Head of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party

Head of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
中国共产党中央委员会对外联络部部长
Emblem of the Chinese Communist Party
Flag of the Chinese Communist Party
Incumbent Liu Haixing since September 30, 2025
International Department of the Chinese Communist Party
Type	Department Head
Status	Provincial and ministerial-level official
Seat	Beijing
Nominator	Central Committee
Appointer	Central Committee
Inaugural holder	Wang Jiaxiang
Formation	1951
Deputy	Deputy Head

The head of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the leader of the International Department, a department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

The current head of the International Department is Liu Haixing, who assumed office on 30 September 2025.

List of heads

Department Head	Term of office		Ref.
	Took office	Left office
Wang Jiaxiang	1951	March 1966	[1]
Liu Ningyi (acting)	June 1966	April 1968	[ citation needed ]
Geng Biao	January 1971	January 1979	[ citation needed ]
Ji Pengfei	January 1979	April 1982	[ citation needed ]
Qiao Shi	April 1982	July 1983	[ citation needed ]
Qian Liren	July 1983	December 1985	[ citation needed ]
Zhu Liang	December 1985	March 1993	[2]
Li Shuzheng	March 1993	August 1997	[3]
Dai Bingguo	August 1997	March 2003	[ citation needed ]
Wang Jiarui	March 2003	November 2015	[4]
Song Tao	19 November 2015	2 June 2022	[5]
Liu Jianchao	2 June 2022	30 September 2025	[6]
Liu Haixing	30 September 2025	Incumbent	[7]

References

1. 何虎生、李耀东、向常福 主编, ed. (July 1996). 中华人民共和国职官志 (增订本第2版 ed.). 北京: 中国社会出版社. p. 54. ISBN   7-80088-393-0.
2. Yuan Bo (袁勃) (26 November 2015). 宋涛接替王家瑞任中央对外联络部部长【2】. People's Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 March 2024.
3. 中央对外联络部原部长李淑铮逝世，享年95岁. Beijing Daily (in Chinese). 19 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
4. "Senior CPC official meets Henry Kissinger to promote bilateral ties". China Daily . 2010-12-09. Retrieved 2010-12-26.
5. 宋涛接替王家瑞任中联部部长. Caixin . November 25, 2015.
6. Lin Yunshi (林韵诗) (2 June 2022). 接替67岁宋涛 58岁中央外办副主任刘建超任中联部部长. Caixin (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 11 September 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
7. "刘建超"消失"多时后 刘海星接任中共中联部部长" [Liu Haixing took over as Minister of the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee after Liu Jianchao "disappeared" for a long time]. Radio France International. 2025-09-30. Retrieved 2025-09-30.