Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party

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Chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
中国共产党中央委员会主席 (Chinese)
Emblem of the Chinese Communist Party (1942–1996)
Flag of the Chinese Communist Party (1942–1996)
Longest serving Mao Zedong 20 March 1943 – 9 September 1976
Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Style	Chairman (主席) (informal) Comrade (同志) (formal)
Type	Party leader, supreme leader
Member of	Politburo Standing Committee
Reports to	Central Committee
Seat	Zhongnanhai, Beijing, China
Nominator	Central Committee
Appointer	Central Committee
Term length	Five years, renewable
Constituting instrument	Party Constitution
Precursor	General Secretary (1921–1943)
Formation	20 March 1943; 81 years ago (1943-03-20)
First holder	Mao Zedong
Final holder	Hu Yaobang
Abolished	1 September 1982; 41 years ago (1982-09-01)
Superseded by	General Secretary
Unofficial names	Paramount leader, Lingxiu
Deputy	Vice Chairman (1956–1982)

The Chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (Chinese: 中国共产党中央委员会主席; pinyin: Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Zhǔxí) was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party. The position was established at the 8th National Congress in 1945 and abolished at the 12th National Congress in 1982, being replaced by the general secretary. Offices with the name Chairman of the Central Executive Committee and Chairman of the Central Committee existed in 1922–1923 and 1928–1931, respectively.