Director of the General Office of the Chinese Communist Party

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Director of the General Office of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
中国共产党中央委员会办公厅主任
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Incumbent
Cai Qi
since March 20, 2023
General Office of the Chinese Communist Party
TypeDepartment Head
Status Provincial and ministerial-level official
Seat Beijing
Nominator Central Committee
Appointer Central Committee
Inaugural holder Li Fuchun
Formation1942;83 years ago (1942)
DeputyDeputy Directors

The director of the General Office of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the leader of the General Office of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The director oversees the daily operations of the CCP Central Committee. [1]

Although the General Office's business is often not overtly political, the directors have historically had close connections with the CCP's top leaders, and usually join the Politburo or the Secretariat after their period leading the General Office.[ citation needed ] The director of the General office has been informally referred to as the "Danei Zongguan" (大内总管), roughly translated as "the gatekeeper". [2] While the director of the General Office is sometimes referred to as an analogue to the party General Secretary's "Chief of Staff", the general secretary also maintains a personal staff as part of the Office of the General Secretary, whose director may also, but not necessarily, conterminously hold the position of director of the General Office.

The current director of the General Office is Cai Qi, who is the fifth-ranking member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

List of directors

Director of the General Office of the Central Secretariat
NameStartEndRef.
Li Fuchun 1942October 1945 [3]
Yang Shangkun October 1945May 1948[ citation needed ]
Director of the General Office of the Central Committee
NameStartEndRef.
Yang Shangkun May 1948November 1965 [3]
Wang Dongxing November 1965December 1978 [4]
Yao Yilin December 1978April 1982 [4]
Hu Qili April 1982June 1983 [5]
Qiao Shi June 1983April 1984 [6]
Wang Zhaoguo April 1984April 1986 [7]
Wen Jiabao April 1986March 1993 [8]
Zeng Qinghong March 1993March 1999 [9]
Wang Gang March 1999September 2007 [10]
Ling Jihua 19 September 200731 August 2012 [1]
Li Zhanshu 31 August 2012November 2015 [11]
Ding Xuexiang 15 November 2017March 2023 [12]
Cai Qi March 2023Incumbent [13]

References

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  4. 1 2 "中国共产党组织史资料 第七卷 第一编 中国共产党中央组织机构 第二章 中共中央工作机构". 中华人民共和国国史网. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
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