Head of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party

Head of the Publicity 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 Li Shulei since October 26, 2022
Publicity 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	Li Da
Formation	August 1921
Deputy	Deputy Head

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

The current head of the Publicity Department is Li Shulei, who is also a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party.

List of heads

Name	Start	End	Notes	Ref.
Li Da	August 1921	July 1922	First propaganda chief of the CCP	[ citation needed ]
Cai Hesen	August 1922	June 1923	Propaganda chief of the 2nd Central Executive Committee	[ citation needed ]
Luo Zhanglong	May 1924	January 1925	Propaganda chief of the 3rd Central Executive Committee	[ citation needed ]
Peng Shuzhi	February 1925	March 1927	Director of propaganda	[ citation needed ]
Cai Hesen	April 1927	October 1927	Acting propaganda chief of the 5th Politburo	[ citation needed ]
Luo Qiyuan	November 1927	June 1928		[ citation needed ]
Cai Hesen	July 1928	October 1928		[ citation needed ]
Li Lisan	November 1928	December 1930	First head of the Central Propaganda Department	[ citation needed ]
Shen Zemin	January 1931	April 1931		[ citation needed ]
Zhang Wentian	April 1931	December 1934		[ citation needed ]
Wu Liangping	January 1935	July 1937		[ citation needed ]
Zhang Wentian	July 1937	December 1942		[ citation needed ]
Lu Dingyi	January 1943	December 1952	Head of the "Central Propaganda Commission" from 1943 to 1945	[ citation needed ]
Xi Zhongxun	January 1953	July 1954		[ citation needed ]
Lu Dingyi	July 1954	May 1966		[ citation needed ]
Tao Zhu	May 1966	January 1967		[ citation needed ]
Wang Li	January 1967	January 1968		[ citation needed ]
Interregnum [a]				[ citation needed ]
Kang Sheng	November 1970	December 1975	Head of the Central Organization and Propaganda Leading Group	[ citation needed ]
Yao Wenyuan	January 1976	October 1976		[ citation needed ]
Geng Biao	October 1976	October 1977	As head of the Central Propaganda Group	[ citation needed ]
Zhang Pinghua	October 1977	December 1978		[ citation needed ]
Hu Yaobang	25 December 1978	12 March 1980		[ citation needed ]
Wang Renzhong	12 March 1980	April 1982		[1]
Deng Liqun	April 1982	August 1985		[2]
Zhu Houze	August 1985	February 1987		[3]
Wang Renzhi	February 1987	December 1992		[4]
Ding Guangen	December 1992	October 2002		[5]
Liu Yunshan	24 October 2002	21 November 2012		[ citation needed ]
Liu Qibao	21 November 2012	30 October 2017		[6]
Huang Kunming	30 October 2017	26 October 2022		[7]
Li Shulei	26 October 2022	Incumbent		[8]

Executive deputy heads

• Hu Qiaomu (March 1950–December 1954)
• Zhang Jichun (December 1954–November 1956)
• Zhang Ziyi (November 1956–May 1966)
• Xiong Fu (June 1966–December 1966)
• Yu Wen (1982–October 1989)
• Xu Weicheng (October 1989–September 1992)
• Zheng Bijian (September 1992–November 1992)
• Liu Yunshan (April 1993–October 2002)
• Gong Xinhan (1993–2006)
• Ji Bingxuan (April 2003–April 2008)
• Luo Shugang (June 2008–December 2014)
• Huang Kunming (December 2014–October 2017)
• Wang Xiaohui (January 2018–April 2022)
• Li Shulei (April 2022–October 2022)
• Hu Heping (March 2023–present)

Notes

1. The Propaganda Department was disbanded during the Cultural Revolution and it was replaced by units under the Cultural Revolution Group, the Gang of Four and Kang Sheng.

References

1. "王任重". www.gov.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2016-06-22.
2. "王任重". www.gov.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2016-06-22.
3. 胡楠 (October 1, 1991). "三宽部长朱厚泽". 六四档案. Archived from the original on May 23, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
4. Wu Wei (吴伟) (28 July 2014). 十三大前，赵紫阳与“左”斗智斗勇. The New York Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 March 2024.
5. "Ding Guanggen Died" (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. July 22, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
6. "Liu Qibao". 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
7. "履新中宣部部长近3个月 黄坤明再添新职". Duowei News. 2018-01-18.
8. Mai, Jun (27 October 2022). "Politburo newcomer and Xi protégé confirmed as China's new propaganda chief before presenting summary of party congress". South China Morning Post . Retrieved 25 September 2024.