Chairman_of_the_Chinese_People's_Political_Consultative_Conference
Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Leader of a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China
The chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference is the leader of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), which is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China.
The chairman is officially nominated within the CPPCC National Committee and approved by a plenary session of the National Committee.[2] The chairman is a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee, which handles the regular affairs of the body, and presides over its work.[2] The chairman is also a member of the Chairperson's Council, which handles the day-to-day affairs of the Standing Committee.[2] The chairman is assisted in their work by vice chairpersons and the secretary-general of the National Committee.[2] The chairman is usually the leader of the united front system of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), being the head of the principal forum for united front work.[3]
Since its establishment, all CPPCC chairpersons have been a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the CCP except during transition periods, being at least its 4th-ranking member.[4] The incumbent chairman is Wang Huning, who is the 4th-ranking member of the PSC.