The Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China (simplified Chinese: ä¸å›½å…±äº§å…šä¸å¤®å†›äº‹å§"å'˜ä¼šä¸»å¸; traditional Chinese: ä¸åœ‹å…±ç"¢é»¨ä¸å¤®è»äº‹å§"å"¡æœƒä¸»å¸; pinyin: ZhÅngguó GòngchÇŽndÇŽng ZhÅngyÄng JÅ«nshì WÄ›iyuánhuì ZhÇ"xÃ) 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."
List of Chairmen
Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China
The following have held the position of Chair of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China:
- Zhang Guotao, December 1925 â€" September 1926 (as head of the Military Department)
- Zhou Enlai, September 1926 â€" October 1928 (as secretary of the Central Military Commission)
- Yang Yin, October 1928 â€" September 1929 (as head of the Military Department)
- Zhou Enlai, September 1929 â€" March 1930 (as head of the Military Department)
- Guan Xiangying, March 1930 â€" August 1930 (as secretary of the Central Military Commission)
- Zhou Enlai, August 1930 â€" June 1931 (as secretary of the Central Military Commission)
- Li Fuchun, June 1931 â€" January 1932 (as head of the Military Department)
- Xiang Ying, January 1931 â€" October 1931 (as chairman of the Chinese Soviet Republic CMC)
- Zhu De, October 1931 â€" December 1936 (as chairman of the Chinese Soviet Republic CMC)
- Mao Zedong, December 1936 â€" October 1949
- Abolished, October 1949 â€" September 1954
- Mao Zedong, September 1954 â€" September 1976
- Hua Guofeng, October 1976 â€" June 1981
- Deng Xiaoping, June 1981 â€" November 1989
- Jiang Zemin, November 1989 â€" September 2004
- Hu Jintao, 19 September 2004 â€" 15 November 2012
- Xi Jinping, 15 November 2012 â€" Present
Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China
The following have held the position of Chair of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China:
- Mao Zedong, October 1949 â€" September 1954 (as chairman of the Central People's Revolutionary Military Commission)
- Mao Zedong, September 1954 â€" April 1959 (as chairman of the National Defense Council)
- Liu Shaoqi, April 1959 â€" October 1968 (as chairman of the National Defense Council)
- Vacant, October 1968 â€" January 1975
- Abolished, January 1975 â€" December 1982
- Deng Xiaoping, June 1983 â€" April 1990
- Jiang Zemin, April 1990 â€" March 2005
- Hu Jintao, March 2005 â€" 14 March 2013
- Xi Jinping, 14 March 2013 â€" Present
See also
- List of leaders of the People's Republic of China
- Paramount leader