The secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) is the head of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. 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 PartyTitleExistence 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 Officeholder Took office Left office Length of tenure Term 1 Wang Hebo 9 May 1927 11 November 1927 5th(1927–1928) 1882 1922 1927 2 Liu Shaoqi 18 July 1928 18 January 1934 6th(1928–1945) 1898 1921 1969 3 Li Weihan 18 January 1934 11 June 1945 6th(1928–1945) 1896 1921 1984 4 Zhu De 9 November 1949 31 March 1955 7th(1949–1956) 1886 1925 1976 5 Dong Biwu 31 March 1955 24 April 1969 7th–8th(1949–1969) 1886 1921 1975 6 Chen Yun 22 December 1978 1 November 1987 11th–12th(1978–1987) 1905 1924 1995 7 Qiao Shi 1 November 1987 19 October 1992 13th(1987–1992) 1924 1940 2015 8 Wei Jianxing 19 October 1992 15 November 2002 14th–15th(1992–2002) 1931 1949 2015 9 Wu Guanzheng 15 November 2002 22 October 2007 16th(2002–2007) 1938 1963 Alive 10 He Guoqiang 22 October 2007 15 November 2012 17th(2007–2012) 1943 1966 Alive 11 Wang Qishan 15 November 2012 25 October 2017 18th(2012–2017) 1948 1983 Alive 12 Zhao Leji 25 October 2017 23 October 2022 19th(2017–2022) 1957 1975 Alive 13 Li Xi 23 October 2022 Incumbent 20th(2022–2027) 1956 1982 Alive
See also Deputy Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Secretary General of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
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