Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party explained

Post:Vice Chairman of the Central Committee
Body:the Chinese Communist Party
Native Name:中国共产党中央委员会副主席
Insignia:Danghui (pre-1996).svg
Insigniasize:75
Insigniacaption:Emblem of the Chinese Communist Party (1942–1996)
Flag:Flag of the Chinese Communist Party (Pre-1996).svg
Flagcaption:Flag of the Chinese Communist Party (1942–1996)
Department:Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Style:Vice Chairman (Chinese: 副主席)

Comrade (Chinese: 同志)
Member Of:Politburo Standing Committee
Reports To:Central Committee
Seat:Zhongnanhai, Beijing, China
Nominator:Central Committee
Appointer:Central Committee
Termlength:Five years,
Termlength Qualified:renewable
Constituting Instrument:Party Constitution
Order:st
Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
T:中國共產黨中央委員會副主席
P:Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Fùzhǔxí
Also Known As:Commonly abbreviated as
P2:Zhōnggòng Zhōngyāng Fùzhǔxí

The vice chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was the second-highest rank within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) after the chairman from 1956 to 1982. The position was phased out after 1982 in order to remove the "Chairman" position from any government posting, resigning it solely to the late Mao Zedong.

All vice chairmen were members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

List of Vice Chairmen

TermImageNameTermChairmanNote
Term startTerm end
8th Central CommitteeLiu Shaoqi28 September 195612 August 1966
Mao Zedong
In office until the Eleventh Plenary Session
Zhou Enlai28 September 195612 August 1966
Zhu De28 September 195612 August 1966
Chen Yun28 September 195612 August 1966
Lin Biao25 May 195828 April 1969Elected at the Fifth Plenary Session
9th Central Committee28 April 196913 September 1971 †The only party vice-chairman
10th Central CommitteeHua Guofeng6 April 19766 October 1976
Mao Zedong


Hua Guofeng
First Vice-chairman
Zhou Enlai30 August 19738 January 1976 †Died in office
Wang Hongwen30 August 19737 October 1976Gang of Four, arrested in 1976, expelled in 1977
Kang Sheng30 August 197316 December 1975 †Died in office
Ye Jianying30 August 197319 August 1977From October 1976 to July 1977, was the only Party Vice-chairman
Li Desheng30 August 197310 January 1975Resigned at the Second Plenary Session
Deng Xiaoping10 January 197519 August 1977Elected at the Second Plenary Session. Removed from office due to Tiananmen Incident. Reinstated at the Third Plenum
11th Central CommitteeYe Jianying19 August 19776 September 1982
Hua Guofeng


Hu Yaobang
Deng Xiaoping19 August 19776 September 1982
Li Xiannian19 August 19776 September 1982
Wang Dongxing19 August 197729 February 1980Resigned at the Fifth Plenary Session
Chen Yun22 December 19786 September 1982Elected at the Third Plenary Session
Zhao Ziyang29 June 19816 September 1982Elected at the Sixth Plenary Session
Hua Guofeng29 June 19816 September 1982Elected at the Sixth Plenary Session