The vice chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was the second-highest rank within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) after the chairman 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 NoteTerm startTerm end 8th Central Committee Liu Shaoqi28 September 195612 August 1966 Mao Zedong In office until the Eleventh Plenary Session Zhou Enlai28 September 195612 August 1966 Zhu De28 September 195612 August 1966 Chen Yun28 September 195612 August 1966 Lin Biao25 May 195828 April 1969Elected at the Fifth Plenary Session 9th Central Committee28 April 196913 September 1971 †The only party vice-chairman 10th Central Committee Hua Guofeng6 April 19766 October 1976 Mao Zedong↓Hua GuofengFirst Vice-chairman Zhou Enlai30 August 19738 January 1976 †Died in office Wang Hongwen30 August 19737 October 1976Gang of Four, arrested in 1976, expelled in 1977 Kang Sheng30 August 197316 December 1975 †Died in office Ye Jianying30 August 197319 August 1977From October 1976 to July 1977, was the only Party Vice-chairman Li Desheng30 August 197310 January 1975Resigned at the Second Plenary Session Deng Xiaoping10 January 197519 August 1977Elected at the Second Plenary Session. Removed from office due to Tiananmen Incident. Reinstated at the Third Plenum 11th Central Committee Ye Jianying19 August 19776 September 1982 Hua Guofeng↓Hu Yaobang Deng Xiaoping19 August 19776 September 1982 Li Xiannian19 August 19776 September 1982 Wang Dongxing19 August 197729 February 1980Resigned at the Fifth Plenary Session Chen Yun22 December 19786 September 1982Elected at the Third Plenary Session Zhao Ziyang29 June 19816 September 1982Elected at the Sixth Plenary Session Hua Guofeng29 June 19816 September 1982Elected at the Sixth Plenary Session
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