List of national leaders of the People's Republic of China

National leaders is the generic version of "Party and State Leaders" (党和国家领导人), a political jargon used by official documents and by official media in China, referring to specific senior officials of the People's Republic of China. The range of Party and State Leaders are prescribed by the national civil servant system. Only officials holding the rank of "chief positions at the state level" (国家级正职, or commonly "national level" 正国级) or "deputy positions at the state level" (国家级正职, or commonly "sub-national level" 副国级) are considered Party and State Leaders.

Qualified Office Holders

Holders of the following offices qualify as Party and State Leaders:

In addition to the holders of the above office, historically, members of the standing committee of the Central Advisory Commission (existed between 1982 and 1992) were considered Party and State Leaders. The 20 military leaders who were conferred titles of "Marshal of the People's Republic" and "Grand General of the People's Liberation Army" in 1955 were all considered former Party and State Leaders when they were alive.

As of March 2018 (when the first session of the current 13th National People's Congress was convened), the 71 holders of the following 102 offices are considered Party and State Leaders. Of the 71 holders, 4 are women, 19 are not official members of the CCP.

  • Chief positions at the state level (8)
  1. General Secretary of the Communist Party (1)
  2. President (same holder as CCP General Secretary)
  3. Premier of the State Council (1)
  4. Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (1)
  5. Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (1)
  6. Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party (same holder as CCP General Secretary)
  7. Chairman of the Central Military Commission (same membership of the CCP Central Military Commission, same holder as CCP General Secretary)
  8. Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (3, plus 4 holding other positions listed above)
  9. Vice President (1)
  • Deputy positions at the state level (63)
  1. Members of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party not members of the Standing Committee (18)
  2. Secretaries of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party (1, plus 6 who are also members of the CCP Politburo)
  3. Vice Chairpersons of the National People's Congress (13, plus 1 who is also a member of the CCP Politburo)
  4. Vice Premiers (all 4 Vice Premiers are members of the CCP Politburo) and State Councillors (5)
  5. Vice Chairpersons of the Central Military Commission (both members of the CCP Politburo)
  6. Director of the National Supervisory Commission (also a member of the CCP Politburo)
  7. President and Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court (1)
  8. Prosecutor-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate (1)
  9. Vice Chairpersons of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (24)

Current national leaders

Name Birthdate Party Notes
Xi Jinping
习近平
(1953-06-15) 15 June 1953 (age 70)   Chinese Communist Party General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (2012)
President of the People's Republic of China (2013)
Chairman of the Central Military Commission (2012/2013)
Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (2007)
Li Qiang
李强
(1959-07-23) 23 July 1959 (age 64)   Chinese Communist Party Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (2022)
Premier of the People's Republic of China (2023)
Zhao Leji
赵乐际
(1957-03-08) 8 March 1957 (age 67)   Chinese Communist Party Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (2017)
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (2023)
Wang Huning
王沪宁
(1955-10-06) 6 October 1955 (age 68)   Chinese Communist Party Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (2017)
Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2023)
Cai Qi
蔡奇
(1955-12-05) 5 December 1955 (age 68)   Chinese Communist Party Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (2022)
First Secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party (2022)
Ding Xuexiang
丁薛祥
(1962-09-13) 13 September 1962 (age 61)   Chinese Communist Party Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (2022)
Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (2023)
Li Xi
李希
October 1956 (age 67)   Chinese Communist Party Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (2022)
Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (2022)
Han Zheng
韩正
(1954-04-22) 22 April 1954 (age 69)   Chinese Communist Party Vice President of the People's Republic of China (2023)
Former Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (2017-2022)
Ma Xingrui
马兴瑞
October 1959 (age 64)   Chinese Communist Party Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2022)
Communist Party Secretary of Xinjiang (2021)
Wang Yi
王毅
October 1953 (age 70)   Chinese Communist Party Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2022)
Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission (2023)
Minister of Foreign Affairs (2023)
Yin Li
尹力
August 1962 (age 61)   Chinese Communist Party Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2022)
Communist Party Secretary of Beijing (2022)
Shi Taifeng
石泰峰
September 1956 (age 67)   Chinese Communist Party Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2022)
Secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party (2022)
Head of the Central United Front Work Department (2022)
Liu Guozhong
刘国中
July 1962 (age 61)   Chinese Communist Party Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2022)
Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (2023)
Li Ganjie
李干杰
(1964-11-11) 11 November 1964 (age 59)   Chinese Communist Party Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2022)
Secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party (2022)
Head of the Central Organization Department (2023)
Li Shulei
李书磊
January 1964 (age 60)   Chinese Communist Party Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2022)
Secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party (2022)
Head of the Central Publicity Department (2022)
Li Hongzhong
李鸿忠
(1956-08-13) 13 August 1956 (age 67)   Chinese Communist Party Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2017)
First Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (2023)
GEN He Weidong
何卫东
May 1957 (age 66)   Chinese Communist Party Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2022)
Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission (2022/2023)
He Lifeng
何立峰
February 1955 (age 69)   Chinese Communist Party Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2022)
Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (2023)
GEN Zhang Youxia
张又侠
July 1950 (age 73)   Chinese Communist Party Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2017)
Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission (2017/2018)
Zhang Guoqiang
张国清
August 1964 (age 59)   Chinese Communist Party Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2022)
Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (2023)
Chen Wenqing
陈文清
(1960-01-24) 24 January 1960 (age 64)   Chinese Communist Party Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2022)
Secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party (2022)
Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (2022)
Chen Jining
陈吉宁
February 1964 (age 60)   Chinese Communist Party Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2022)
Communist Party Secretary of Shanghai (2022)
Chen Min'er
陈敏尔
September 1960 (age 63)   Chinese Communist Party Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2017)
Communist Party Secretary of Tianjin (2022)
Yuan Jiajun
袁家军
September 1962 (age 61)   Chinese Communist Party Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2022)
Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing (2022)
Huang Kunming
黄坤明
November 1956 (age 67)   Chinese Communist Party Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2017)
Communist Party Secretary of Guangdong (2022)
Chen Changzhi
陈昌智
July 1945 (age 78)   China Democratic National Construction Association Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress (2008)
Chairman of the China Democratic National Construction Association (2007)
Yan Junqi
严隽琪
August 1946 (age 77)   China Association for Promoting Democracy Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress (2008)
Chairman of the China Association for Promoting Democracy (2007)
Zhang Ping
张平
January 1946 (age 78)   Chinese Communist Party Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress (2013)
Former Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (2008-2013)
Qiangba Puncog
向巴平措
བྱམས་པ་ཕུན་ཚོགས
July 1947 (age 76)   Chinese Communist Party Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress (2013)
Former Chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region (2003-2010)
Former Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Region People's Congress (2010-2013)
Arken Imirbaki
艾力更·依明巴海
September 1953 (age 70)   Chinese Communist Party Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress (2013)
Former Chairman of the Standing Committee of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region People's Congress (2008-2014)
Wan Exiang
万鄂湘
May 1956 (age 67)   Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress (2008)
Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (2012)
Zhang Baowen
张宝文
November 1946 (age 77)   China Democratic League Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress (2013)
Chairman of the China Democratic League (2012)
Chen Zhu
陈竺
(1953-08-17) 17 August 1953 (age 70)   Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress (2013)
Chairman of the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party (2012)
GEN Chang Wanquan
常万全
January 1949 (age 75)   Chinese Communist Party State Councilor (2013)
Minister of the National Defense (2013)
Yang Jiechi
杨洁篪
(1950-05-01) 1 May 1950 (age 73)   Chinese Communist Party State Councilor (2013)
Director of the Foreign Affairs Leading Group (2013)
Former Foreign Minister (2007-2013)
CG Guo Shengkun[a]
郭声琨
September 1954 (age 69)   Chinese Communist Party State Councilor (2013)
Deputy Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (2012)
Minister of the Public Security (2012)
Wang Yong
王勇
December 1955 (age 68)   Chinese Communist Party State Councilor (2013)
Former Chairman of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (2010-2013)
CJ Zhang Jun
张军
September 1956 (age 67)   Chinese Communist Party President of the Supreme People's Court (2023)
CP Ying Yong[b]
应勇
(1957-11-17) 17 November 1957 (age 66)   Chinese Communist Party Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate (2023)
Yu Zhengsheng
俞正声
April 1945 (age 78)   Chinese Communist Party Former Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (2012-2017)
Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2013)
Du Qinglin
杜青林
November 1946 (age 77)   Chinese Communist Party Former Secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party (2012-2017)
Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2008)
Former Head of the United Front Work Department (2007-2012)
Han Qide
韩启德
July 1945 (age 78)   Jiusan Society Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2013)
Chairman of the Jiusan Society (2002)
Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai
帕巴拉·格列朗杰
འཕགས་པ་ལྷ་དགེ་ལེགས་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་
February 1940 (age 84) Nonpartisan Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2003)
Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (1993)
11th Qamdo Galden Jampaling Monastery Pagbalha Hutuktu of Tibetan Buddhism (1942)
Tung Chee-hwa
董建华
(1937-05-29) 29 May 1937 (age 86) Nonpartisan Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2005)
Former Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Autonomous Region (1997-2005)
Wan Gang
万钢
August 1952 (age 71)   China Zhi Gong Party Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2008)
Chairman of the China Zhi Gong Party (2007)
Minister of Science and Technology (2007)
Lin Wenyi
林文漪
September 1944 (age 79)   Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2008)
Chairman of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (2005)
Luo Fuhe
罗富和
September 1949 (age 74)   China Association for Promoting Democracy Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2008)
Executive Vice Chairman of the China Association for Promoting Democracy (2007)
Edmund Ho Hau-wah
何厚铧
(1955-03-13) 13 March 1955 (age 69) Nonpartisan Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2010)
Former Chief Executive of Macau Special Autonomous Region (1999-2009)
Zhang Qingli
张庆黎
January 1951 (age 73)   Chinese Communist Party Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2013)
Secretary-General of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2013)
Li Haifeng
李海峰
February 1949 (age 75)   Chinese Communist Party Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2013)
Former Director of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office (2007-2013)
Chen Yuan
陈元
January 1945 (age 79)   Chinese Communist Party Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2013)
Former Chairman of the China Development Bank (1998-2013)
Lu Zhangong
卢展工
May 1952 (age 71)   Chinese Communist Party Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2013)
Party Secretary of Henan Province (2009-2012)
Party Secretary of Fujian Province (2004-2009)
Zhou Xiaochuan
周小川
(1948-01-29) 29 January 1948 (age 76)   Chinese Communist Party Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2013)
Governor of the People's Bank of China (2002)
Wang Jiarui
王家瑞
September 1949 (age 74)   Chinese Communist Party Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2013)
Former Head of the International Liaison Department of the Chinese Communist Party (2003-2015)
Wang Zhengwei
王正伟
وْا ﺟْﻊ وِ
June 1957 (age 66)   Chinese Communist Party Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2013)
Deputy Head of the United Front Work Department (2015)
Former Chairman of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission (2013-2016)
Ma Biao
马飚
August 1954 (age 69)   Chinese Communist Party Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2013)
Former Chairman of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (2008-2013)
Qi Xuchun
齐续春
January 1946 (age 78)   Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2013)
Executive Vice Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (2012)
Chen Xiaoguang
陈晓光
May 1955 (age 68)   China Democratic League Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2013)
Executive Vice Chairman of the China Democratic League (2012)
Ma Peihua
马培华
August 1949 (age 74)   China Democratic National Construction Association Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2013)
First-ranked Vice Chairman of the China Democratic National Construction Association (2016)
Liu Xiaofeng
刘晓峰
January 1947 (age 77)   Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2013)
Executive Vice Chairman of the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party (2012)
Wang Qinmin
王钦敏
December 1948 (age 75)   China Zhi Gong Party Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2013)
Chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (2012)
Leung Chun-ying
梁振英
(1954-08-12) 12 August 1954 (age 69) Nonpartisan Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2017)
Former Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Autonomous Region (2012-2017)

Notes

  1. ^ Commissioner-General
  2. ^ Chief Procurator

See also

References

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