Chairman of the Central Military Commission

Chairman of the Central Military Commission
Emblem of the People's Republic of China
Incumbent Hu Jintao since 19 September 2004 13 March 2005
Appointer	the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CMC of CPC) the National People's Congress (CMC of PRC)
Term length	five years
Inaugural holder	Mao Zedong (CMC of CPC) Deng Xiaoping (CMC of PRC)
Formation	1945; 1954 (CMC of CPC) 1982 (CMC of PRC)
Website	Chairmanship

The Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China 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

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:

• Mao Zedong, Chairman 1945-1949; 1954-1976
• Hua Guofeng, Chairman 1976-1981
• Deng Xiaoping, Chairman 1981-1989
• Jiang Zemin, Chairman 1989-2004
• Hu Jintao, Chairman 2004-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:

• Deng Xiaoping, Chairman 1983-1990
• Jiang Zemin, Chairman 1990-2005
• Hu Jintao, Chairman 2005-Present

See also

• List of leaders of the People's Republic of China
• Paramount leader

References

1. ^ "Constitution of the People's Republic of China". National People's Congress, People's Republic of China. 2004-03-14. Archived from the original on 2007-06-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20070609133734/http://www.npc.gov.cn/zgrdw/english/constitution/constToDetail.jsp?id=full&pages=0. Retrieved 2007-06-23.