List of leaders of the People's Republic of China
This is a list of leaders of the China's Government institutions. Each institution of China is headed by a chairperson or president, with some being more prominent than others.
Current office holders
| President of the People's Republic of China | ||||
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Institution | Presidency | The President is legally China's head of state, he is responsible for China's image. The office is largely ceremonial and it can not intervene directly in matters of the State Council. The President therefore held minor responsibilities such as greeting foreign dignitaries, and signing the appointment of embassy staff. | |
| Current holder | Xi Jinping | |||
| Birthplace | Beijing, China | |||
| Constituency | Shanghai At-large | |||
| Since | 14 March 2013 | |||
| Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China | ||||
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Institution | State Council | The Premier is the highest administrative position in the Government of the People's Republic of China. The Premier is responsible for organizing and administering the Chinese civil bureaucracy. This includes overseeing the various ministries, departments, commissions and statutory agencies and announcing their candidacies to the National People's Congress for Vice-Premiers, State Councillors and ministry offices. | |
| Current holder | Li Keqiang | |||
| Birthplace | Dingyuan County, Anhui | |||
| Constituency | Shandong At-large | |||
| Since | 15 March 2013 | |||
| Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress | ||||
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Institution | National People's Congress | The Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress presides over the plenary of Congress. The Chairman also chairs the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress as well as representing the speaker of Congress. | |
| Current holder | Zhang Dejiang | |||
| Birthplace | Tai'an County, Liaoning, Liaoning | |||
| Constituency | Chongqing At-large | |||
| Since | 14 March 2013 | |||
| Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | ||||
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Institution | CPPC Conference | The Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference oversees the Conference In practice, its role and powers are somewhat analogous to a speaker of a legislative upper house and there have been occasional proposals to formalize this role in the PRC Constitution. | |
| Current holder | Jia Qinglin | |||
| Birthplace | Botou, Cangzhou, Hebei | |||
| Constituency | Beijing At-large | |||
| Since | 16 March 2003 | |||
| Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China | ||||
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Institution | People's Liberation Army | The Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China directs the armed forces of the country according to the Constitution. | |
| Current holder | Xi Jinping | |||
| Birthplace | Beijing, China | |||
| Constituency | Shanghai At-large | |||
| Since | 14 March 2013 | |||
| President of the Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China | ||||
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Institution | Supreme People's Court | The President of the Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China oversee the highest court in the mainland area of the People's Republic of China not including Hong Kong or Macau. | |
| Current holder | Wang Shengjun | |||
| Birthplace | Suzhou, Anhui | |||
| Constituency | Guizhou At-large | |||
| Since | 15 March 2008 | |||
| Procurators-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate | ||||
| Institution | Supreme People's Procuratorate | The Procurators-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate of the People's Republic of China oversee the highest agency at the national level responsible for both prosecution and investigation in the People's Republic of China. | ||
| Current holder | Cao Jianming | |||
| Birthplace | Nantong, Jiangsu | |||
| Constituency | Hubei At-large | |||
| Since | 15 March 2008 | |||
Other important institutions
| General Secretary of the Communist Party of China | ||||
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Institution | CPC Central Committee | The General Secretary is the highest-ranking official within the Communist Party of China, a standing member of the Politburo and head of the Secretariat. Also the post holders are usually the de facto leaders of the People's Republic of China. Recently, the General Secretary holds the authority of Paramount leader in China. Also China is a Single-party state that General Secretary holds the highest Political position ranking of PRC which is the most powerful position in the Chinese government. | |
| Current holder | Xi Jinping | |||
| Birthplace | Beijing | |||
| Constituency | Jiangsu At-large | |||
| Since | 15 November 2012 | |||
| Vice President of the People's Republic of China | ||||
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Institution | Presidency | The Vice President's duties include assisting the President, and replacing him should he resign or die in office. In reality the position of the Vice-President is basically ceremonial, and only until Hu Jintao the recent Vice-Presidents have been members of the Politburo Standing Committee, China's main decision makers. | |
| Current holder | Li Yuanchao | |||
| Birthplace | Lianshui, Jiangsu | |||
| Constituency | Shanghai At-large | |||
| Since | 14 March 2013 | |||
| Vice Premiers of the People's Republic of China | |||||
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| Portrait | Information | Posts | |||
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Rank | 1st | Member of the Politburo Standing Committee (7th Ranked)
finance, development, reform, land, resources, | ||
| Name | Zhang Gaoli | ||||
| Constituency | Tianjin At-large | ||||
| Ethnicity | Han | ||||
| Birthplace | Jinjiang, Fujian | ||||
| took office since | 16 March 2013 | ||||
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Rank | 2nd | Member of the Politburo
education, health, sports, & culture | ||
| Name | Liu Yandong | ||||
| Constituency | Hebei At-large | ||||
| Ethnicity | Han | ||||
| Birthplace | Nantong, Jiangsu | ||||
| took office since | 16 March 2013 | ||||
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Rank | 3rd | Member of the Politburo
agriculture, water resources, commerce, & tourism | ||
| Name | Wang Yang | ||||
| Constituency | Anhui At-large | ||||
| Ethnicity | Han | ||||
| Birthplace | Suzhou, Anhui | ||||
| took office since | 16 March 2013 | ||||
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Rank | 4th | Member of the Politburo
industry, transport, bank, human resources, & social security | ||
| Name | Ma Kai | ||||
| Constituency | Shanxi At-large | ||||
| Ethnicity | Han | ||||
| Birthplace | Jinshan District, Shanghai | ||||
| took office since | 16 March 2013 | ||||
Historic office holders
References
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