List of leaders of the People's Republic of China

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Presidency President (list): Xi Jinping Presidential spouse: Peng Liyuan Presidential Office Chief: Ding Xuexiang Vice-President: Wang Qishan
Executive State Council (Central People's Government) Li Keqiang Cabinet II Premier (list): Li Keqiang Vice-Premiers (list) Han Zheng Sun Chunlan Hu Chunhua Liu He State Councilors Wei Fenghe Wang Yong Wang Yi Xiao Jie Zhao Kezhi Secretary-General: Xiao Jie Cabinet-level departments National Development & Reform Commission Central bank National Audit Office General Office Secretary-General Deputy Secretary-Generals State-owned Assets Supervision & Administration Commission Most Central Enterprises
Military Central Military Commission (CMC) Chairman (supreme commander): Xi Jinping Vice-Chairmen: Xu Qiliang Zhang Youxia Members: Wei Fenghe Li Zuocheng Miao Hua Zhang Shengmin Departments: General Office Joint Staff Chief: Li Zuocheng Political Work Director: Miao Hua Logistic Support Equipment Development Training & Administration National Defense Mobilization Discipline Inspection Secretary: Zhang Shengmin National armed forces: People's Liberation Army Theater commands  People's Armed Police  China Coast Guard  Militia State Council National Defense Mobilization Commission Chairman: Li Keqiang Ministry of National Defense Minister: Wei Fenghe Ministry of Veterans Affairs State Administration for Sci., Tech. & Industry for National Defense Military history Armed conflicts Military modernization Military reform since 2015 CMC Leading Group for Military Reform Leader: Xi Jinping
Supervision Corruption in China Anti-corruption campaign since 2012 CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (19th) Secretary: Zhao Leji Deputy Secretaries Yang Xiaodu Zhang Shengmin Liu Jinguo Yang Xiaochao Li Shulei Xu Lingyi Xiao Pei Chen Xiaojiang Secretary-General: Yang Xiaochao National Supervisory Commission Director: Yang Xiaodu Central Leading Group for Inspection Work Leader: Zhao Leji Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Central Military Commission Secretary: Zhang Shengmin Independent Commission Against Corruption (Hong Kong) Commission Against Corruption (Macau)
Judiciary Law enforcement CPC Central Politics and Law Commission Secretary: Guo Shengkun Supreme People's Court President: Zhou Qiang People's Courts Judicial Police Supreme People's Procuratorate Procurator-General: Zhang Jun People's Procuratorates Judicial Police State Council Ministry of Public Security Minister: Zhao Kezhi (State Councilor) Public Security Organs People's Police State Immigration Administration Local public security bureaus Ministry of State Security Minister: Chen Wenqing State Security Organs People's Police Ministry of Justice Minister: Fu Zhenghua Judicial Administrative Organs People's Police Bureau of Prison Administration Urban Management (chengguan) Judiciary of Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Department of Justice Prosecutions Division Law enforcement in Hong Kong Security Bureau Regular Disciplined Services Hong Kong Police Force Judiciary of Macau Court of Final Appeal Public Prosecutions Office Secretariat for Security Macau Security Force Unitary Police Services Public Security Police Judiciary Police
Publicity Central Leading Group for Propaganda and Ideology Leader: Wang Huning Central Guidance Commission on Building Spiritual Civilization Director: Wang Huning Deputy Director: Huang Kunming Central Publicity (Propaganda) Department Head: Huang Kunming General Administration of Press and Publication National Film Bureau State Council Information Office China Daily Ministry of Culture and Tourism National Radio and Television Administration China Media Group China Central Television China Global Television Network China National Radio China Radio International Xinhua News Agency Reference News China News Service People's Daily Global Times China Today Censorship in China Radio jamming Media of China Internal media Publishing industry in China Internet in China Internet censorship Great Firewall Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission Director: Xi Jinping Deputy director: Li Keqiang Cyberspace Administration of China Director: Xu Lin
Hong Kong Macau Central Coordination Group for Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Leader: Han Zheng HK & Macau Affairs Office Director: Zhang Xiaoming Liaison Office in Hong Kong Liaison Office in Macau One country, two systems Special administrative regions Hong Kong Basic Law Chief Executive: Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor Hong Kong SAR Government Politics of Hong Kong Independence movement Mainland & HK CEPA Macao Basic Law Chief Executive: Chui Sai On Macau SAR Government Politics of Macau Mainland & Macau CEPA
Cross-Strait relations Cross-Strait relations Chinese Civil War One-China policy Taiwan independence movement Anti-Secession Law Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement Chinese unification Central Leading Group for Taiwan Affairs Leader: Xi Jinping Deputy Leader: Wang Yang Taiwan Affairs Office Director: Zhang Zhijun Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits
Foreign relations Central Foreign Affairs Commission Director: Xi Jinping Deputy Director: Li Keqiang Secretary-General: Yang Jiechi Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Wang Yi (State Councilor) Spokespersons Diplomatic missions Diplomatic missions in China Foreign aid to China Chinese foreign aid International Development Cooperation Agency Ministry of Commerce Ministry of National Defense International Military Cooperation Office NPC Foreign Affairs Committee CPC International Liaison Department State Council Information Office State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs Overseas Chinese Affairs Office Chinese nationality law Chinese passports (Hong Kong; Macau) Visa requirements for Chinese citizens (Hong Kong, Macau) Visa policy of China (Hong Kong; Macau) State Immigration Administration Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence Panda diplomacy Beijing Consensus Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Belt and Road Initiative Silk Road Fund Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank BRICS New Development Bank China and the United Nations China and the World Trade Organization China–United States relations China–Russia relations China–European Union relations China–Africa relations
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This is a list of leaders of the China's Government institutions. Each institution of China is headed by a chairperson or secretary, with some being more prominent than others.

Current office holders

President of the People's Republic of China
	Institution	Presidency		The President is legally China’s head of state; he is responsible for China’s image. The office is largely ceremonial, so the president cannot intervene directly in matters of the State Council. He, therefore, holds minor responsibilities such as greeting foreign dignitaries and signing the appointment of embassy staff.
	Current holder	Xi Jinping
	Birthplace	Beijing, China
	Constituency	Shanghai At-large
	Since	14 March 2013
Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
	Institution	State Council		The Premier is the highest administrative position in the Government of the People's Republic of China. The Premier is responsible for organizing and administering the Chinese civil bureaucracy. This includes overseeing the various ministries, departments, commissions and statutory agencies and announcing their candidacies to the National People’s Congress for Vice-Premiers, State Councillors and ministry offices.
	Current holder	Li Keqiang
	Birthplace	Dingyuan County, Anhui
	Constituency	Shandong At-large
	Since	15 March 2013
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
	Institution	NPC		The Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress presides over the plenary of Congress. The Chairman also chairs the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress as well as representing the speaker of Congress.
	Current holder	Zhang Dejiang
	Birthplace	Tai'an County, Liaoning
	Constituency	Chongqing At-large
	Since	14 March 2013
Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
	Institution	CPPCC		The Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference oversees the Conference. In practice, its role and powers are somewhat analogous to a speaker of a legislative upper house, and there have been occasional proposals to formalize this role in the PRC Constitution. The PRC is currently working on its affairs with the U.S. government.
	Current holder	Yu Zhengsheng
	Birthplace	Yan'an, Shaanxi
	Constituency	Shanghai At-large
	Since	11 March 2013
Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China
	Institution	PLA		The Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People’s Republic of China directs the armed forces of the country according to the Constitution.
	Current holder	Xi Jinping
	Birthplace	Beijing, China
	Constituency	Shanghai At-large
	Since	14 March 2013
President of the Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China
	Institution	SPC		The President of the Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China oversees the highest court in the mainland area of the People’s Republic of China, not including Hong Kong or Macau.
	Current holder	Zhou Qiang
	Birthplace	Huangmei County, Hubei
	Constituency	Hunan At-large
	Since	15 March 2013
Procurators-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate
	Institution	Supreme People's Procuratorate		The Procurators-General of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate of the People’s Republic of China oversee the highest agency at the national level responsible for both prosecution and investigation in the People’s Republic of China.
	Current holder	Cao Jianming
	Birthplace	Nantong, Jiangsu
	Constituency	Hubei At-large
	Since	15 March 2008

Other important institutions

General Secretary of the Communist Party of China
	Institution	CPC Central Committee		The General Secretary is the highest-ranking official within the Communist Party of China, a standing member of the Politburo and head of the Secretariat. Post holders are usually the de facto leaders of the People’s Republic of China. Recently, the General Secretary holds the authority of Paramount leader in China. Because China is a single-party state, the General Secretary holds the highest political position in the PRC and thus constitutes the most powerful position in China’s government.
	Current holder	Xi Jinping
	Birthplace	Beijing
	Constituency	Jiangsu At-large
	Since	15 November 2012

Vice President of the People's Republic of China
	Institution	Presidency		The Vice President’s duties include assisting the President and replacing him should he resign or die in office. In reality, the position of the Vice-President is basically ceremonial, and only until Hu Jintao, recent Vice-Presidents have been members of the Politburo Standing Committee, China’s main decision makers.
	Current holder	Li Yuanchao
	Birthplace	Lianshui, Jiangsu
	Constituency	Shanghai At-large
	Since	14 March 2013

Vice Premiers of the People's Republic of China
Portrait	Information		Posts
	Rank	1st	Member of the Politburo Standing Committee (7th Ranked) finance, development, reform, land, resources, environmental protection, housing, urban-rural development, etc.
	Name	Han Zheng
	Constituency	Shaanxi At-large
	Ethnicity	Han
	Birthplace	Shanghai
	took office since	19 March 2018
	Rank	2nd	Member of the Politburo education, health, sports, & culture
	Name	Sun Chunlan
	Constituency	Jilin At-large
	Ethnicity	Han
	Birthplace	Raoyang County, Hebei
	took office since	19 March 2018
	Rank	3rd	Member of the Politburo agriculture, water resources, commerce, & tourism
	Name	Hu Chunhua
	Constituency	Hunan At-large
	Ethnicity	Han
	Birthplace	Wufeng County, Hubei
	took office since	19 March 2018
	Rank	4th	Member of the Politburo industry, transport, bank, human resources, & social security
	Name	Liu He
	Constituency	Shanxi At-large
	Ethnicity	Han
	Birthplace	Beijing
	took office since	19 March 2018

Historic office holders

References

See also

• List of national leaders of the People's Republic of China