Party and state leaders

This article is about national leaders of the PRC. For leaders of PRC institutions, see List of leaders of the People's Republic of China.

Party and state leaders
Chinese	党和国家领导人
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dǎng hé guójiā lǐngdǎorén

"Party and State leaders" is a political term used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Chinese government to refer to senior officials in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Used in official documents and by state media, the range of Party and State leaders are prescribed by the national civil servant system. ^[1] Only officials holding the rank of "chief positions at the state level", or commonly "national level" or "deputy positions at the state level", or commonly "sub-national level" are considered Party and State leaders. ^[2]

Qualified office holders

Holders of the following offices qualify as Party and State leaders: ^[3]

• Senior leaders of the three key organs of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
  • Central Committee
    • General Secretary of the Central Committee
    • Politburo – Members and Alternate members
      • Politburo Standing Committee – Members
    • Secretariat – Members
  • Central Military Commission – Chair and Vice Chairs
  • Central Commission for Discipline Inspection – Secretary
• Senior leaders of the seven key institutions of the People's Republic of China (PRC)
  • National People's Congress – Chair, Vice Chairs of the Standing Committee
  • Presidency – President, Vice President
  • State Council – Premier, Vice Premiers, State Councillors
  • Central Military Commission – Chair and Vice Chairs (rank: General/Admiral/Air Force General)
  • National Supervisory Commission – Director (rank: Censor-General)
  • Supreme People's Court – President (rank: Chief Justice)
  • Supreme People's Procuratorate – Procurator-General (rank: Chief Procurator)
• Senior leaders of the CPPCC
  • National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference – Chair, Vice Chairs

In addition to the holders of the above office, historically, members of the standing committee of the Central Advisory Commission (existed between 1982 and 1992) were considered Party and State leaders. The 20 military leaders who were conferred titles of "Marshal of the People's Republic" and "Grand General of the People's Liberation Army" in 1955 were all considered former Party and State leaders when they were alive.

As of June 2024, the 66 holders of the following 102 offices are considered Party and State leaders. Of the 67 holders, 6 are women, 19 are not official members of the CCP.

• Chief positions at the state level (8)

1. General Secretary of the Communist Party (1)
2. President (same holder as CCP General Secretary)
3. Premier of the State Council (1)
4. Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (1)
5. Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (1)
6. Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party (same holder as CCP General Secretary)
7. Chairman of the Central Military Commission (same membership of the CCP Central Military Commission, same holder as CCP General Secretary)
8. Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (3, plus 4 holding other positions listed above)
9. Vice President (1)

• Deputy positions at the state level (58)

1. Members of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party not members of the Standing Committee (17)
2. Members of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party (2, plus 5 who are also members of the CCP Politburo)
3. Vice Chairpersons of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (13, plus 1 who is also a member of the CCP Politburo)
4. Vice Premiers (all 4 Vice Premiers are members of the CCP Politburo) and State Councillors (2, plus 1 who is also members of the CCP Secretariat)
5. Vice Chairpersons of the Central Military Commission (both members of the CCP Politburo)
6. Director of the National Supervisory Commission (also a member of the CCP Secretariat)
7. President of the Supreme People's Court (1)
8. Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate (1)
9. Vice Chairpersons of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (22, plus 1 who is also a member of the CCP Politburo)

Current national leaders

Name	Party		Notes
Xi Jinping 习近平		Chinese Communist Party	General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (2012) President of China (2013) Chairman of the Central Military Commission (2012/2013) Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (2007)
Li Qiang 李强		Chinese Communist Party	Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (2022) Premier of China (2023)
Zhao Leji 赵乐际		Chinese Communist Party	Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (2017) Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (2023)
Wang Huning 王沪宁		Chinese Communist Party	Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (2017) Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2023)
Cai Qi 蔡奇		Chinese Communist Party	Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (2022) Member of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party (2022)
Ding Xuexiang 丁薛祥		Chinese Communist Party	Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (2022) Vice Premier of China (2023)
Li Xi 李希		Chinese Communist Party	Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (2022) Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (2022)
Han Zheng 韩正		Chinese Communist Party	Vice President of China (2023) Former Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (2017-2022)
Ma Xingrui 马兴瑞		Chinese Communist Party	Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2022) Party Secretary of Xinjiang (2021)
Wang Yi 王毅		Chinese Communist Party	Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2022) Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission (2023) Minister of Foreign Affairs (2023)
Yin Li 尹力		Chinese Communist Party	Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2022) Party Secretary of Beijing (2022)
Shi Taifeng 石泰峰		Chinese Communist Party	Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2022) Member of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party (2022) Head of the Central United Front Work Department (2022)
Liu Guozhong 刘国中		Chinese Communist Party	Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2022) Vice Premier of China (2023)
Li Ganjie 李干杰		Chinese Communist Party	Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2022) Member of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party (2022) Head of the Central Organization Department (2023)
Li Shulei 李书磊		Chinese Communist Party	Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2022) Member of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party (2022) Head of the Central Publicity Department (2022)
Li Hongzhong 李鸿忠		Chinese Communist Party	Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2017) Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (2023)
He Lifeng 何立峰		Chinese Communist Party	Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2022) Vice Premier of China (2023)
GEN Zhang Youxia 张又侠		Chinese Communist Party	Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2017) Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission (2017/2018)
Zhang Guoqing 张国清		Chinese Communist Party	Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2022) Vice Premier of China (2023)
Chen Wenqing 陈文清		Chinese Communist Party	Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2022) Member of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party (2022) Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (2022)
Chen Jining 陈吉宁		Chinese Communist Party	Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2022) Communist Party Secretary of Shanghai (2022)
Chen Min'er 陈敏尔		Chinese Communist Party	Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2017) Communist Party Secretary of Tianjin (2022)
Yuan Jiajun 袁家军		Chinese Communist Party	Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2022) Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing (2022)
Huang Kunming 黄坤明		Chinese Communist Party	Member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2017) Communist Party Secretary of Guangdong (2022)
Liu Jinguo 刘金国		Chinese Communist Party	Member of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party (2022) Director of the National Supervisory Commission (2023)
CG Wang Xiaohong [a] 王小洪		Chinese Communist Party	Secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party (2022) State Councilor (2023) Minister of Public Security (2022)
Wang Dongming 王东明		Chinese Communist Party	Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (2018)
Xiao Jie 肖捷		Chinese Communist Party	Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (2023)
Zheng Jianbang 郑建邦		Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang	Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (2023) Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (2022)
Ding Zhongli 丁仲礼		China Democratic League	Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (2018) Chairman of the China Democratic League (2017)
Hao Mingjin 郝明金		China National Democratic Construction Association	Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (2018) Chairman of the China Democratic National Construction Association (2017)
Cai Dafeng 蔡达峰		China Association for Promoting Democracy	Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (2018) Chairman of the China Association for Promoting Democracy (2017)
He Wei 何维		Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party	Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (2023) Chairman of the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party (2022)
Wu Weihua 武维华		Jiusan Society	Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (2018) Chairman of the Jiusan Society (2017)
Tie Ning 铁凝		Chinese Communist Party	Vice Chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (2023)
Peng Qinghua 彭清华		Chinese Communist Party	Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (2023)
Zhang Qingwei 张庆伟		Chinese Communist Party	Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (2023)
Losang Jamcan 洛桑江村 བློ་བཟང་རྒྱལ་མཚན		Chinese Communist Party	Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (2023)
Shohrat Zakir 雪克来提·扎克尔 شۆھرەت زاكىر		Chinese Communist Party	Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (2023)
Wu Zhenglong 吴政隆		Chinese Communist Party	State Councilor (2023)
Shen Yiqin 谌贻琴		Chinese Communist Party	State Councilor (2023)
CJ Zhang Jun 张军		Chinese Communist Party	President of the Supreme People's Court (2023)
CP Ying Yong [b] 应勇		Chinese Communist Party	Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate (2023)
Hu Chunhua 胡春华		Chinese Communist Party	Vice Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2023)
Shen Yueyue 沈跃跃		Chinese Communist Party	Vice Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2023)
Wang Yong 王勇		Chinese Communist Party	Vice Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2023)
Zhou Qiang 周强		Chinese Communist Party	Vice Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2023)
Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai 帕巴拉·格列朗杰 འཕགས་པ་ལྷ་དགེ་ལེགས་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་		Nonpartisan	Vice Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2003) Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (1993) 11th Qamdo Galden Jampaling Monastery Pagbalha Hutuktu of Tibetan Buddhism (1942)
Edmund Ho Hau-wah 何厚铧		Nonpartisan	Vice Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2010) Former Chief Executive of Macau (1999-2009)
Bagatur 巴特尔		Chinese Communist Party	Vice Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2018)
Su Hui 苏辉		Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League	Vice Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2018) Chairwoman of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League (2018)
Shao Hong 邵鸿		Jiusan Society	Vice Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2018)
Gao Yunlong 高云龙		China National Democratic Construction Association	Vice Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2018)
Chen Wu 陈武		Chinese Communist Party	Vice Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2023)
Mu Hong 穆虹		Chinese Communist Party	Vice Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2023)
Xian Hui 咸辉		Chinese Communist Party	Vice Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2023)
Wang Dongfeng 王东峰		Chinese Communist Party	Vice Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2023) Secretary-General of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2023)
Jiang Xinzhi 姜信治		Chinese Communist Party	Vice Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2023)
Jiang Zuojun 蒋作君		China Zhi Gong Party	Vice Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2023) Chairman of the China Zhi Gong Party (2022)
He Baoxiang 何报翔		Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang	Vice Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2023)
Wang Guangqian 王光谦		China Democratic League	Vice Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2023)
Qin Boyong 秦博勇		China National Democratic Construction Association	Vice Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2023)
Zhu Yongxin 朱永新		China Democratic League	Vice Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2023)
Yang Zhen 杨震		Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party	Vice Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2023)

Notes

1. Commissioner-General
2. Chief Procurator

See also

• Order of precedence in China
• List of leaders of the People's Republic of China
• List of current Chinese provincial leaders

References

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