Annex: Presidents of the People's Republic of China

Currently, the head of state of the People's Republic of China is Xi Jinping. The powers of the current position are defined by the 1982 constitution.

The post was vacant from Liu Shaoqi's removal in 1969, during the time of the Cultural Revolution, until 1983, after the new constitution of 1982 restored the figure of head of state.

Terminology

In Chinese there are two words that correspond to the English word "presidente". The word used for the office of president of the People's Republic of China is zhǔxí (主席), a word generally reserved for presidents of political parties or congresses, but not for heads of state.

Vice-chairs of the Standing Committee during said period:

1. Wu De (1914 - 1995)
2. Song Qingling (m) (1893 - 1981)
3. Liu Bocheng (1892 - 1986)
4. Wei Guoqing (1913 - 1989)
5. Seypidin (1915 - 2003)
6. Chen Yun (1905 - 1995)
7. Tan (1904 - 1988)
8. Guo Moruo (1892 - 1978)
9. Xu Xiangqian (1901 - 1990)
10. Nie Rongzhen (1899 - 1992)
11. Zhang Dingcheng (1998 - 1981)
12. Cai Chang (m) (1900 - 1990)
13. Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme (1910)
14. Zhou Jianren (1888 - 1984)
15. Xu Deheng, Hu Juewen, Li Suwen (m), Yao Lianwei, and, since 2 December 1976
16. Deng Yingchao (m) (1904-1992).

List of Presidents of the People's Republic of China

#	Chairman			Home	Fin	Party
1.o			Mao Zedong	1 October 1949	27 April 1959	Chinese Communist Party
2.			Liu Shaoqi	27 April 1959	31 October 1968	Chinese Communist Party
-			Soong Ching-ling and Dong Biwu	31 October 1968	24 February 1974 17 January 1975	Chinese Communist Party
-			Soong Ching-ling	16 May 1981	28 May 1981	Chinese Communist Party
3.o			Li Xiannian	18 June 1983	8 April 1988	Chinese Communist Party
4.o			Yang Shangkun	8 April 1988	27 March 1993	Chinese Communist Party
5.o			Jiang Zemin	27 March 1993	15 March 2003	Chinese Communist Party
6.o			Hu Jintao	15 March 2003	14 March 2013	Chinese Communist Party
7.			Xi Jinping	14 March 2013	position	Chinese Communist Party

Timeline

Living former presidents

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  Hu Jintao (80 years)
  2003-2013
  No current public office