The Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang (), commonly referred to as the Central Standing Committee (), is the highest decision-making body within the Central Committee of the Kuomintang (KMT). It serves as the permanent executive body of the Central Committee. On the mainland, it was replaced by the Standing Committee of the Politburo the Chinese Communist Party after the communist victory in the Chinese Civil War.

Structure According to the KMT Party Constitution, "During the recess of the full meetings of the Central Committee, the Standing Committee of the Central Committee is responsible for executing its duties and is accountable to it." The current Party Constitution stipulates that the Chairman of the Kuomintang serves as the head of the Standing Committee, presiding over its meetings. The Vice Chairman is an ex-officio member of the Standing Committee.

The Standing Committee is composed of several members (中常委), who are elected from among the members of the Central Committee by the delegates at the National Party Congress and appointed by the chairman. Each member's term of office is two years.

According to Article 22 of the Party Constitution, the Standing Committee is composed of 35 to 40 members, including: 1. 29 members elected by the National Party Congress delegates from the Central Committee members. 2. 6 to 11 members appointed by the chairman, including senior members of the Party, the Chairman of the Youth League, and the President of the National Youth Work Association.

The Standing Committee meets every Wednesday afternoon at the KMT's Central Party Headquarters in Taipei.

Historical membership and rankings Source: 7th Central Committee of the Kuomintang (1952–1957) Chairman: Chiang Kai-shek Standing Committee Members (in order): Chen Cheng Chang Tao-fan Ku Cheng-kang K. C. Wu Huang Shao-ku Chen Hsueh-ping Yuan Shouqian 陶希聖 Chiang Ching-kuo Ni Wenya

8th Central Committee of the Kuomintang (1957–1963) Chairman: Chiang Kai-shek Vice Chairman: Chen Cheng Standing Committee Members (in order): Chang Tao-fan Ku Cheng-kang Yu Hung-chun 周至柔 Chen Hsueh-ping 陶希聖 Chiang Ching-kuo Huang Shao-ku Chang Ch'i-yun Hu Chien-chung 邱念台 馬紀壯 Yuan Shouqian 谷鳳翔 Shen Chang-huan

9th Central Committee of the Kuomintang (1963–1969) Chairman: Chiang Kai-shek Vice Chairman: Chen Cheng Standing Committee Members (in order): Chang Tao-fan Ku Cheng-kang 周至柔 Chang Ch'i-yun Peng Meng-chi Huang Chieh Chiang Ching-kuo Yuan Shouqian 陶希聖 Ni Wenya 谷鳳翔 Zheng Yanfen Huang Chao-chin Hu Chien-chung Hsieh Tung-min

10th Central Committee of the Kuomintang (1969–1976) Chairman: Chiang Kai-shek (succeeded by Chiang Ching-kuo in 1975) Standing Committee Members (in order): Yen Chia-kan Chiang Ching-kuo Ku Cheng-kang Chang Ch'i-yun Huang Shao-ku 周至柔 Huang Chieh Yuan Shouqian Ni Wenya Zheng Yanfen Hu Chien-chung Hsieh Tung-min Chen Ta-ching Kuo Cheng 郭驥 高魁元 蔣彥士 Yen Chen-hsing Sun Yun-suan Li Kwoh-ting 林挺生

11th Central Committee of the Kuomintang (1976–1981) Chairman: Chiang Ching-kuo Standing Committee Members (in order): Yen Chia-kan Ku Cheng-kang Hsieh Tung-min Huang Shao-ku Chang Ch'i-yun Huang Chieh Ni Wenya Yuan Shouqian 高魁元 宋長志 Sun Yun-suan Li Kwoh-ting 蔣彥士 Shen Chang-huan Zheng Yanfen Lin Chin-sheng 郭驥 林挺生 費驊 Hsu Ching-chung Kuo Cheng 蔡鴻文

12th Central Committee of the Kuomintang (1981–1988) Chairman: Chiang Ching-kuo (succeeded by Lee Teng-hui in 1975) Standing Committee Members (in order): Yen Chia-kan Hsieh Tung-min Sun Yun-suan Ku Cheng-kang Huang Shao-ku Ni Wenya Yuan Shouqian 馬紀壯 Li Kwoh-ting 高魁元 宋長志 趙聚鈺 Wang Tiwu Wang Sheng Lee Teng-hui Yu Kuo-hwa 余紀忠 Lin Yang-kang Shen Chang-huan 洪壽南 蔡鴻文 Lin Chin-sheng Koo Chen-fu 閻振興 曹聖芬 林挺生

13th Central Committee of the Kuomintang (1988–1993) Chairman: Lee Teng-hui Standing Committee Members (in order): Hsieh Tung-min Li Kwoh-ting Ni Wenya Yu Kuo-hwa Lee Huan Shen Chang-huan Lin Yang-kang Chiu Chuang-huan 黃尊秋 Hau Pei-tsun 何宜武 James Soong Wu Po-hsiung Fredrick Chien Chen Li-an Lien Chan Shih Chi-yang Cheng Wei-yuan Mao Kao-wen Hsu Li-nung Koo Chen-fu Kao Yu-jen Hsu Shui-teh Clement Chang Chao Tzu-chi 曾廣順 Shirley Kuo Su Nan-cheng Chen Tien-miao Hsu Sheng-fa Hsieh Shen-shan

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