People’s Republic of China
Communist Party of China
Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
Mao Zedong
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 26 1893; d. September 9 1976.
1943 – 1976
Hua Guofeng
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 16 1921; d. August 20 2008.
1976 – 1981
Hu Yaobang
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1915; d. April 15 1989.
1981 – 1982
First Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of China
Hua Guofeng
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 16 1921; d. August 20 2008.
1976
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
Hu Yaobang
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1915; d. April 15 1989.
1982 – 1987
Zhao Ziyang
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1919; d. January 17 2005.
1987 – 1989
Jiang Zemin
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 17 1926; d. November 30 2022.
1989 – 2002
Hu Jintao
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1942.
2002 – 2012
Xi Jinping
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1909; d. June 21 1992.
2012 – present
Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
Zhou Enlai
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1898; d. January 8 1976.
1956 – 1966
Zhou Enlai
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1898; d. January 8 1976.
1973 – 1976
Deng Xiaoping
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 22 1904; d. February 19 1997.
1975 – 1976
Li Xiannian
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1909; d. June 21 1992.
1977 – 1982
Deng Xiaoping
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 22 1904; d. February 19 1997.
1977 – 1982
Chairman of the Central Advisory Commission
Deng Xiaoping
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 22 1904; d. February 19 1997.
1982 – 1987
Chen Yun
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 13 1905; d. April 10 1995.
1987 – 1992
Vice Chairman of the Central Advisory Commission
Wang Zhen
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1908; d. March 12 1993.
1982 – 1985
Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China
Deng Xiaoping
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 22 1904; d. February 19 1997.
1981 – 1989
Hu Jintao
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1942.
2004 – 2012
Xi Jinping
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1909; d. June 21 1992.
2012 – present
Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China
Jiang Guo Boxiong
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 1942.
2002 – 2012
Jiang Xu Caihou
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 1943; d. March 15 2015.
2004 – 2012
Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference
Mao Zedong
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 26 1893; d. September 9 1976.
1949 – 1954
Zhou Enlai
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 5 1898; d. January 8 1976.
1954 – 1976
Deng Xiaoping
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 22 1904; d. February 19 1997.
1978 – 1983
Li Xiannian
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1909; d. June 21 1992.
1988 – 1992
Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
Chen Yun
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 13 1905; d. April 10 1995.
1978 – 1987
Qiao Shi
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 24 1924; d. June 14 2015.
1987 – 1992
Wang Qishan
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1948.
2012 – 2017
Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
Qiao Shi
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 24 1924; d. June 14 2015.
1985 – 1992
Director of the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
Qiao Shi
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 24 1924; d. June 14 2015.
1983 – 1984
Wang Zhaoguo
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 14 1941.
1984 – 1986
Zeng Qinghong
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1939.
1993 – 1999
Ling Jihua
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 22 1956.
2007 – 2012
Leader of the Central Leading Group for Inspection Work
Wang Qishan
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1948.
2012 – 2017
Head of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
Qiao Shi
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 24 1924; d. June 14 2015.
1982 – 1983
Head of the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
Deng Xiaoping
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 22 1904; d. February 19 1997.
1954 – 1956
Hu Yaobang
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1915; d. April 15 1989.
1977 – 1978
Wei Jianxing
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1931; d. August 7 2015.
1985 – 1987
Song Ping
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 24 1917.
1987 – 1989
Zeng Qinghong
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1939.
1999 – 2002
Head of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
Hu Yaobang
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1915; d. April 15 1989.
1978 – 1980
Zhu Houze
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1931; d. May 9 2010.
1985 – 1987
Head of the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
Wang Zhaoguo
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 14 1941.
1992 – 2002
Ling Jihua
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 22 1956.
2012 – 2014
Secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China
Wei Jianxing
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1931; d. August 7 2015.
1996 – 1997
Secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China
Bo Xilai
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1949.
2007 – 2012
Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China
Song Defu
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 1946; d. September 13 2007.
2000 – 2004
Secretary of the Gansu Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China
Song Ping
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 24 1917.
1977 – 1981
Secretary of the Guandong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China
Zhao Ziyang
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1919; d. January 17 2005.
1965 – 1967
Zhao Ziyang
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1919; d. January 17 2005.
1974 – 1975
Xi Zhongxun
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 15 1913; d. May 24 2002.
1978 – 1980
Secretary of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China
Zhu Houze
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1931; d. May 9 2010.
1985
Hu Jintao
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1942.
1985 – 1988
Liu Zhengwei
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 1930; d. July 9 2012.
1988 – 1993
Secretary of the Hainan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China
Wang Qishan
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1948.
2002 – 2003
Secretary of the Henan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China
Chen Kuiyuan
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1941.
2000 – 2002
Li Keqiang
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1955; d. October 27 2023.
2002 – 2004
Party Secretary of Hubei
Li Xiannian
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1909; d. June 21 1992.
1949 – 1954
Secretary of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China
Hua Guofeng
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 16 1921; d. August 20 2008.
1970 – 1976
Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China
Li Qiang
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 1959.
2016 – 2017
Secretary of the Liaoning Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China
Li Keqiang
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1955; d. October 27 2023.
2004 – 2007
Secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China
Hu Yaobang
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1915; d. April 15 1989.
1964 – 1965
Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China
Jiang Zemin
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 17 1926; d. November 30 2022.
1987 – 1989
Chen Liangyu
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1946.
2002 – 2006
Xi Jinping
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1909; d. June 21 1992.
2007
Li Qiang
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 1959.
2017 – 2022
Secretary of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China
Zhao Ziyang
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1919; d. January 17 2005.
1975 – 1980
Zhou Yongkang
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 3 1942.
2000 – 2002
Secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee of the Communist Party of China
Hu Jintao
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1942.
1988 – 1992
Chen Kuiyuan
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1941.
1992 – 2000
Secretary of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regional Committee of the Communist Party of China
Wang Zhen
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1908; d. March 12 1993.
1950 – 1955
Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China
Xi Jinping
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1909; d. June 21 1992.
2002 – 2007
Zhao Hongzhu
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 1947.
2007 – 2012
Republic of China
Democratic Progressive Party
Leader of the Democratic Progressive Party
Frank Hsieh Chang-ting
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 18 1946.
2000 – 2002
Chen Shui-bian
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1950.
2002 – 2004
Ker Chien-ming (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1951.
2004 – 2005
Su Tseng-chang
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 28 1948.
2005
Chen Shui-bian
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1950.
2007 – 2008
Frank Hsieh Chang-ting (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 18 1946.
2008
Tsai Ing-wen
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 31 1956.
2008 – 2011
Ker Chien-ming (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1951.
2011
Tsai Ing-wen
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 31 1956.
2011 – 2012
Su Tseng-chang
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 28 1948.
2012 – 2014
Tsai Ing-wen
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 31 1956.
2014 – 2018
Cho Jung-tai
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 22 1959.
2019 – 2020
Tsai Ing-wen
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 31 1956.
2020 – 2022
Lai Ching-te
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1959.
2023 – present
Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party
Su Tseng-chang
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 28 1948.
1993 – 1995
Chiou I-jen
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 9 1950.
1995 – 1998
Chang Chun-hsiung
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 23 1938.
2002 – 2005
Cho Jung-tai
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 22 1959.
2007 – 2008
Joseph Wu Jaushieh
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 31 1954.
2014 – 2016
Kuomintang
Chair of the Kuomintang
Lee Teng-hui
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1923; d. July 30 2020.
1988 – 2000
Lien Chan
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1936.
2000 – 2005
Ma Ying-jeou
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 13 1950.
2005 – 2007
Wo Po-hsiung (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1939.
2007
Wo Po-hsiung (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1939.
2007 – 2009
Ma Ying-jeou
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 13 1950.
2009 – 2014
Eric Li-luan Chu
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1961.
2015 – 2016
Eric Li-luan Chu
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1961.
2021 – present
Secretary-General of the Kuomintang
Wo Po-hsiung
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1939.
1996 – 1997
People First Party
Chair of the People First Party
Soong Chu-yu
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 30 1942.
2000 – present