Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party

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The Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (Chinese: 中国共产党中央委员会副主席; pinyin: Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Fùzhǔxí) was the second-highest rank after the Chairman within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) 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	Note
			Term start	Term end
8th CCP Central Committee		Liu Shaoqi	September 1956	August 1966	Mao Zedong	In office until the Eleventh Plenary Session
		Zhou Enlai	September 1956	August 1966
		Zhu De	September 1956	August 1966
		Chen Yun	September 1956	August 1966
		Lin Biao	May 1958	April 1969		Elected at the Fifth Plenary Session
9th CCP Central Committee		Lin Biao	April 1969	September 1971	Mao Zedong	The only party vice-chairman
10th CCP Central Committee		Hua Guofeng	April 1976	October 1976	Mao Zedong ↓ Hua Guofeng	First Vice-chairman
		Zhou Enlai	August 1973	January 1976		Died in office
		Wang Hongwen	August 1973	October 1976		Gang of Four, arrested in 1976, expelled in 1977
		Kang Sheng	August 1973	December 1975		Died in office
		Ye Jianying	August 1973	August 1977		From October 1976 to July 1977, was the only Party Vice-chairman
		Li Desheng	August 1973	January 1975		Resigned at the Second Plenary Session
		Deng Xiaoping	January 1975 July 1977	April 1976 August 1977		Elected at the Second Plenary Session. Removed from office due to Tiananmen Incident. Reinstated at the Third Plenum
11th CCP Central Committee		Ye Jianying	August 1977	September 1982	Hua Guofeng ↓ Hu Yaobang
		Deng Xiaoping	August 1977	September 1982
		Li Xiannian	August 1977	September 1982
		Wang Dongxing	August 1977	February 1980		Resigned at the Fifth Plenary Session
		Chen Yun	December 1978	September 1982		Elected at the Third Plenary Session
		Zhao Ziyang	June 1981	September 1982		Elected at the Sixth Plenary Session
		Hua Guofeng	June 1981	September 1982		Elected at the Sixth Plenary Session