Chairman of the Central Military Commission (China)
| Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China 中国共产党中央军事委员会主席 | |
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 Emblem of the Communist Party of China | |
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| Appointer | the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China |
| Term length | five years |
| Inaugural holder | Mao Zedong |
| Formation | 1945; 1954 |
| Website | Chairmanship |
| Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China 中华人民共和国中央军事委员会主席 | |
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 National Emblem of the People's Republic of China | |
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| Appointer | National People's Congress |
| Term length | five years |
| Inaugural holder | Deng Xiaoping |
| Formation | 1982 |
| Website | Chairmanship |
The Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China (simplified Chinese: 中国共产党中央军事委员会主席; traditional Chinese: 中國共產黨中央軍事委員會主席; pinyin: Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Jūnshì Wěiyuánhuì Zhǔxí) has overall responsibility for the Central Military Commission. According to Chapter 3, Section 4 of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, "The Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China directs the armed forces of the country. The Central Military Commission is composed of the following: The Chairman; The Vice-Chairmen; and Members. The term of office of the Central Military Commission is the same as that of the National People's Congress."[1]
List of Chairmen
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Communist Party of China CMC Chairs
The following have held the position of Chair of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China:
- Zhang Guotao, December 1925 - September 1926 (as head of the Military Department)
- Zhou Enlai, September 1926 - October 1928 (as secretary of the Central Military Commission)
- Yang Yin, October 1928 - September 1929 (as head of the Military Department)
- Zhou Enlai, September 1929 - March 1930 (as head of the Military Department)
- Guan Xiangying, March 1930 - August 1930 (as secretary of the Central Military Commission)
- Zhou Enlai, August 1930 - June 1931 (as secretary of the Central Military Commission)
- Li Fuchun, June 1931 - January 1932 (as head of the Military Department)
- Xiang Ying, January 1931 - October 1931 (as chairman of the Chinese Soviet Republic CMC)
- Zhu De, October 1931 - December 1936 (as chairman of the Chinese Soviet Republic CMC)
- Mao Zedong, December 1936 - October 1949
- Abolished, October 1949 - September 1954
- Mao Zedong, September 1954 - September 1976
- Hua Guofeng, October 1976 - June 1981
- Deng Xiaoping, June 1981 - November 1989
- Jiang Zemin, November 1989 - September 2004
- Hu Jintao, 19 September 2004 - 15 November 2012
- Xi Jinping, 15 November 2012 - Present
People's Republic of China CMC Chairs
The following have held the position of Chair of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China:
- Mao Zedong, October 1949 - September 1954 (as chairman of the Central People's Revolutionary Military Commission)
- Mao Zedong, September 1954 - April 1959 (as chairman of the National Defense Council)
- Liu Shaoqi, April 1959 - October 1968 (as chairman of the National Defense Council)
- Vacant, October 1968 - January 1975
- Abolished, January 1975 - December 1982
- Deng Xiaoping, June 1983 - April 1990
- Jiang Zemin, April 1990 - March 2005
- Hu Jintao, March 2005 - Present
See also
References
- ^ "Constitution of the People's Republic of China". National People's Congress, People's Republic of China. 14 March 2004. Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2007.