List of Presidents of China - List of Presidents of The PRC (since 1949)

List of Presidents of The PRC (since 1949)

This is a list of all the Chairmen of the People's Republic of China (1954–1975) and the Presidents of the People's Republic of China (1982–present). The President of the PRC is called 主席 (zhǔxí), formerly translated as Chairman.

To avoid confusion, all the names on this list follow the Oriental convention (family name first, given name second) for consistency.

List of Presidents of the People's Republic of China
Generations of leadership

First generation Second generation Third generation Fourth generation

№ Portrait Presidents Term Term of office Vice Presidents
1 Mao Zedong
毛泽东（毛澤東）
 CP
1949
1954
1
1954
1959		 Zhu De
2 Liu Shaoqi
刘少奇（劉少奇）		 2
1959
1964		 Song Qingling
Dong Biwu
3
1964
1968
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Song Qingling
宋庆龄（宋慶齡）

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