the CPPCC National Committee
Main article: Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative ConferenceI# T# Chairperson Took office Left office 01 01 Mao Zedong
毛泽东(毛澤東)
October 1949 December 1954 02 02 Zhou Enlai
周恩来(周恩來)
December 1954 April 1959 03 April 1959 January 1965 04 January 1965 January 1976 During this interval, the chair was vacant. (January 1976 -March 1978) 03 05 Deng Xiaoping
邓小平(鄧小平)
March 1978 June 1983 04 06 Deng Yingchao
邓颖超(鄧穎超)
June 1983 April 1988 05 07 Li Xiannian
李先念
April 1988 June 1992 During this interval, the chair was vacant. (June 1992 - March 1993) 06 08 Li Ruihuan
李瑞环(李瑞環)
March 1993 March 1998 09 March 1998 March 2003 10 07 Jia Qinglin
贾庆林(賈慶林)
March 2003 March 2008 11 March 2008 Incumbent Chairmen of the CMC Central Military Commission
Main article: Chairman of the Central Military Commission# Picture Name Took office Left office 1 Mao Zedong 8 September 1954 9 September 1976 2 Hua Guofeng 7 October 1976 28 June 1981 3 Deng Xiaoping 28 June 1981 9 November 1989 4 Jiang Zemin 9 November 1989 19 September 2004 5 Hu Jintao September 19, 2004 Incumbent Categories:- Government of the People's Republic of China
- Politics of the People's Republic of China
- Positions of authority
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