# List of Chinese leaders

In this article, "China" refers to the modern territories controlled by the People's Republic of China (which controls Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau) and the Republic of China (which controls Taiwan area). For more information, see Two Chinas, Political status of Taiwan, One-China policy, 1992 Consensus and One country, two systems.
"China" also refers to many historical states, empires and dynasties that controlled parts of what are now the PRC and the ROC. For leaders of ancient and imperial China, see List of Chinese monarchs.

## Presidents

* List of presidents of the Republic of China (1912–present)
* Paramount leader (1949–present)
* List of presidents of the People's Republic of China (1949–present)
/ Republic of China :
| Year | President(list) Republic of China (Mainland China) |
| 1912 | |
| 1912 | Sun Yat-sen |
| 1912 | Yuan Shikai |
| 1913 | Yuan Shikai |
| 1914 | Yuan Shikai |
| 1915 | Yuan Shikai |
| 1916 | Yuan Shikai |
| 1916 | Li Yuanhong |
| 1917 | Li Yuanhong |
| 1917 | Feng Guozhang |
| 1918 | Feng Guozhang |
| 1918 | Xu Shichang |
| 1919 | Xu Shichang |
| 1920 | Xu Shichang |
| 1921 | Xu Shichang |
| 1922 | Xu Shichang |
| 1922 | Zhou Ziqi (acting) |
| 1922 | Li Yuanhong |
| 1923 | Li Yuanhong |
| 1923 | Gao Lingwei (acting) |
| 1923 | Cao Kun |
| 1924 | Cao Kun |
| 1924 | Huang Fu (acting) |
| 1924 | Duan Qirui (acting) |
| 1925 | Duan Qirui (acting) |
| 1926 | Duan Qirui (acting) |
| 1926 | Hu Weide (acting) |
| 1926 | Yan Huiqing (acting) |
| 1926 | Du Xigui (acting) |
| 1926 | V.K. Wellington Koo Wei-chün (acting) |
| 1927 | V.K. Wellington Koo Wei-chün (acting) |
| 1927 | Zhang Zuolin (acting) |
| 1928 | Zhang Zuolin (acting) |
| 1928 | Chiang Kai-shek |
| 1929 | Chiang Kai-shek |
| 1930 | Chiang Kai-shek |
| 1931 | Chiang Kai-shek |
| 1931 | Lin Sen |
| 1932 | Lin Sen |
| 1933 | Lin Sen |
| 1934 | Lin Sen |
| 1935 | Lin Sen |
| 1936 | Lin Sen |
| 1937 | Lin Sen |
| 1938 | Lin Sen |
| 1939 | Lin Sen |
| 1940 | Lin Sen |
| 1941 | Lin Sen |
| 1942 | Lin Sen |
| 1943 | Lin Sen |
| 1943 | Chiang Kai-shek |
| 1944 | Chiang Kai-shek |
| 1945 | Chiang Kai-shek |
| 1946 | Chiang Kai-shek |
| 1947 | Chiang Kai-shek |
| 1948 | Chiang Kai-shek |
| 1949 | Chiang Kai-shek |
| 1949 | Huy Phan (acting) |
China :
| Year | President (list) Republic of China (Taiwan) | President (list) People's Republic of China (Mainland China) |
| 1949 | Li Zongren (acting) | |
| 1949 | Li Zongren (acting) | Mao Zedong (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 1950 | Li Zongren (acting) | Mao Zedong (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 1950 | Chiang Kai-shek | Mao Zedong (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 1951 | Chiang Kai-shek | Mao Zedong (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 1952 | Chiang Kai-shek | Mao Zedong (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 1953 | Chiang Kai-shek | Mao Zedong (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 1954 | Chiang Kai-shek | Mao Zedong (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 1955 | Chiang Kai-shek | Mao Zedong (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 1956 | Chiang Kai-shek | Mao Zedong (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 1957 | Chiang Kai-shek | Mao Zedong (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 1958 | Chiang Kai-shek | Mao Zedong (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 1959 | Chiang Kai-shek | Mao Zedong (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 1959 | Chiang Kai-shek | Liu Shaoqi (Paramount leader: Mao Zedong) |
| 1960 | Chiang Kai-shek | Liu Shaoqi (Paramount leader: Mao Zedong) |
| 1961 | Chiang Kai-shek | Liu Shaoqi (Paramount leader: Mao Zedong) |
| 1962 | Chiang Kai-shek | Liu Shaoqi (Paramount leader: Mao Zedong) |
| 1963 | Chiang Kai-shek | Liu Shaoqi (Paramount leader: Mao Zedong) |
| 1964 | Chiang Kai-shek | Liu Shaoqi (Paramount leader: Mao Zedong) |
| 1965 | Chiang Kai-shek | Liu Shaoqi (Paramount leader: Mao Zedong) |
| 1966 | Chiang Kai-shek | Liu Shaoqi (Paramount leader: Mao Zedong) |
| 1967 | Chiang Kai-shek | Liu Shaoqi (Paramount leader: Mao Zedong) |
| 1968 | Chiang Kai-shek | Liu Shaoqi (Paramount leader: Mao Zedong) |
| 1968 | Chiang Kai-shek | Soong Ching-ling (acting) & Dong Biwu (acting) (Paramount leader: Mao Zedong) |
| 1969 | Chiang Kai-shek | Soong Ching-ling (acting) & Dong Biwu (acting) (Paramount leader: Mao Zedong) |
| 1970 | Chiang Kai-shek | Soong Ching-ling (acting) & Dong Biwu (acting) (Paramount leader: Mao Zedong) |
| 1971 | Chiang Kai-shek | Soong Ching-ling (acting) & Dong Biwu (acting) (Paramount leader: Mao Zedong) |
| 1972 | Chiang Kai-shek | Soong Ching-ling (acting) & Dong Biwu (acting) (Paramount leader: Mao Zedong) |
| 1972 | Chiang Kai-shek | Dong Biwu (acting) (Paramount leader: Mao Zedong) |
| 1973 | Chiang Kai-shek | Dong Biwu (acting) (Paramount leader: Mao Zedong) |
| 1974 | Chiang Kai-shek | Dong Biwu (acting) (Paramount leader: Mao Zedong) |
| 1975 | Chiang Kai-shek | Dong Biwu (acting) (Paramount leader: Mao Zedong) |
| 1975 | Chiang Kai-shek | Position abolished (Paramount leaders: Mao Zedong, Hua Guofeng, and Deng Xiaoping) |
| 1975 | Yen Chia-kan | Position abolished (Paramount leaders: Mao Zedong, Hua Guofeng, and Deng Xiaoping) |
| 1976 | Yen Chia-kan | Position abolished (Paramount leaders: Mao Zedong, Hua Guofeng, and Deng Xiaoping) |
| 1977 | Yen Chia-kan | Position abolished (Paramount leaders: Mao Zedong, Hua Guofeng, and Deng Xiaoping) |
| 1978 | Yen Chia-kan | Position abolished (Paramount leaders: Mao Zedong, Hua Guofeng, and Deng Xiaoping) |
| 1978 | Chiang Ching-kuo | Position abolished (Paramount leaders: Mao Zedong, Hua Guofeng, and Deng Xiaoping) |
| 1979 | Chiang Ching-kuo | Position abolished (Paramount leaders: Mao Zedong, Hua Guofeng, and Deng Xiaoping) |
| 1980 | Chiang Ching-kuo | Position abolished (Paramount leaders: Mao Zedong, Hua Guofeng, and Deng Xiaoping) |
| 1981 | Chiang Ching-kuo | Position abolished (Paramount leaders: Mao Zedong, Hua Guofeng, and Deng Xiaoping) |
| 1981 | Chiang Ching-kuo | Soong Ching-ling (honorary) (Paramount leader: Deng Xiaoping) |
| 1981 | Chiang Ching-kuo | Position abolished (Paramount leader: Deng Xiaoping) |
| 1982 | Chiang Ching-kuo | Position abolished (Paramount leader: Deng Xiaoping) |
| 1983 | Chiang Ching-kuo | Position abolished (Paramount leader: Deng Xiaoping) |
| 1983 | Chiang Ching-kuo | Li Xiannian (Paramount leader: Deng Xiaoping) |
| 1984 | Chiang Ching-kuo | Li Xiannian (Paramount leader: Deng Xiaoping) |
| 1985 | Chiang Ching-kuo | Li Xiannian (Paramount leader: Deng Xiaoping) |
| 1986 | Chiang Ching-kuo | Li Xiannian (Paramount leader: Deng Xiaoping) |
| 1987 | Chiang Ching-kuo | Li Xiannian (Paramount leader: Deng Xiaoping) |
| 1988 | Chiang Ching-kuo | Li Xiannian (Paramount leader: Deng Xiaoping) |
| 1988 | Lee Teng-hui | Li Xiannian (Paramount leader: Deng Xiaoping) |
| 1988 | Lee Teng-hui | Yang Shangkun (Paramount leader: Deng Xiaoping) |
| 1989 | Lee Teng-hui | Yang Shangkun (Paramount leader: Deng Xiaoping) |
| 1990 | Lee Teng-hui | Yang Shangkun (Paramount leader: Deng Xiaoping) |
| 1991 | Lee Teng-hui | Yang Shangkun (Paramount leader: Deng Xiaoping) |
| 1992 | Lee Teng-hui | Yang Shangkun (Paramount leader: Deng Xiaoping) |
| 1993 | Lee Teng-hui | Yang Shangkun (Paramount leader: Deng Xiaoping) |
| 1993 | Lee Teng-hui | Jiang Zemin (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 1994 | Lee Teng-hui | Jiang Zemin (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 1995 | Lee Teng-hui | Jiang Zemin (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 1996 | Lee Teng-hui | Jiang Zemin (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 1997 | Lee Teng-hui | Jiang Zemin (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 1998 | Lee Teng-hui | Jiang Zemin (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 1999 | Lee Teng-hui | Jiang Zemin (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2000 | Lee Teng-hui | Jiang Zemin (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2000 | Chen Shui-bian | Jiang Zemin (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2001 | Chen Shui-bian | Jiang Zemin (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2002 | Chen Shui-bian | Jiang Zemin (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2002 | Chen Shui-bian | Hu Jintao (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2003 | Chen Shui-bian | Hu Jintao (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2004 | Chen Shui-bian | Hu Jintao (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2005 | Chen Shui-bian | Hu Jintao (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2006 | Chen Shui-bian | Hu Jintao (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2007 | Chen Shui-bian | Hu Jintao (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2008 | Chen Shui-bian | Hu Jintao (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2008 | Ma Ying-jeou | Hu Jintao (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2009 | Ma Ying-jeou | Hu Jintao (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2010 | Ma Ying-jeou | Hu Jintao (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2011 | Ma Ying-jeou | Hu Jintao (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2012 | Ma Ying-jeou | Hu Jintao (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2012 | Ma Ying-jeou | Xi Jinping (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2013 | Ma Ying-jeou | Xi Jinping (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2014 | Ma Ying-jeou | Xi Jinping (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2015 | Ma Ying-jeou | Xi Jinping (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2016 | Ma Ying-jeou | Xi Jinping (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2016 | Tsai Ing-Wen | Xi Jinping (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2017 | Tsai Ing-Wen | Xi Jinping (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2018 | Tsai Ing-Wen | Xi Jinping (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2019 | Tsai Ing-Wen | Xi Jinping (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2020 | Tsai Ing-Wen | Xi Jinping (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2021 | Tsai Ing-Wen | Xi Jinping (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2022 | Tsai Ing-Wen | Xi Jinping (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2023 | Tsai Ing-Wen | Xi Jinping (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2024 | Tsai Ing-Wen | Xi Jinping (Paramount leader: Himself) |
| 2024 | Lai Ching-te | Xi Jinping (Paramount leader: Himself) |

## Premiers

* List of premiers of the Republic of China (1912–present)
* List of premiers of the People's Republic of China (1949–present)
/ Republic of China :
| Year | Premier / the Republic of China (Mainland China) |
| 1912 | Tang Shaoyi |
| 1912 | Lu Zhengxiang |
| 1912 | Zhao Bingjun |
| 1913 | Zhao Bingjun |
| 1913 | Xiong Xiling |
| 1914 | Xiong Xiling |
| 1914 | Sun Baoqi |
| 1914 | Xu Shichang |
| 1915 | Xu Shichang |
| 1915 | Lu Zhengxiang (acting) |
| 1916 | Lu Zhengxiang (acting) |
| 1916 | Xu Shichang |
| 1916 | Duan Qirui |
| 1916 | Duan Qirui |
| 1917 | Duan Qirui |
| 1917 | Wu Tingfang (acting) |
| 1917 | Li Jingxi |
| 1917 | Duan Qirui |
| 1917 | Wang Daxie (acting) |
| 1917 | Wang Shizhen (acting) |
| 1918 | Wang Shizhen (acting) |
| 1918 | Qian Nengxun (acting) |
| 1918 | Duan Qirui |
| 1918 | Qian Nengxun (acting) |
| 1919 | Qian Nengxun (acting) |
| 1919 | Gong Xinzhan (acting) |
| 1919 | Jin Yunpeng (acting) |
| 1919 | Jin Yunpeng |
| 1920 | Jin Yunpeng |
| 1920 | Sa Zhenbing |
| 1920 | Jin Yunpeng |
| 1921 | Jin Yunpeng |
| 1921 | Yan Huiqing (acting) |
| 1921 | Liang Shiyi |
| 1922 | Liang Shiyi |
| 1922 | Yan Huiqing (acting) |
| 1922 | Wang Chonghui (acting) |
| 1922 | Wang Daxie (acting) |
| 1922 | Wang Zhengting (acting) |
| 1923 | Wang Zhengting (acting) |
| 1923 | Zhang Shaozeng |
| 1923 | Gao Lingwei |
| 1924 | Gao Lingwei |
| 1924 | Sun Baoqi |
| 1924 | V.K. Wellington Koo Wei-chün (acting) |
| 1924 | Yan Huiqing |
| 1924 | Huang Fu |
| 1924 | Post abolished |
| 1925 | Post abolished |
| 1925 | Xu Shiying |
| 1926 | Xu Shiying |
| 1926 | Jia Deyao (acting) |
| 1926 | Hu Weide (acting) |
| 1926 | Yan Huiqing |
| 1926 | Du Xigui (acting) |
| 1926 | V.K. Wellington Koo Wei-chün (acting) |
| 1927 | V.K. Wellington Koo Wei-chün (acting) |
| 1927 | Pan Fu (acting) |
| 1927 | Post abolished |
| 1928 | Post abolished |
| 1928 | Tan Yankai |
| 1929 | Tan Yankai |
| 1930 | Tan Yankai |
| 1930 | T. V. Soong Tse-Ven |
| 1930 | Chiang Kai-shek |
| 1931 | Chiang Kai-shek |
| 1931 | Chen Mingshu |
| 1932 |
| 1932 | Sun Fo |
| 1932 | Wang Jingwei |
| 1933 | Wang Jingwei |
| 1934 | Wang Jingwei |
| 1935 | Wang Jingwei |
| 1935 | Chiang Kai-shek |
| 1936 | Chiang Kai-shek |
| 1937 | Chiang Kai-shek |
| 1938 | Chiang Kai-shek |
| 1938 | H. H. Kung Hsiang-hsi |
| 1938 | Chiang Kai-shek |
| 1939 | Chiang Kai-shek |
| 1940 | Chiang Kai-shek |
| 1941 | Chiang Kai-shek |
| 1942 | Chiang Kai-shek |
| 1943 | Chiang Kai-shek |
| 1944 | Chiang Kai-shek |
| 1945 | T. V. Soong Tse-Ven |
| 1946 | T. V. Soong Tse-Ven |
| 1947 | Chiang Kai-shek |
| 1948 | Chang Chun |
| 1948 | Wong Wen-hao |
| 1949 | Sun Fo |
| 1949 | Ho Ying-chin |
China :
| Year | Premier the Republic of China (on Taiwan) | Premier the People's Republic of China (Mainland China) |
| 1949 | Yan Xishan | Zhou Enlai |
| 1950 | | Zhou Enlai |
| 1950 | Chen Cheng | Zhou Enlai |
| 1951 | Chen Cheng | Zhou Enlai |
| 1952 | Chen Cheng | Zhou Enlai |
| 1953 | Chen Cheng | Zhou Enlai |
| 1954 | Chen Cheng | Zhou Enlai |
| 1954 | Yü Hung-chün | Zhou Enlai |
| 1955 | Yü Hung-chün | Zhou Enlai |
| 1956 | Yü Hung-chün | Zhou Enlai |
| 1957 | Yü Hung-chün | Zhou Enlai |
| 1958 | | Zhou Enlai |
| 1958 | Chen Cheng | Zhou Enlai |
| 1959 | Chen Cheng | Zhou Enlai |
| 1960 | Chen Cheng | Zhou Enlai |
| 1961 | Chen Cheng | Zhou Enlai |
| 1962 | Chen Cheng | Zhou Enlai |
| 1963 | Chen Cheng | Zhou Enlai |
| 1963 | Yen Chia-kan | Zhou Enlai |
| 1964 | Yen Chia-kan | Zhou Enlai |
| 1965 | Yen Chia-kan | Zhou Enlai |
| 1966 | Yen Chia-kan | Zhou Enlai |
| 1967 | Yen Chia-kan | Zhou Enlai |
| 1968 | Yen Chia-kan | Zhou Enlai |
| 1969 | Yen Chia-kan | Zhou Enlai |
| 1970 | Yen Chia-kan | Zhou Enlai |
| 1971 | Yen Chia-kan | Zhou Enlai |
| 1972 | Yen Chia-kan | Zhou Enlai |
| 1972 | Chiang Ching-kuo | Zhou Enlai |
| 1973 | Chiang Ching-kuo | Zhou Enlai |
| 1974 | Chiang Ching-kuo | Zhou Enlai |
| 1975 | Chiang Ching-kuo | Zhou Enlai |
| 1976 | Chiang Ching-kuo | Hua Guofeng (acting) |
| 1976 | Chiang Ching-kuo | Hua Guofeng |
| 1977 | Chiang Ching-kuo | Hua Guofeng |
| 1978 | Chiang Ching-kuo | Hua Guofeng |
China :
| Year | Premier the Republic of China (on Taiwan) | Premier the People's Republic of China (Mainland China) |
| 1978 | Sun Yun-suan | Hua Guofeng |
| 1979 | Sun Yun-suan | Hua Guofeng |
| 1980 | Sun Yun-suan | Hua Guofeng |
| 1980 | Sun Yun-suan | Zhao Ziyang (acting) |
| 1981 | Sun Yun-suan | Zhao Ziyang (acting) |
| 1982 | Sun Yun-suan | Zhao Ziyang (acting) |
| 1983 | Sun Yun-suan | Zhao Ziyang (acting) |
| 1984 | Sun Yun-suan | Zhao Ziyang (acting) |
| 1984 | Yu Kuo-hwa | Zhao Ziyang |
| 1985 | Yu Kuo-hwa | Zhao Ziyang |
| 1986 | Yu Kuo-hwa | Zhao Ziyang |
| 1987 | Yu Kuo-hwa | Zhao Ziyang |
| 1987 | Yu Kuo-hwa | Li Peng (acting) |
| 1988 | Yu Kuo-hwa | Li Peng (acting) |
| 1989 | Yu Kuo-hwa | Li Peng (acting) |
| 1989 | Lee Huan | Li Peng |
| 1990 | Lee Huan | Li Peng |
| 1990 | Hau Pei-tsun | Li Peng |
| 1991 | Hau Pei-tsun | Li Peng |
| 1992 | Hau Pei-tsun | Li Peng |
| 1993 | Hau Pei-tsun | Li Peng |
| 1993 | Lien Chan | Li Peng |
| 1994 | Lien Chan | Li Peng |
| 1995 | Lien Chan | Li Peng |
| 1996 | Lien Chan | Li Peng |
| 1997 | Lien Chan | Li Peng |
| 1997 | Vincent Siew Wan-chang | Li Peng |
| 1998 | Vincent Siew Wan-chang | Li Peng |
| 1998 | Vincent Siew Wan-chang | Zhu Rongji |
| 1999 | Vincent Siew Wan-chang | Zhu Rongji |
| 2000 | Vincent Siew Wan-chang | Zhu Rongji |
| 2000 | Tang Fei | Zhu Rongji |
| 2000 | Chang Chun-hsiung | Zhu Rongji |
| 2001 | Chang Chun-hsiung | Zhu Rongji |
| 2002 | Chang Chun-hsiung | Zhu Rongji |
| 2002 | Yu Shyi-kun | Zhu Rongji |
| 2003 | Yu Shyi-kun | Zhu Rongji |
| 2003 | Yu Shyi-kun | Wen Jiabao |
| 2004 | Yu Shyi-kun | Wen Jiabao |
| 2005 | Yu Shyi-kun | Wen Jiabao |
| 2005 | Frank Hsieh Chang-ting | Wen Jiabao |
| 2006 | Frank Hsieh Chang-ting | Wen Jiabao |
| 2006 | Su Tseng-chang | Wen Jiabao |
| 2007 | Su Tseng-chang | Wen Jiabao |
| 2007 | Chang Chun-hsiung | Wen Jiabao |
| 2008 | Chang Chun-hsiung | Wen Jiabao |
| 2008 | Liu Chao-shiuan | Wen Jiabao |
| 2009 | Liu Chao-shiuan | Wen Jiabao |
| 2009 | Wu Den-yih | Wen Jiabao |
| 2010 | Wu Den-yih | Wen Jiabao |
| 2011 | Wu Den-yih | Wen Jiabao |
| 2012 | Wu Den-yih | Wen Jiabao |
| 2012 | Sean Chen Chong | Wen Jiabao |
| 2013 | Sean Chen Chong | Wen Jiabao |
| 2013 | Jiang Yi-huah | Li Keqiang |
| 2014 | Jiang Yi-huah | Li Keqiang |
| 2014 | Mao Chi-kuo | Li Keqiang |
| 2015 | Mao Chi-kuo | Li Keqiang |
| 2016 | Mao Chi-kuo | Li Keqiang |
| 2016 | Chang San-cheng | Li Keqiang |
| 2016 | Lin Chuan | Li Keqiang |
| 2017 | Lin Chuan | Li Keqiang |
| 2017 | William Lai Ching‑te | Li Keqiang |
| 2018 | William Lai Ching‑te | Li Keqiang |
| 2019 | William Lai Ching‑te | Li Keqiang |
| 2019 | Su Tseng-chang | Li Keqiang |
| 2020 | Su Tseng-chang | Li Keqiang |
| 2021 | Su Tseng-chang | Li Keqiang |
| 2022 | Su Tseng-chang | Li Keqiang |
| 2023 | Chen Chien-jen | Li Qiang |
| 2024 | Cho Jung-tai | Li Qiang |