Head of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party

The head of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the leader of the International Department, a department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

The current head of the International Department is Liu Haixing, who assumed office on 30 September 2025.

List of heads

+Department HeadTerm of officeTook officeLeft officeWang Jiaxiang1951March 1966Liu Ningyi (acting)June 1966April 1968Geng BiaoJanuary 1971January 1979Ji PengfeiJanuary 1979April 1982Qiao ShiApril 1982July 1983Qian LirenJuly 1983December 1985Zhu LiangDecember 1985March 1993Li ShuzhengMarch 1993August 1997Dai BingguoAugust 1997March 2003Wang JiaruiMarch 2003November 2015Song Tao19 November 20152 June 2022Liu Jianchao2 June 202230 September 2025Liu Haixing30 September 2025Incumbent

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