Head of the United Front Work Department

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Head of the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
中国共产党中央委员会统一战线工作部部长
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Incumbent
Li Ganjie
since April 2, 2025
United Front Work Department
TypeDepartment Head
Status Provincial and ministerial-level official
Seat Beijing
Nominator Central Committee
Appointer Central Committee
Inaugural holder Zhou Enlai
Formation1938
DeputyDeputy Head

The head of the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the leader of the United Front Work Department (UFWD), a department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

The head of the United Front Work Department has generally served as the first-ranking vice chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Though not required by law, the UFWD head also serves as the executive vice president of the China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification. [1]

The current head of the United Front Work Department is Li Ganjie, who is also a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party. [2]

List of heads

During two periods the United Front Work Department was without a leader, from 1966 to 1975 during the Cultural Revolution and from the end of 1989 until 22 November 1990 following the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre. The UFWD has had two female heads, Liu Yandong (2002–2007) and Sun Chunlan (2014–2017). [3]

PortraitEnglish NameChineseStartEndRef.
Zhou Enlai and Lin Doudou (cropped).jpg Zhou Enlai 周恩来19381942 [3]
CCP-WangMing.jpg Wang Ming 王明19421947 [3]
Zhou Enlai and Lin Doudou (cropped).jpg Zhou Enlai 周恩来19471948 [3]
Li Weihan1.jpg Li Weihan 李维汉October 1948December 1964 [3]
Portrait gray.png Xu Bing 徐冰December 19641966 [3]
Cultural Revolution Interregnum19661975
Portrait gray.png Li Dazhang 李大章November 1975May 1976 [3]
Ulanhu1955.jpg Ulanhu 鸟阑夫May 1976April 1982 [3]
Portrait gray.png Yang Jingren 杨静仁April 1982November 1985 [3]
Portrait gray.png Yan Mingfu 阎明复November 1985November 1990 [3]
Tiananmen Massacre InterregnumLate 198922 November 1990
Portrait gray.png Ding Guangen 丁关根November 1990December 1992 [3]
Wang Zhaoguo Senate of Poland.jpg Wang Zhaoguo 王兆国December 1992December 2002 [3]
Liu Yandong 2011.jpg Liu Yandong 刘延东5 December 20022 December 2007 [3]
Du Qinglin (cropped).jpg Du Qinglin 杜青林2 December 200731 August 2012 [4]
Ling Jihua in 2009.jpg Ling Jihua 令计划1 September 201231 December 2014 [5]
Sun Chunlan (22551034609) (cropped).jpg Sun Chunlan 孙春兰31 December 20147 November 2017 [6]
You Quan in 2014.jpg You Quan 尤权7 November 201727 October 2022 [7]
Shi Taifeng 2025.jpg Shi Taifeng 石泰峰27 October 20222 April 2025 [8]
Li Ganjie.jpg Li Ganjie 李干杰2 April 2025Incumbent [9]
Source: Chinese Spies: From Chairman Mao to Xi Jinping [3]

References

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  2. "In a first for China's Communist Party, 2 Politburo members swap jobs". South China Morning Post. 2025-04-02. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Faligot, Roger (June 2019). Chinese Spies: From Chairman Mao to Xi Jinping. Oxford University Press. pp. 117–118. ISBN   978-1-78738-096-7. OCLC   1104999295.
  4. "Biography of Du Qinglin". China Vitae. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  5. 陆媒:令计划与周永康薄熙来有同盟关系. Duowei. December 22, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-12-24. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
  6. "孙春兰、王正伟先后加持,中央统战部领导班子规格再创新高". The Paper. April 15, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  7. "统战部部长尤权:新时代为统一战线施展才能创造更大舞台". 搜狐. 2017-11-07. Archived from the original on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  8. Li, Salina (28 October 2022). "Xi Jinping ally Shi Taifeng to head Chinese Communist Party's influence machine". South China Morning Post . Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  9. "In a first for China's Communist Party, Politburo members Li Ganjie and Shi Taifeng swap jobs". South China Morning Post . 2 April 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.