Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission

The office of Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) functions as the deputy to the CMC Chairman. Currently, two people serve as vice chairman.

Party commission

Military rank Name
(birth–death)		 Hanzi Took office Left office Tenure Term(s) Portrait
Marshal Zhu De
(1886–1976)		 朱德 August 1937 1954 16 years, 153 days 6th, 7th
— Zhou Enlai
(1898–1976)		 周恩来 August 1937 1954 16 years, 153 days 6th, 7th
— Wang Jiaxiang
(1906–1974)		 王稼祥 November 1938 August 1945 6 years, 273 days 6th, 7th
— Liu Shaoqi
(1898–1969)		 刘少奇 March 1943 1954 10 years, 306 days 6th, 7th
Marshal Peng Dehuai
(1898–1974)		 彭德怀 August 1945 1954 8 years, 153 days 7th
Marshal Lin Biao
(1907–1971)		 林彪 1959 13 September 1971 12 years, 255 days 8th, 9th
Marshal He Long
(1896–1969)		 贺龙 1959 24 April 1969 10 years, 113 days 8th
Marshal Nie Rongzhen
(1889–1992)		 聂荣臻 1959 1 November 1987 28 years, 304 days 8th, 9th, 10th,
11th, 12th
Marshal Chen Yi
(1901–1972)		 陈毅 January 1966 6 January 1972 6 years, 5 days 8th, 9th
Marshal Liu Bocheng
(1892–1986)		 刘伯承 January 1966 11 September 1982 16 years, 253 days 8th, 9th, 10th,
11th
Marshal Xu Xiangqian
(1901–1990)		 徐向前 January 1966 1 November 1987 21 years, 304 days 8th, 9th, 10th,
11th, 12th
Marshal Ye Jianying
(1897–1986)		 叶剑英 January 1966 22 October 1986 20 years, 294 days 8th, 9th, 10th,
11th, 12th
— Deng Xiaoping
(1904–1997)		 邓小平 January 1975 April 1976 1 year, 91 days 10th
1977 28 June 1981 4 years, 178 days 11th
— Yang Shangkun
(1907–1998)		 楊尚昆 11 September 1982 18 October 1992 10 years, 37 days 12th, 13th
— Zhao Ziyang
(1919–2005)		 赵紫阳 1 November 1987 23 June 1989 1 year, 234 days 13th
Senior General Liu Huaqing
(1916–2011)		 刘华清 9 November 1989 18 September 1997 7 years, 313 days 13th, 14th
Senior General Zhang Zhen
(1914-2015)		 张震 18 October 1992 18 September 1997 4 years, 335 days 14th
Senior General Chi Haotian
(born 1929)		 遲浩田 28 September 1995 15 November 2002 7 years, 48 days 14th, 15th
Senior General Zhang Wannian
(1928–2015)		 张万年 28 September 1995 15 November 2002 7 years, 48 days 14th, 15th
— Hu Jintao
(born 1942)		 胡锦涛 22 September 1999 19 September 2004 4 years, 363 days 15th, 16th
Senior General Guo Boxiong
(born 1942)		 郭伯雄 15 November 2002 15 November 2012 10 years, 0 days 16th, 17th
Senior General Cao Gangchuan
(born 1935)		 曹刚川 15 November 2002 21 October 2007 4 years, 340 days 16th
Senior General Xu Caihou
(1943–2015)		 徐才厚 19 September 2004 15 November 2012 8 years, 57 days 16th, 17th
— Xi Jinping
(born 1953)		 习近平 18 October 2010 15 November 2012 2 years, 28 days 17th
Senior General Fan Changlong
(born 1947)		 范长龙 4 November 2012 Incumbent 4 years, 33 days 17th, 18th
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Senior General Xu Qiliang
(born 1950)		 许其亮 4 November 2012 Incumbent 4 years, 33 days 17th, 18th
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State commission

People's Revolutionary Military Commission (1949–1954)

Military rank Name
(birth–death)		 Hanzi Took office Left office Tenure Term(s) Portrait
Senior General Zhu De
(1886–1976)		 朱德 1 October 1949 27 September 1954 4 years, 361 days 1st
— Liu Shaoqi
(1898–1969)		 刘少奇 1 October 1949 27 September 1954 4 years, 361 days 1st
— Zhou Enlai
(1898–1976)		 周恩来 1 October 1949 27 September 1954 4 years, 361 days 1st
Senior General Peng Dehuai
(1898–1974)		 彭德怀 1 October 1949 27 September 1954 4 years, 361 days 1st
Senior General Cheng Qian
(1882–1968)		 程潜 19 October 1949 27 September 1954 4 years, 343 days 1st
Senior General Lin Biao
(1907–1971)		 林彪 5 November 1951 27 September 1954 2 years, 326 days 1st
— Gao Gang
(1905–1954)		 高岗 5 November 1951 17 August 1954 2 years, 285 days 1st
Senior General Liu Bocheng
(1892–1986)		 刘伯承 19 June 1954 27 September 1954 110 days 1st
Senior General He Long
(1896–1969)		 贺龙 19 June 1954 27 September 1954 110 days 1st
Senior General Chen Yi
(1901–1972)		 陈毅 19 June 1954 27 September 1954 110 days 1st
Senior General Luo Ronghuan
(1902–1963)		 罗荣桓 19 June 1954 27 September 1954 110 days 1st
Senior General Xu Xiangqian
(1901–1990)		 徐向前 19 June 1954 27 September 1954 110 days 1st
Senior General Nie Rongzhen
(1889–1992)		 聂荣臻 19 June 1954 27 September 1954 110 days 1st
Senior General Ye Jianying
(1897–1986)		 叶剑英 19 June 1954 27 September 1954 110 days 1st

National Defense Council (1954–1975)

Military rank Name
(birth–death)		 Hanzi Took office Left office Tenure Term(s) Portrait
Marshal Zhu De
(1886–1976)		 朱德 29 September 1954 28 April 1959 4 years, 211 days 1st
Marshal Peng Dehuai
(1898–1974)		 彭德怀 29 September 1954 4 January 1965 10 years, 97 days 1st, 2nd
Marshal Lin Biao
(1907–1971)		 林彪 29 September 1954 13 September 1971 20 years, 196 days 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Marshal Liu Bocheng
(1892–1986)		 刘伯承 29 September 1954 13 January 1975 20 years, 196 days 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Marshal He Long
(1896–1969)		 贺龙 29 September 1954 9 June 1969 14 years, 253 days 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Marshal Chen Yi
(1901–1972)		 陈毅 29 September 1954 1 January 1971 16 years, 99 days 1st, 2nd, 3rd
— Deng Xiaoping
(1904–1997)		 邓小平 29 September 1954 1966 11 years, 94 days 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Marshal Luo Ronghuan
(1902–1963)		 罗荣桓 29 September 1954 1963 8 years, 97 days 1st, 2nd
Marshal Xu Xiangqian
(1901–1990)		 徐向前 29 September 1954 13 January 1975 20 years, 196 days 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Marshal Nie Rongzhen
(1889–1992)		 聂荣臻 29 September 1954 13 January 1975 20 years, 196 days 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Marshal Ye Jianying
(1897–1986)		 叶剑英 29 September 1954 13 January 1975 20 years, 196 days 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Senior General Cheng Qian
(1882–1968)		 程潜 29 September 1954 5 April 1968 13 years, 189 days 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Senior General Zhang Zhizhong
(1895–1969)		 張治中 29 September 1954 6 April 1969 14 years, 189 days 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Senior General Fu Zuoyi
(1895–1974)		 傅作义 29 September 1954 19 April 1974 19 years, 202 days 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Senior General Long Yun
(1884–1962)		 龙云 29 September 1954 1 February 1958 3 years, 125 days 1st
Senior General Wei Lihuang
(1897–1960)		 衛立煌 28 April 1959 17 January 1960 264 days 2nd
Senior General Cai Tingkai
(1892–1968)		 蔡廷鍇 16 April 1962 25 April 1968 6 years, 9 days 2nd, 3rd
Senior General Luo Ruiqing
(1906–1978)		 罗瑞卿 4 January 1965 13 January 1975 10 years, 9 days 3rd

Central Military Commission (1983–present)

Military rank Name
(birth–death)		 Hanzi Took office Left office Tenure Term(s) Portrait
Senior General Xu Xiangqian
(1901–1990)		 徐向前 6 June 1983 13 April 1988 4 years, 312 days 6th
Senior General Ye Jianying
(1897–1986)		 叶剑英 6 June 1983 22 October 1986 3 years, 138 days 6th
— Yang Shangkun
(1907–1998)		 楊尚昆 6 June 1983 31 March 1993 9 years, 298 days 6th, 7th
— Zhao Ziyang
(1919–2005)		 赵紫阳 25 April 1987 23 June 1989 2 years, 59 days 7th
Admiral Liu Huaqing
(1916–2011)		 刘华清 28 March 1993 5 March 1998 4 years, 342 days 8th
Senior General Chi Haotian
(born 1929)		 遲浩田 28 March 1993 5 March 2003 9 years, 342 days 8th, 9th
Senior General Zhang Wannian
(1928–2015)		 张万年 28 March 1993 5 March 2003 9 years, 342 days 8th, 9th
— Hu Jintao
(born 1942)		 胡锦涛 October 1999 13 March 2005 5 years, 163 days 9th, 10th
Senior General Guo Boxiong
(born 1942)		 郭伯雄 16 March 2003 16 March 2013 10 years, 0 days 10th, 11th
Senior General Cao Gangchuan
(born 1935)		 曹刚川 16 March 2003 14 March 2008 4 years, 364 days 10th
Senior General Xu Caihou
(1943–2015)		 徐才厚 13 March 2005 14 March 2013 8 years, 0 days 10th, 11th
— Xi Jinping
(born 1953)		 习近平 28 October 2010 14 March 2013 2 years, 137 days 11th
Senior General Fan Changlong
(born 1947)		 范长龙 16 March 2013 Incumbent 3 years, 266 days 12th
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Senior General Xu Qiliang
(born 1950)		 许其亮 16 March 2013 Incumbent 3 years, 266 days 12th
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