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Head of the Organization Department of the Chinese Communist Party

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Head of the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
中国共产党中央委员会宣傳部部长
Incumbent
Shi Taifeng
since April 2, 2025
Organization Department of the Chinese Communist Party
TypeDepartment Head
StatusProvincial and ministerial-level official
SeatBeijing
NominatorCentral Committee
AppointerCentral Committee
Inaugural holderZhang Guotao
FormationJuly 1921
DeputyDeputy Head

The head of the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the leader of the Organization Department, a department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

The current head of the Organization Department is Shi Taifeng, who is also a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party.[1]

List of heads

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Name Start End Notes Ref.
Zhang Guotao July 1921 June 1923
Mao Zedong May 1924 January 1925
Chen Duxiu January 1925 April 1927
Zhang Guotao April 1927 July 1927
Li Weihan August 1927 September 1927
Luo Yinong September 1927 January 1928 Head of the Organization Department Office
Zhou Enlai January 1928 February 1930
Xiang Ying November 1928 November 1928 Acting
Xiang Zhongfa February 1930 August 1930 Leader of the Organization Department
Zhou Enlai February 1930 March 1930 Actual head of the Organization Department
Li Lisan March 1930 August 1930 Actual head of the Organization Department
Zhou Enlai September 1930 January 1931
Kang Sheng January 1931 March 1931
Li Zhusheng March 1931 December 1931 Acting
Kang Sheng December 1931 Late 1932 Head of the Organization Bureau
Huang Li 1932 1932
Kong Yuan Late 1932 January 1933 Head of the Organization Bureau
Ren Bishi January 1933 March 1933
Li Weihan March 1933 November 1935 Head of the Organization Bureau
Zhou Enlai November 1935 1935 Leader of the Organization Bureau
Li Weihan 1935 September 1936 Head of the Organization Department of the CCP Northwest Bureau
Zhang Wentian September 1936 October 1936 Acting
Guo Hongtao October 1936 February 1937 Acting
Bo Gu February 1937 December 1937
Chen Yun December 1937 March 1944 Incapacitated in March 1943
Peng Zhen March 1944 April 1953 Acting until August 1945
Rao Shushi April 1953 April 1954
Deng Xiaoping April 1954 November 1956
An Ziwen November 1956 August 1966

Cultural Revolution period

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Soon after the start of the Cultural Revolution, the Organization Department came to a halt.

Name Start End Notes Ref.
Nie Jifeng August 1966 ? Leader of the Organization Department Working Group
Zhu Guang ? ? Leader of the Organization Department Working Group
Yang Shirong ? October 1967 Acting leader of the Organization Department as leader of the Special Investigation Group
Guo Yufeng October 1967 August 1973 Leader of the Organization Department Working Group
Kang Sheng November 1970 December 1975 Leader of the Central Organization and Propaganda Leading Group
Guo Yufeng August 1973 June 1975 Leader of the Central Leading Group of the Organization Department

Head of the Organization Department of the Central Committee

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Name Start End Ref.
Guo Yufeng June 1975 December 1977 [citation needed]
Hu Yaobang December 1977 December 1978 [citation needed]
Song Renqiong December 1978 February 1983 [citation needed]
Qiao Shi April 1984 July 1985 [2]
Wei Jianxing July 1985 May 1987 [3]
Song Ping May 1987 December 1989 [4]
Lu Feng December 1989 October 1994 [citation needed]
Zhang Quanjing October 1994 March 1999 [5]
Zeng Qinghong March 1999 October 2002 [6]
He Guoqiang 24 October 2002 22 October 2007 [7]
Li Yuanchao 22 October 2007 19 November 2012 [8]
Zhao Leji 19 November 2012 28 October 2017 [9]
Chen Xi 28 October 2017 26 April 2023 [10]
Li Ganjie 26 April 2023 2 April 2025 [11]
Shi Taifeng 2 April 2025 Incumbent [12]

References

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  1. ^ "In a first for China's Communist Party, 2 Politburo members swap jobs". South China Morning Post. 2025-04-02. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
  2. ^ Song, Yuwu (2013). Biographical Dictionary of the People's Republic of China. McFarland. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-7864-3582-1.
  3. ^ "Wei Jianxing died". Xinhuanet. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  4. ^ Thomson, Robert (June 24, 1987). "Beijing shuffle points to growing Cabinet intrigues". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 18. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  5. ^ 张全景的退休生活(图). Sohu (in Chinese). 12 December 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  6. ^ Wen, Yu. "ZENG QINGHONG: A POTENTIAL CHALLENGER TO CHINA'S HEIR APPARENT". China Brief. Jamestown Foundation. Archived from the original on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  7. ^ http://www.chinatoday.com/who/h/heguoqiang.htm China Today: Who is who in Chinese Politics
  8. ^ Cheng Li (2013-02-10). "Rule of the Princelings". Brookings Institution. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  9. ^ "Zhao Leji appointed head of CPC Organization Department". People's Daily. Xinhua News Agency. 2012-11-19. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  10. ^ "中组部长陈希兼任党校校长 习近平打破30年惯例". Radio Free Asia (in Chinese). 2017-11-11.
  11. ^ "China puts scientist in charge of Communist Party's HR department". South China Morning Post. 2023-04-27. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  12. ^ "In a first for China's Communist Party, 2 Politburo members swap jobs". South China Morning Post. 2025-04-02. Retrieved 2025-04-07.