Chairpersons of The NPC Standing Committee
de jure Head of State by the (1975 Constitution & 1978 Constitution)
- Generations of leadership
First Administration Second Administration Third Administration Hu–Wen Administration Xi–Li Administration
Multiple terms in office, consecutive or otherwise, are listed and counted in the first column counts individuals and the second column (term number).
| № | Term | Took office | Left office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liu Shaoqi 刘少奇 |
1 | September 15, 1954 | April 28, 1959 | |
| 2 | Zhu De 朱德 |
2 | April 28, 1959 | January 4, 1965 | |
| 3 | January 4, 1965 | January 17, 1975 | |||
| 4 | January 17, 1975 | July 6, 1976 | |||
| — | Song Qingling 宋庆龄 |
July 6, 1976 (acting) |
March 5, 1978 | ||
| 3 | Ye Jianying 叶剑英 |
5 | March 5, 1978 | June 18, 1983 | |
| 4 | Peng Zhen 彭真 |
6 | June 18, 1983 | April 13, 1988 | |
| 5 | Wan Li 万里 |
7 | April 13, 1988 | March 27, 1993 | |
| 6 | Qiao Shi 乔石 |
8 | March 27, 1993 | March 15, 1998 | |
| 7 | Li Peng 李鹏 |
9 | March 15, 1998 | March 15, 2003 | |
| 8 | Wu Bangguo 吴邦国 |
10 | March 15, 2003 | March 15, 2008 | |
| 11 | March 15, 2008 | March 14, 2013 | |||
| 9 | Zhang Dejiang 张德江 |
12 | March 14, 2013 | Incumbent | |
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