Qiao Shi
After the end of the Cultural Revolution, Qiao Shi became the Deputy Director of ILD in 1978, and Director in 1982, responsible for managing relationships with foreign communist parties. He also became an alternate member of the central Secretariat, the day-to-day executive arm of the party organization. Subsequently, he also held the positions of head of the CPC General Office, in charge of routine party administration, and of the Organization Department, in charge of human resources. Under his directorship, the General Office changed its focus from class struggle to economic development, as part of the reform and opening-up policy.