The chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference is the leader of the

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(CPPCC), which is a political advisory body in the

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. The chairman is officially nominated within the CPPCC National Committee and approved by a plenary session of the National Committee. The chairman is a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee, which handles the regular affairs of the body, and presides over its work. The chairman is also a member of the Chairperson's Council, which handles the day-to-day affairs of the Standing Committee. The chairman is assisted in their work by vice chairpersons and the

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of the National Committee. The chairman is usually the leader of the

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system of the

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(CCP), being the head of the principal forum for united front work. Since its establishment, all CPPCC chairpersons have been a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the CCP except during transition periods, being at least its 4th-ranking member. The incumbent chairman is Wang Huning, who is the 4th-ranking member of the PSC.

Roles

The chairman is central to the united front system of the CCP. According to

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Peter Mattis, the role "largely consists of public appearances, speaking engagements, and pressing the flesh to ensure the party’s ideas remain paramount". The chairman speaks at the department directors’ meeting () of the

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(UFWD) held around every December or January, with the Chinese state media emphasizing the role of the chairman and their speeches over the UFWD director, who nominally presides over the meeting. The chairman leads the Leading Party Members Group of the CPPCC, which is responsible for overseeing the implementation of CCP Central Committee policies in the CPPCC. The chairman usually leads the Central Coordination Group for Xinjiang Work and the Central Coordination Group for Tibet Work, the top CCP decision-making bodies on

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and

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, and is usually the deputy leader of the Central Leading Group for Taiwan Affairs, the top CCP decision-making body regarding Taiwan. Additionally, though not required by law, the chairman also generally serves as the leader of the

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(CCPPNR), a united front organization tasked to advance unification with Taiwan.

List of chairpersons

Multiple terms in office, consecutive or otherwise, are listed and counted in the first column counts individuals and the second column (''term number''). ; Generations of leadership:

Roles

List of chairpersons

Timeline

References

Further reading