Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party

The Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (Chinese: 中国共产党中央委员会副主席; pinyin: Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Fùzhǔxí) was the second-highest rank after the Chairman within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) 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
Term Image Name Term Chairman Note
Term startTerm end
8th CCP Central Committee Liu Shaoqi 28 September 19561 August 1966
Mao Zedong		 In office until the Eleventh Plenary Session
Zhou Enlai 28 September 19561 August 1966
Zhu De 28 September 19561 August 1966
Chen Yun 28 September 19561 August 1966
Lin Biao 25 May 195828 April 1969 Elected at the Fifth Plenary Session
9th CCP Central Committee 28 April 196913 September 1971 † The only party vice-chairman
10th CCP Central Committee Hua Guofeng 6 April 19766 October 1976
Mao Zedong
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Hua Guofeng		 First Vice-chairman
Zhou Enlai 30 August 19739 January 1976 † Died in office
Wang Hongwen 30 August 19736 October 1976 Gang of Four, arrested in 1976, expelled in 1977
Kang Sheng 30 August 197316 December 1975 † Died in office
Ye Jianying 30 August 197318 August 1977 From October 1976 to July 1977, was the only Party Vice-chairman
Li Desheng 30 August 197310 January 1975 Resigned at the Second Plenary Session
Deng Xiaoping 10 January 197518 August 1977 Elected at the Second Plenary Session. Removed from office due to Tiananmen Incident. Reinstated at the Third Plenum
11th CCP Central Committee Ye Jianying 18 August 197712 September 1982
Hua Guofeng
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Hu Yaobang
Deng Xiaoping 18 August 197712 September 1982
Li Xiannian 18 August 197712 September 1982
Wang Dongxing 18 August 197729 February 1980 Resigned at the Fifth Plenary Session
Chen Yun 18 December 197812 September 1982 Elected at the Third Plenary Session
Zhao Ziyang 29 June 198112 September 1982 Elected at the Sixth Plenary Session
Hua Guofeng 29 June 198112 September 1982 Elected at the Sixth Plenary Session
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