Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party

See also: Leader of the Chinese Communist Party

Chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
中国共产党中央委员会主席 (Chinese)
Emblem of the Chinese Communist Party (1942–1996)
Flag of the Chinese Communist Party (1942–1996)
Longest serving
Mao Zedong
20 March 1943 – 9 September 1976
Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
StyleChairman (主席)
(informal)
Comrade (同志)
(formal)
Type
Member ofPolitburo Standing Committee
Reports toCentral Committee
SeatZhongnanhai, Beijing, China
NominatorCentral Committee
AppointerCentral Committee
Term lengthFive years,
renewable
Constituting instrumentParty Constitution
PrecursorGeneral Secretary (1921–1943)
Formation20 March 1943; 81 years ago (1943-03-20)
First holderMao Zedong
Final holderHu Yaobang
Abolished1 September 1982; 42 years ago (1982-09-01)
Superseded byGeneral Secretary
Unofficial namesParamount leader, Lingxiu
DeputyVice Chairman (1956–1982)
Chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Simplified Chinese中国共产党中央委员会主席
Traditional Chinese中國共產黨中央委員會主席
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Zhǔxí
Commonly abbreviated as
Chinese中共中央主席
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōnggòng Zhōngyāng Zhǔxí

The chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (Chinese: 中国共产党中央委员会主席; pinyin: Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Zhǔxí) was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party. The position was established at the 8th National Congress in 1945 and abolished at the 12th National Congress in 1982, being replaced by the general secretary. Offices with the name Chairman of the Central Executive Committee and Chairman of the Central Committee existed in 1922–1923 and 1928–1931, respectively.