# Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

The secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) is the head of the aforementioned body. The office is a leading political position, and the officeholder has been a member of the Politburo Standing Committee, the highest decision-making body of the Chinese Communist Party, since 19 September 1997. The current secretary is Li Xi, who was elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection on 23 October 2022 and approved by the 20th Central Committee on the same day. The role is roughly analogous to that of the Chairman of the Central Control Commission in other communist countries.
An ad-hoc Central Control Committee was established by the 7th National Congress in 1945, but the 7th Central Committee never elected it.

## Titles

Leader titles of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Chinese Communist Party :
| Title | Existence | Established |
| Secretary of the Central Supervisory Commission | 1927–1928 | 5th National Congress |
| Secretary of the Central Review Committee | 1928–1934 | 6th National Congress |
| Secretary of the Central Party Affairs Commission | 1934–1945 | Decision of the 6th Politburo |
| Secretary of the Central Control Committee | 1945–1949 | 7th National Congress |
| Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection | 1949–1955 | Decision of the 7th Politburo |
| Secretary of the Central Supervisory Commission | 1955–1969 | 1st National Conference |
| First Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection | 1978–1987 | 3rd Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee |
| Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection | 1987 onwards | 13th National Congress |

## Officeholders

Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Chinese Communist Party :
| No. | Officeholder | Hanzi | Took office | Left office | Length of tenure | Term of office | Birth | PM | Death |
| 1 | Wang Hebo | 王荷波 | 9 May 1927 | 11 November 1927 | 186 days | 5th (1927–1928) | 1882 | 1922 | 1927 |
| 2 | Liu Shaoqi | 刘少奇 | 18 July 1928 | 18 January 1934 | 5 years, 184 days | 6th (1928–1945) | 1898 | 1921 | 1969 |
| 3 | Li Weihan | 李维汉 | 18 January 1934 | 11 June 1945 | 11 years, 144 days | 6th (1928–1945) | 1896 | 1921 | 1984 |
| 4 | Zhu De | 朱德 | 9 November 1949 | 31 March 1955 | 5 years, 83 days | 7th (1949–1956) | 1886 | 1925 | 1976 |
| 5 | Dong Biwu | 董必武 | 31 March 1955 | 24 April 1969 | 14 years, 24 days | 7th (1949–1956) 8th (1956–1969) | 1886 | 1921 | 1975 |
| 6 | Chen Yun | 陈云 | 22 December 1978 | 1 November 1987 | 8 years, 314 days | 11th (1978–1982) 12th (1982–1987) | 1905 | 1924 | 1995 |
| 7 | Qiao Shi | 乔石 | 1 November 1987 | 19 October 1992 | 4 years, 353 days | 13th (1987–1992) | 1924 | 1940 | 2015 |
| 8 | Wei Jianxing | 尉健行 | 19 October 1992 | 15 November 2002 | 10 years, 27 days | 14th (1992–1997) 15th (1997–2002) | 1931 | 1949 | 2015 |
| 9 | Wu Guanzheng | 吴官正 | 15 November 2002 | 22 October 2007 | 4 years, 341 days | 16th (2002–2007) | 1938 | 1963 | Alive |
| 10 | He Guoqiang | 贺国强 | 22 October 2007 | 15 November 2012 | 5 years, 24 days | 17th (2007–2012) | 1943 | 1966 | Alive |
| 11 | Wang Qishan | 王岐山 | 15 November 2012 | 25 October 2017 | 4 years, 344 days | 18th (2012–2017) | 1948 | 1983 | Alive |
| 12 | Zhao Leji | 赵乐际 | 25 October 2017 | 23 October 2022 | 4 years, 363 days | 19th (2017–2022) | 1957 | 1975 | Alive |
| 13 | Li Xi | 李希 | 23 October 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 144 days | 20th (2022–2027) | 1956 | 1982 | Alive |