| Committee for Ethnic and Religious Affairs | |
| Type: | Special committee of the CPPCC |
| Vat Id: | (for non-profit org) --> |
| Owners: | --> |
| Leader Title: | Chairperson |
| Leader Name: | Zhang Yijiong |
| Leader Title2: | Deputy Chairpersons |
| Parent Organization: | Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference |
| Native Name: | 中国人民政治协商会议全国委员会 民族和宗教委员会 |
| Location: | Beijing |
| Order: | st |
| P: | Zhōngguó Rénmín Zhèngzhì Xiéshāng Huìyì Quánguó Wěiyuánhuì Mínzú Hé Zōngjiào Wěiyuánhuì |
| Also Known As: | Shortest form |
| P2: | Quánguó Zhèngxié Mínzú Hé Zōngjiào Wěiyuánhuì |
The Committee for Ethnic and Religious Affairs[1] is one of ten special committees of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China's top political advisory body and a central part of the Chinese Communist Party's united front system.
The Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee was created in March 1995 during the 8th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[2]
The committee conducts political consultations and supervises policy consultations in affairs related to ethnic minorities and religions, including Xinjiang and Tibet.[3]
| No. | Chairpersons | Took office | Left office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | June 1988 | 21 May 1993 | |||
| 7th | June 1988 | 21 May 1993 | |||
| 8th | 21 May 1993 | 16 March 1998 | |||
| 8th | 21 May 1993 | 16 March 1998 | |||
| 9th | 16 March 1998 | 15 March 2003 | |||
| 10th | 15 March 2003 | 15 March 2008 | |||
| 11th | 15 March 2008 | 13 March 2013 | |||
| 12th | 13 March 2013 | 16 March 2018 | [4] | ||
| 13th | 16 March 2018 | 13 March 2023 | [5] | ||
| 14th | Zhang Yijiong | 13 March 2023 | Incumbent |