Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
| Chairman of National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |
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| 中国人民政治协商会议 全国委员会主席 | |
since 10 March 2023 | |
| National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |
| Type | Presiding officer |
| Status | National-level official |
| Member of | Standing Committee of the National Committee Chairperson's Council |
| Nominator | Presidium of the Plenary Session of the National Committee (chosen within the Chinese Communist Party) |
| Appointer | Plenary Session of the National Committee |
| Term length | Five years, renewable |
| Constituting instrument | Charter of the CPPCC |
| Inaugural holder | Mao Zedong |
| Formation | 9 October 1949 |
| Deputy | Vice Chairpersons Secretary-General |
| Salary | CN¥150,000 per annum est. (2015) |
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| Simplified Chinese | 中国人民政治协商会议全国委员会主席 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 全国政协主席 | ||||||
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The chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference is the leader of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), which is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China.
The chairman is officially nominated within the CPPCC National Committee and approved by a plenary session of the National Committee. The chairman is a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee, which handles the regular affairs of the body, and presides over its work. The chairman is also a member of the Chairperson's Council, which handles the day-to-day affairs of the Standing Committee. The chairman is assisted in their work by vice chairpersons and the secretary-general of the National Committee. The chairman is usually the leader of the united front system of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), being the head of the principal forum for united front work.
Since its establishment, all CPPCC chairpersons have been a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the CCP except during transition periods, being at least its 4th-ranking member. The incumbent chairman is Wang Huning, who is the 4th-ranking member of the PSC.