Head of the Organization Department of the Chinese Communist Party

Head of the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
中国共产党中央委员会宣傳部部长
Emblem of the Chinese Communist Party
Flag of the Chinese Communist Party
Incumbent Shi Taifeng since April 2, 2025
Organization 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	Zhang Guotao
Formation	July 1921
Deputy	Deputy Head

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

The current head of the Organization Department is Shi Taifeng, who is also a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party. ^[1]

List of heads

Name	Start	End	Notes	Ref.
Zhang Guotao	July 1921	June 1923
Mao Zedong	May 1924	January 1925
Chen Duxiu	January 1925	April 1927
Zhang Guotao	April 1927	July 1927
Li Weihan	August 1927	September 1927
Luo Yinong	September 1927	January 1928	Head of the Organization Department Office
Zhou Enlai	January 1928	February 1930
Xiang Ying	November 1928	November 1928	Acting
Xiang Zhongfa	February 1930	August 1930	Leader of the Organization Department
Zhou Enlai	February 1930	March 1930	Actual head of the Organization Department
Li Lisan	March 1930	August 1930	Actual head of the Organization Department
Zhou Enlai	September 1930	January 1931
Kang Sheng	January 1931	March 1931
Li Zhusheng	March 1931	December 1931	Acting
Kang Sheng	December 1931	Late 1932	Head of the Organization Bureau
Huang Li	1932	1932
Kong Yuan	Late 1932	January 1933	Head of the Organization Bureau
Ren Bishi	January 1933	March 1933
Li Weihan	March 1933	November 1935	Head of the Organization Bureau
Zhou Enlai	November 1935	1935	Leader of the Organization Bureau
Li Weihan	1935	September 1936	Head of the Organization Department of the CCP Northwest Bureau
Zhang Wentian	September 1936	October 1936	Acting
Guo Hongtao	October 1936	February 1937	Acting
Bo Gu	February 1937	December 1937
Chen Yun	December 1937	March 1944	Incapacitated in March 1943
Peng Zhen	March 1944	April 1953	Acting until August 1945
Rao Shushi	April 1953	April 1954
Deng Xiaoping	April 1954	November 1956
An Ziwen	November 1956	August 1966

Cultural Revolution period

Soon after the start of the Cultural Revolution, the Organization Department came to a halt.

Name	Start	End	Notes	Ref.
Nie Jifeng	August 1966	?	Leader of the Organization Department Working Group
Zhu Guang	?	?	Leader of the Organization Department Working Group
Yang Shirong	?	October 1967	Acting leader of the Organization Department as leader of the Special Investigation Group
Guo Yufeng	October 1967	August 1973	Leader of the Organization Department Working Group
Kang Sheng	November 1970	December 1975	Leader of the Central Organization and Propaganda Leading Group
Guo Yufeng	August 1973	June 1975	Leader of the Central Leading Group of the Organization Department

Head of the Organization Department of the Central Committee

Name	Start	End	Ref.
Guo Yufeng	June 1975	December 1977	[ citation needed ]
Hu Yaobang	December 1977	December 1978	[ citation needed ]
Song Renqiong	December 1978	February 1983	[ citation needed ]
Qiao Shi	April 1984	July 1985	[2]
Wei Jianxing	July 1985	May 1987	[3]
Song Ping	May 1987	December 1989	[4]
Lu Feng	December 1989	October 1994	[ citation needed ]
Zhang Quanjing	October 1994	March 1999	[5]
Zeng Qinghong	March 1999	October 2002	[6]
He Guoqiang	24 October 2002	22 October 2007	[7]
Li Yuanchao	22 October 2007	19 November 2012	[8]
Zhao Leji	19 November 2012	28 October 2017	[9]
Chen Xi	28 October 2017	26 April 2023	[10]
Li Ganjie	26 April 2023	2 April 2025	[11]
Shi Taifeng	2 April 2025	Incumbent	[12]

References

1. "In a first for China's Communist Party, 2 Politburo members swap jobs". South China Morning Post. 2025-04-02. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
2. Song, Yuwu (2013). Biographical Dictionary of the People's Republic of China. McFarland. p. 258. ISBN   978-0-7864-3582-1.
3. "Wei Jianxing died". Xinhuanet. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
4. Thomson, Robert (June 24, 1987). "Beijing shuffle points to growing Cabinet intrigues". The Sydney Morning Herald . p. 18. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
5. 张全景的退休生活(图). Sohu (in Chinese). 12 December 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
6. Wen, Yu. "ZENG QINGHONG: A POTENTIAL CHALLENGER TO CHINA'S HEIR APPARENT". China Brief. Jamestown Foundation. Archived from the original on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
7. http://www.chinatoday.com/who/h/heguoqiang.htm China Today: Who is who in Chinese Politics
8. Cheng Li (2013-02-10). "Rule of the Princelings". Brookings Institution . Retrieved 2019-06-11.
9. "Zhao Leji appointed head of CPC Organization Department". People's Daily . Xinhua News Agency. 2012-11-19. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
10. "中组部长陈希兼任党校校长 习近平打破30年惯例". Radio Free Asia (in Chinese). 2017-11-11.
11. "China puts scientist in charge of Communist Party's HR department". South China Morning Post . 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
12. "In a first for China's Communist Party, 2 Politburo members swap jobs". South China Morning Post. 2025-04-02. Retrieved 2025-04-07.