General Office of the Communist Party of China

The General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, often referred to as the Central Office (中办), is an office directly under the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in charge of the routine administrative affairs of the Central Committee and its Politburo.

General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
中共中央办公厅
Zhōnggòng Zhōngyāng Bàngōngtīng
AbbreviationZhōngbàn (中办)
FormationOctober 1945
TypeDepartment directly reporting to the Central Committee
HeadquartersWest Building, Zhongnanhai, Beijing[1]
Director
Ding Xuexiang
Deputy directors
Chen Shiju, Meng Xiangfeng
Parent organization
Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
SubsidiariesCentral Security Bureau
Administrative Bureau of the Mao Mauseleum
*Maintains full minister-level rank
General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
Simplified Chinese中共中央办公厅
Traditional Chinese中共中央辦公廳
Literal meaningChinese-Communist Central Business Hall
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese中办
Traditional Chinese中辦
Literal meaningCentral Office
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The office is responsible for drafting and circulating party directives and internal memos, as well as the classification of party information. It is in charge of arranging logistics for major meetings of the Central Committee and its Politburo. It is responsible for preparing meeting agendas, recording and filing meeting minutes, and distribution of communications to meeting stakeholders.

Although its business is often not overtly political, its Directors have historically had close connections with the Party's top leaders, and usually join the Politburo or the Secretariat after their period leading the General Office. The Director of the General office has been informally referred to as the "Danei Zongguan" (大内总管), roughly translated as "the gatekeeper".

The General Office's establishment date is uncertain, though it existed by 1942 as Li Fuchun was its chief at that time; previously, its functions were exercised by the Organization Department or technical secretariats.

List of directors
Director of the General Office of the Central Secretariat
  1. Li Fuchun (1942–1945)
  2. Yang Shangkun (1945–1948)
Director of the General Office of the Central Committee
  1. Yang Shangkun (1948–1965)
  2. Wang Dongxing (1965–1978)
  3. Yao Yilin (1978–1982)
  4. Hu Qili (1982–1983)
  5. Qiao Shi (1983–1984)
  6. Wang Zhaoguo (1984–1986)
  7. Wen Jiabao (1986–1993)
  8. Zeng Qinghong (1993–1999)
  9. Wang Gang (1999–2007)
  10. Ling Jihua (2007–2012)
  11. Li Zhanshu (2012–2017)
  12. Ding Xuexiang (2017–)

References
  1. "readers365.com". 第一篇在爷爷奶奶身边长大. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

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