List of Paramount Leaders
To date, "paramount leader" has been applied to six individual Chinese statesmen (dates approximate):
- Generations of leadership
First administration Second administration Third administration Hu–Wen Administration Xi–Li Administration
| Picture | Name | Offices held | Period | Supreme rule | Ideology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mao Zedong 毛泽东 |
Chairman of the CPC Central Politburo | 20 March 1943 – 28 September 1956 | 1 October 1949 ↓ 9 September 1976 (700126000000000000026 years, 7002344000000000000344 days) |
Maoism | |
| Chairman of the CPC Central Secretariat | |||||
| Chairman of the CPC Central Committee | 19 June 1945 – 9 September 1976 | ||||
| Chairman of the PRC Central People's Government | 1 October 1949 – 27 September 1954 | ||||
| Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee | 9 October 1949 – 25 December 1954 | ||||
| Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission | 8 September 1954 – 9 September 1976 | ||||
| Chairman of the PRC | 27 September 1954 – 27 April 1959 | ||||
| Hua Guofeng 华国锋 |
Premier of the PRC State Council | 4 February 1976 – September 1980 | 9 September 1976 ↓ 22 December 1978 (70002000000000000002 years, 7002104000000000000104 days) |
Two Whatevers | |
| 1st Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Committee | 7 April 1976 – 7 October 1976 | ||||
| Chairman of the CPC Central Committee | 9 September 1976 – 22 December 1978 | ||||
| Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission | 6 October 1976 – 28 June 1981 | ||||
| Deng Xiaoping 邓小平 PLA At-large |
1st Vice Premier of the PRC State Council | 17 January 1975 – 18 June 1983 | 22 December 1978 ↓ 12 October 1992 (700113000000000000013 years, 7002295000000000000295 days) |
Deng Xiaoping Theory | |
| Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee | 8 March 1978 – 17 June 1983 | ||||
| Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission | 28 June 1981 – 9 November 1989 | ||||
| Chairman of the CPC Central Advisory Commission | 13 September 1982 – 2 November 1987 | ||||
| Chairman of the PRC Central Military Commission | 6 June 1983 – 19 March 1990 | ||||
| Jiang Zemin 江泽民 |
General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee | 24 June 1989 – 25 November 2002 | 12 October 1992 ↓ 19 September 2004 (700111000000000000011 years, 7002343000000000000343 days) |
Three Represents | |
| Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission | 9 November 1989 – 19 September 2004 | ||||
| Chairman of the PRC Central Military Commission | 19 March 1990 – 13 March 2005 | ||||
| President of the PRC | 27 March 1993 – 15 March 2003 | ||||
| Hu Jintao 胡锦涛 |
General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee | 15 November 2002 – 15 November 2012 | 19 September 2004 ↓ 15 November 2012 (70008000000000000008 years, 700157000000000000057 days) |
Scientific Development Concept | |
| President of the PRC | 15 March 2003 – present | ||||
| Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission | 19 September 2004 – 15 November 2012 | ||||
| Chairman of the PRC Central Military Commission | 13 March 2005 – present | ||||
| Xi Jinping 习近平 |
General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee | 15 November 2012 – present | 15 November 2012 ↓ Incumbent (50000000000000000000 years, 70008000000000000008 days) |
TBA | |
| Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission | |||||
| Vice President of the PRC | 15 March 2008 – present | ||||
| Vice Chairman of the PRC Central Military Commission | 28 October 2010 – present |
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