The vice chairpersons of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) are deputies to the
. The official responsibility of the vice chairpersons is to assist the CPPCC chairman with the leadership of the
CPPCC Standing Committee.
The vice chairpersons are officially nominated within the
CPPCC National Committee and approved by a plenary session of the National Committee.
The vice chairpersons are members of the Standing Committee of the National Committee, which handles the regular affairs of the body, and members of the
Chairperson's Council, which handles the day-to-day affairs of the Standing Committee.
The
head of the United Front Work Department (UFWD) of the
Chinese Communist Party
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(CCP) has generally served as the first-ranking vice chairperson. The other vice chairpersons have generally included the president of the
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, former
chief executives of Hong Kong
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Th ...
and
Macau
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, director of the
Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, president of the
All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, and at least one chairperson of one of the
eight legally permitted political parties in China.
History
News reports have suggested that the position of CPPCC Vice Chairperson, as a state-level post with a retirement age of 70, has been used as a device to extend the services of valued officials beyond the typical retirement age for their position. The appointment of
People's Bank of China Governor
Zhou Xiaochuan as a vice chairperson in 2013 was said to be for this purpose.
List of officeholders
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Chairperson
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Secretary-General
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Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
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Vice Chairpersons
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Deputy national-level official
1949 establishments in China