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National leaders is the generic version of "Party and State Leaders" (党和国家领导人), a political jargon used by official documents and by official media in China, referring to specific senior officials of the People's Republic of China. 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" (国家级正职, or commonly "national level" 正国级) or "deputy positions at the state level" (国家级正职, or commonly "sub-national level" 副国级) 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 Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
- Senior leaders of the seven key institutions of the National Government of the People's Republic of China
- National People's Congress - Chair, Vice Chairs of the Standing Committee
- President - President, Vice President
- State Council - Premier, Vice Premiers, State Councillors
- Central Military Commission - Chair and Vice-Chairs (rank: General/Admiral/Air Force General)
- National Supervisory Commission - Director (rank: Censor-General)
- Supreme People's Court - President (rank: Chief Justice)
- Supreme People's Procuratorate - Prosecutor-General (rank: Chief Procurator)
- Senior leaders of the United Front
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" in 1955 were all considered former Party and State Leaders when they were alive.
As of March 2018 (when the first session of the current 13th National People's Congress was convened), the 71 holders of the following 102 offices are considered Party and State Leaders. Of the 71 holders, 4 are women, 19 are not official members of the CCP.
- Chief positions at the state level (8)
- General Secretary of the Communist Party (1)
- President (same holder as CCP General Secretary)
- Premier of the State Council (1)
- Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (1)
- Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (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 (3, plus 4 holding other positions listed above)
- Vice President (1)
- Deputy positions at the state level (63)
- Members of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party not members of the Standing Committee (18)
- Secretaries of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party (1, plus 6 who are also members of the CCP Politburo)
- Vice Chairpersons 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 (5)
- Vice Chairpersons of the Central Military Commission (both members of the CCP Politburo)
- Director of the National Supervisory Commission (also a member of the CCP Politburo)
- President and Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court (1)
- Prosecutor-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate (1)
- Vice Chairpersons of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (24)
Current national leaders
List of living former national leaders by age
Name | Birthdate | Party | Year retired | |
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Song Ping 宋平 |
24 April 1917 | Chinese Communist Party | 1992 (75) | |
Qian Zhengying 钱正英 |
4 July 1923 | Chinese Communist Party | 2003 (80) | |
Wang Bingqian 王丙乾 |
June 1925 (age 97) | Chinese Communist Party | 1998 (73) | |
Wang Hanbin 王汉斌 |
August 1925 (age 97) | Chinese Communist Party | 1998 (73) | |
Ren Jianxin 任建新 |
August 1925 (age 97) | Chinese Communist Party | 2003 (78) | |
Jiang Zemin 江泽民 |
17 August 1926 | Chinese Communist Party | 2005 (79) | |
Zou Jiahua 邹家华 |
October 1926 (age 95–96) | Chinese Communist Party | 2003 (77) | |
Zhang Kehui 张克辉 |
February 1928 (age 94) | Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League | 2008 (80) | |
Zhu Rongji 朱镕基 |
23 October 1928 | Chinese Communist Party | 2003 (75) | |
Zhou Guangzhao 周光召 |
15 May 1929 | Chinese Communist Party | 2003 (74) | |
Tian Jiyun 田纪云 |
June 1929 (age 93) | Chinese Communist Party | 2003 (74) | |
GEN Chi Haotian 迟浩田 |
10 July 1929 | Chinese Communist Party | 2003 (74) | |
Hu Qili 胡启立 |
October 1929 (age 92–93) | Chinese Communist Party | 2003 (74) | |
Peng Peiyun 彭珮云 |
December 1929 (age 92) | Chinese Communist Party | 2003 (74) | |
Yan Mingfu 阎明复 |
November 1931 (age 90) | Chinese Communist Party | 1996 (65) | |
Song Jian 宋健 |
December 1931 (age 90) | Chinese Communist Party | 2003 (72) | |
Han Zhubin 韩杼滨 |
February 1932 (age 90) | Chinese Communist Party | 2003 (71) | |
Li Lanqing 李岚清 |
May 1932 (age 90) | Chinese Communist Party | 2003 (71) | |
Zhang Siqing 张思卿 |
August 1932 (age 90) | Chinese Communist Party | 2008 (76) | |
Wang Zhongyu 王忠禹 |
February 1933 (age 89) | Chinese Communist Party | 2008 (75) | |
Li Ruihuan 李瑞环 |
17 September 1934 | Chinese Communist Party | 2003 (69) | |
Zhang Huaixi 张怀西 |
February 1935 (age 87) | China Association for Promoting Democracy | 2008 (73) | |
Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) 达赖喇嘛•丹增嘉措 |
6 July 1935 | Fleeing | 1965 (30) | |
Luo Gan 罗干 |
18 July 1935 | Chinese Communist Party | 2007 (72) | |
Sheng Huaren 盛华仁 |
September 1935 (age 87) | Chinese Communist Party | 2008 (73) | |
Hao Jianxiu 郝建秀 |
November 1935 (age 86) | Chinese Communist Party | 2008 (73) | |
GEN Cao Gangchuan 曹刚川 |
December 1935 (age 86) | Chinese Communist Party | 2008 (73) | |
Li Tieying 李铁映 |
September 1936 (age 86) | Chinese Communist Party | 2008 (72) | |
Gu Xiulian 顾秀莲 |
December 1936 (age 85) | Chinese Communist Party | 2008 (72) | |
Li Meng 李蒙 |
May 1937 (age 85) | Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party | 2008 (71) | |
Xu Jialu 许嘉璐 |
June 1937 (age 85) | China Association for Promoting Democracy | 2008 (71) | |
Li Guixian 李贵鲜 |
August 1937 (age 85) | Chinese Communist Party | 2008 (71) | |
Jiang Zhenghua 蒋正华 |
October 1937 (age 84–85) | Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party | 2008 (71) | |
Xu Kuangdi 徐匡迪 |
December 1937 (age 84) | Chinese Communist Party | 2008 (71) | |
Wu Guixian 吴桂贤 |
1938 (age 83–84) | Chinese Communist Party | 1977 (39) | |
Tang Jiaxuan 唐家璇 |
17 January 1938 | Chinese Communist Party | 2008 (70) | |
Jia Chunwang 贾春旺 |
May 1938 (age 84) | Chinese Communist Party | 2008 (70) | |
Wu Guanzheng 吴官正 |
August 1938 (age 84) | Chinese Communist Party | 2007 (69) | |
Raidi 热地 རག་སྡི་ |
August 1938 (age 84) | Chinese Communist Party | 2008 (70) | |
Wu Yi 吴仪 |
November 1938 (age 83) | Chinese Communist Party | 2008 (70) | |
Zhou Tienong 周铁农 |
November 1938 (age 83) | Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang | 2013 (75) | |
Zeng Peiyan 曾培炎 |
December 1938 (age 83) | Chinese Communist Party | 2008 (70) | |
Zeng Qinghong 曾庆红 |
July 1939 (age 83) | Chinese Communist Party | 2008 (69) | |
Hua Jianmin 华建敏 |
January 1940 (age 82) | Chinese Communist Party | 2013 (73) | |
Jia Qinglin 贾庆林 |
March 1940 (age 82) | Chinese Communist Party | 2013 (73) | |
Jiang Shusheng 蒋树声 |
April 1940 (age 82) | China Democratic League | 2013 (73) | |
He Yong 何勇 |
October 1940 (age 81–82) | Chinese Communist Party | 2012 (72) | |
GEN Liang Guanglie 梁光烈 |
December 1940 (age 81) | Chinese Communist Party | 2013 (73) | |
Bai Lichen 白立忱 ﺑَﻰْ لِ چٌ |
January 1941 (age 81) | Chinese Communist Party | 2013 (72) | |
Chen Kuiyuan 陈奎元 |
January 1941 (age 81) | Chinese Communist Party | 2013 (72) | |
Dai Bingguo 戴秉国 |
March 1941 (age 81) | Chinese Communist Party | 2013 (72) | |
Zheng Wantong 郑万通 |
May 1941 (age 81) | Chinese Communist Party | 2013 (72) | |
Wang Zhaoguo 王兆国 |
July 1941 (age 81) | Chinese Communist Party | 2012 (71) | |
Wu Bangguo 吴邦国 |
30 July 1941 | Chinese Communist Party | 2013 (72) | |
Sang Guowei 桑国卫 |
November 1941 (age 80) | Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party | 2013 (72) | |
Abdul'ahat Abdulrixit 阿不来提·阿不都热西提 ئابلەت ئابدۇرىشىت |
February 1942 (age 80) | Chinese Communist Party | 2013 (71) | |
Lu Yongxiang 路甬祥 |
28 April 1942 | Chinese Communist Party | 2013 (71) | |
Liao Hui 廖晖 |
May 1942 (age 80) | Chinese Communist Party | 2013 (71) | |
Wang Zhizhen 王志珍 |
6 July 1942 | Jiusan Society | 2013 (71) | |
Guo Boxiong† 郭伯雄 |
July 1942 (age 80) | Expelled from the Chinese Communist Party | 2013 (71) | |
Wen Jiabao 温家宝 |
15 September 1942 | Chinese Communist Party | 2013 (71) | |
Wang Gang 王刚 |
October 1942 (age 79–80) | Chinese Communist Party | 2013 (71) | |
Liu Qi 刘淇 |
November 1942 (age 79) | Chinese Communist Party | 2012 (70) | |
Chen Zhili 陈至立 |
November 1942 (age 79) | Chinese Communist Party | 2013 (71) | |
Li Wuwei 厉无畏 |
November 1942 (age 79) | Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang | 2013 (71) | |
Zhou Yongkang† 周永康 |
3 December 1942 | Expelled from the Chinese Communist Party | 2012 (70) | |
Hu Jintao 胡锦涛 |
21 December 1942 | Chinese Communist Party | 2013 (71) | |
Uyunqimg 乌云其木格 ᠣᠶᠤᠨᠴᠢᠮᠡᠭ |
December 1942 (age 79) | Chinese Communist Party | 2013 (71) | |
Chen Zongxing 陈宗兴 |
June 1943 (age 79) | Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party | 2013 (70) | |
Li Jinhua 李金华 |
July 1943 (age 79) | Chinese Communist Party | 2013 (70) | |
He Guoqiang 贺国强 |
October 1943 (age 78–79) | Chinese Communist Party | 2012 (69) | |
Huang Mengfu 黄孟复 |
January 1944 (age 78) | China Democratic National Construction Association | 2013 (69) | |
Zhang Meiying 张梅颖 |
January 1944 (age 78) | China Democratic League | 2013 (69) | |
Li Changchun 李长春 |
February 1944 (age 78) | Chinese Communist Party | 2012 (68) | |
Sun Jiazheng 孙家正 |
March 1944 (age 78) | Chinese Communist Party | 2013 (69) | |
Deng Pufang 邓朴方 |
16 April 1944 | Chinese Communist Party | 2013 (69) | |
Zhang Rongming 张榕明 |
June 1944 (age 78) | China Democratic National Construction Association | 2013 (69) | |
Li Zhaozhuo 李兆焯 |
September 1944 (age 78) | Chinese Communist Party | 2013 (69) | |
Hui Liangyu 回良玉 ﺧُﻮِ ﻟِﯿْﺎ ﻳُﻮْْ |
October 1944 (age 77–78) | Chinese Communist Party | 2013 (69) | |
Qian Yunlu 钱运录 |
October 1944 (age 77–78) | Chinese Communist Party | 2013 (69) | |
Ismail Tiliwaldi 司马义·铁力瓦尔地 ئىسمائىل تىلىۋالدى |
29 October 1944 | Chinese Communist Party | 2013 (69) | |
Wang Lequan 王乐泉 |
December 1944 (age 77) | Chinese Communist Party | 2013 (69) | |
Chen Yuan 陈元 |
January 1945 (age 77) | Chinese Communist Party | 2018 (73) | |
Yu Zhengsheng 俞正声 |
5 April 1945 | Chinese Communist Party | 2018 (73) | |
Liu Yandong 刘延东 |
November 1945 (age 76) | Chinese Communist Party | 2018 (73) | |
Li Jianguo 李建国 |
April 1946 (age 76) | Chinese Communist Party | 2018 (72) | |
Ma Kai 马凯 |
June 1946 (age 76) | Chinese Communist Party | 2018 (72) | |
Wang Shengjun 王胜俊 |
October 1946 (age 75–76) | Chinese Communist Party | 2018 (72) | |
Chen Liangyu† 陈良宇 |
24 October 1946 | Expelled from the Chinese Communist Party | 2006 (60) | |
Zhang Dejiang 张德江 |
4 November 1946 | Chinese Communist Party | 2018 (72) | |
Zhang Gaoli 张高丽 |
November 1946 (age 75) | Chinese Communist Party | 2018 (72) | |
GEN Fan Changlong 范长龙 |
May 1947 (age 75) | Chinese Communist Party | 2018 (71) | |
Liu Yunshan 刘云山 |
July 1947 (age 75) | Chinese Communist Party | 2017 (70) | |
Meng Jianzhu 孟建柱 |
July 1947 (age 75) | Chinese Communist Party | 2017 (70) | |
Guo Jinlong 郭金龙 |
July 1947 (age 75) | Chinese Communist Party | 2017 (70) | |
Zhao Hongzhu 赵洪祝 |
July 1947 (age 75) | Chinese Communist Party | 2017 (70) | |
Zhou Xiaochuan 周小川 |
29 January 1948 | Chinese Communist Party | 2018 (70) | |
Su Rong† 苏荣 |
October 1948 (age 73–74) | Expelled from the Chinese Communist Party | 2014 (66) | |
Bo Xilai† 薄熙来 |
3 July 1949 | Expelled from the Chinese Communist Party | 2012 (63) | |
Li Yuanchao 李源潮 |
November 1950 (age 71) | Chinese Communist Party | 2018 (67) | |
Yang Jing 杨晶 |
December 1953 (age 68) | Chinese Communist Party | 2018 (65) | |
Ling Jihua† 令计划 |
22 October 1956 | Expelled from the Chinese Communist Party | 2014 (58) | |
Sun Zhengcai† 孙政才 |
September 1963 (age 59) | Expelled from the Chinese Communist Party | 2017 (54) |
- Notes
†: Former national leaders who were officially investigated and put into jail.