Party and State leaders () is a political

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used by official documents and by official media in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

, referring to specific senior officials of the

Chinese Communist Party The Communist Party of China (CPC), also translated into English as Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP emerged victorious in the ...

(CCP) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). The range of Party and State leaders are prescribed by the national civil servant system. 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.

Qualified Office Holders

Holders of the following offices qualify as Party and State leaders: * Senior leaders of the three key organs of the

(CCP) ** Central Committee *** General Secretary of the Central Committee *** Central Politburo - Members and Alternate members ****

Politburo Standing Committee The Politburo Standing Committee (PSC), officially the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is a committee consisting of the top leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) an ...

- Members *** Secretaries of the Central Secretariat - including the First-ranked Secretary ** Central Military Commission -

Chair A chair is a type of seat, typically designed for one person and consisting of one or more legs, a flat or slightly angled seat and a back-rest. It may be made of wood, metal, or synthetic materials, and may be padded or upholstered in vario ...

and Vice Chairs **

Central Commission for Discipline Inspection The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) is the highest supervisory organ of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The CCDI is elected and supervised by the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, CCP National Congress. ...

Secretary A secretary, administrative assistant, executive assistant, personal secretary, or other similar titles is an individual whose work consists of supporting management, including executives, using a variety of project management, program evalu ...

* Senior leaders of the seven key institutions of the National Government of the People's Republic of China **

National People's Congress The National People's Congress (NPC) is the highest organ of state power of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The NPC is the only branch of government in China, and per the principle of unified power, all state organs from the Sta ...

, Vice Chairs of the

Standing Committee A committee or commission is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly or other form of organization. A committee may not itself be considered to be a form of assembly or a decision-making body. Usually, an assembly o ...

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Vice President A vice president or vice-president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vi ...

** State Council -

Premier Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of govern ...

, Vice Premiers, State Councillors ** Central Military Commission -

and Vice Chairs (rank: General/Admiral/Air Force General) **

National Supervisory Commission The National Supervisory Commission is the highest supervisory and anti-corruption authority of the People's Republic of China. Formed in 2018 by an 2018 amendment to the Constitution of China, amendment to the Constitution of China, Constitut ...

- Director (rank: Censor-General) **

Supreme People's Court The Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China (SPC) is the highest court of the People's Republic of China. It hears appeals of cases from the high people's courts and is the trial court for cases about matters of national ...

(rank: Chief Justice) ** Supreme People's Procuratorate - Procurator-General (rank: Chief Procurator) * Senior leaders of the CPPCC **

Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China and a central part of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s United front (China), united front system. Its members adv ...

, 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 The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). It consists of four Military branch, services—People's Liberation Army Ground Force, Ground Force, People's ...

" 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) #

General Secretary of the Communist Party The title of General Secretary or First Secretary is commonly used for the leaders of most communist parties. When a communist party is the ruling party of a socialist state—often labeled as communist states by external observers—the general s ...

(1) #

(same holder as CCP General Secretary) # Premier of the State Council (1) #

Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress The chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress is the Speaker (politics), presiding officer of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC), which is the permanent body of the National People's Cong ...

(1) #

Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference The chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference is the leader of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), which is a political advisory body in th ...

(1) # Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party (same holder as CCP General Secretary) # Chairman of the Central Military Commission (same membership of the CCP Central Military Commission, same holder as CCP General Secretary) # Members of the

Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The Politburo Standing Committee (PSC), officially the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is a committee consisting of the top leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) an ...

(3, plus 4 holding other positions listed above) #

(1) * Deputy positions at the state level (58) # Members of the

Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party The Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party, officially the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is the executive committee of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Currently, the bureau i ...

not members of the Standing Committee (17) # Secretaries of the

Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party The Secretariat, officially the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is a body serving the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s Politburo and Standing Committee. The secretariat is mainly responsible for carrying out ...

(2, plus 5 who are also members of the CCP Politburo) # Vice Chairpersons of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (13, plus 1 who is also a member of the CCP Politburo) # 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) # Vice Chairpersons of the Central Military Commission (both members of the CCP Politburo) # Director of the

(also a member of the CCP Secretariat) #

President of the Supreme People's Court The president of the Supreme People's Court is the head of the Supreme People's Court and is the highest-ranking official in the Chinese judiciary. Under the current constitution, the president of the SPC is appointed by and serves at the pleasu ...

(1) # Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate (1) # Vice Chairpersons of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (22, plus 1 who is also a member of the CCP Politburo)

Current national leaders

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Qualified Office Holders

Current national leaders

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