Vice President of the People's Republic of China

The Chinese word 副主席 “fujushi” is translated into Russian as “assistant chairman” or “deputy chairman”. Until 1982, it was translated into English as “vice-chairman” ( English vice-chairman ), but then its official translation in the title of head of the PRC was changed to “ Vice-President of the PRC ” ( English vice-president ). At the same time, in other contexts, “fujushi” is still translated as “vice-chairman”, and the names of the posts of vice-presidents of other countries are translated into Chinese as “fujuntong” ( Chinese trad. 副 總統 , ex. 副 总统 , pinyin : fùzǒngtǒng )

The post of deputy chairman of the PRC was created by the Constitution of the PRC of along with the post of chairman of the PRC. Prior to the adoption of this constitution, since 1949, the head of the PRC was the chairman of the , who also had his deputies.

abolished the posts of chairman and deputy chairman of the PRC, and this was confirmed by . Only the current Constitution of 1982 recreated these posts.

The deputy chairman of the PRC, in accordance with Article 62 of the Constitution, is elected by the All-China Assembly of People's Representatives (NPC) along with the chairman of the PRC. A candidate for deputy chairman of the PRC must be a citizen of the PRC at least 45 years old and older. His candidacy is put forward for consideration by the NPC by his Standing Committee , which has the right to remove, if necessary, the deputy chairman from office. The term of office of the deputy chairman of the PRC is equal to the term of office of the NPC, that is, five years. From 1982 to 2018, there was a restriction prohibiting the deputy chairman from holding his post for more than two consecutive terms. The duties of the deputy chairman include assisting the president of China in governing the country. In the event of the resignation or death of the chairman of the PRC, he shall be replaced by the deputy chairman.

In practice, the election of a deputy chairman of the PRC always nominates one candidate approved by the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Most often, one of the CCP's top management is appointed to this position. So, Zeng Qinghong , Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping were members of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee and the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee . Li Yuanchao was a member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee , but was not a member of its Standing Committee. The current deputy chairman, Wang Qishan, at the time of his appointment, was not a member of the Politburo Standing Committee, although he had been there before.

Vice President of China plays an important role in the implementation of China's foreign policy. In particular, he is usually a member of the , as well as the . Thus, in spite of the fact that this is a more ceremonial position, the people who occupy it are usually people with significant political weight.

Generations of PRC leaders

  First generation

  Second generation

  Third generation

(1949-1954)

Deputy Chairpersons of the Central People's Government

( October 1, 1949 - September 27, 1954 )

1. Zhu Dae (CCP)
2. Liu Shaoqi (CCP)
3. Song Qingling ( Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee )
4. ( Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee )
5. China Democratic League ]
6. Gao Gang (CCP; committed suicide on August 17, 1954 )

1954-1975

Since 1982