Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

The Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (simplified Chinese: 全国人民代表大会常务委员会副委员长; traditional Chinese: 全國人民代表大會常務委員會副委員長; pinyin: Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì Chángwù Wěiyuánhuì Fù Wěiyuánzhăng) is a political office in the People's Republic of China. According to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, Vice-Chairpersons are responsible for assisting the Chairman in performing his duties as chair of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. Since 1982, Vice-Chairpersons are appointed for a term of five years, and cannot serve for more than two terms.

Officeholders

Name (birth–death) Hanzi	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Term(s)	Portrait
Soong Ching-ling (1893–1981) 宋庆龄	15 September 1954	18 April 1959		1st	80px
	17 January 1975	6 June 1983		4th, 5th
Lin Boqu (1886–1960) 林伯渠	15 September 1954	29 May 1960		1st, 2nd
Li Jishen (1885–1959) 李济深	15 September 1954	9 October 1959		1st, 2nd
Zhang Lan (1872–1955) 张澜	15 September 1954	9 February 1955		1st
Luo Ronghuan (1902–1963) 罗荣桓	15 September 1954	16 December 1963		1st, 2nd
Shen Junru (1875–1963) 沈钧儒	15 September 1954	11 June 1963		1st, 2nd
Guo Moruo (1892–1978) 郭沫若	15 September 1954	12 June 1978		1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
Huang Yanpei (1878–1965) 黄炎培	15 September 1954	21 December 1965		1st, 2nd, 3rd
Peng Zhen (1902–1997) 彭真	15 September 1954	13 January 1975		1st, 2nd, 3rd
	1 July 1979	6 June 1983		5th
Li Weihan (1896–1984) 李维汉	15 September 1954	21 December 1964		1st, 2nd
Chen Shutong (1876–1966) 陈叔通	15 September 1954	17 February 1966		1st, 2nd, 3rd
Tenzin Gyatso (born 1935) 达赖喇嘛·丹增嘉措	15 September 1954	21 December 1964		1st, 2nd
Saifuddin Azizi (1915–2003) 赛福鼎·艾则孜	15 September 1954	15 March 1993		1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th	80px
Cheng Qian (1882–1968) 程潛	February 1958	5 April 1968		1st, 2nd, 3rd
Choekyi Gyaltsen (1938–1989) 班禅额尔德尼·却吉坚赞	15 September 1954	18 April 1959		2nd
	10 September 1980	28 January 1989		5th, 6th, 7th
He Xiangning (1878–1972) 何香凝	18 April 1959	1 September 1972		2nd, 3rd
Liu Bocheng (1892–1986) 刘伯承	18 April 1959	6 June 1983		2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
Lin Feng (1906–1977) 林枫	18 April 1959	13 January 1975		2nd, 3rd, 4th
Li Jingquan (1908–1989) 李井泉	4 January 1965	1966		3rd
	17 January 1975	1982		4th, 5th
Kang Sheng (1898–1975) 康生	4 January 1965	16 December 1975		3rd, 4th
Li Xuefeng (1907–2003) 李雪峰	4 January 1965	13 January 1975		3rd	—
Xu Xiangqian (1901–1990) 徐向前	4 January 1965	26 February 1978		3rd, 4th	80px
Liu Ningyi (1907–1994) 刘宁一	4 January 1965	13 January 1975		3rd	—
Zhang Zhizhong (1907–1994) 張治中	4 January 1965	13 January 1975		3rd
Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme (1910–2009) 阿沛·阿旺晋美	4 January 1965	15 March 1993		3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
Zhou Jianren (1888–1984) 周建人	4 January 1965	6 June 1983		3rd, 4th, 5th	—
Dong Biwu (1886–1975) 董必武	17 January 1975	26 February 1978		4th	80px
Wu De (1913–1995) 吴德	17 January 1975	6 June 1983		4th, 5th	—
Wei Guoqing (1913–1989) 韦国清	17 January 1975	15 March 1993		4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
Nie Rongzhen (1899–1992) 聂荣臻	17 January 1975	6 June 1983		4th, 5th
Chen Yun (1908–1983) 陈云	17 January 1975	6 June 1983		4th, 5th
Tan Zhenlin (1902–1983) 谭震林	17 January 1975	6 June 1983		4th, 5th
Zhang Dingcheng (1889–1981) 张鼎丞	17 January 1975	16 December 1981		4th, 5th
Cai Chang (1900–1990) 蔡畅	17 January 1975	6 June 1983		4th, 5th
Ulanhu (1900–1990) 乌兰夫	17 January 1975	6 June 1983		4th, 5th
	13 April 1988	15 March 1993		7th
Xu Deheng (1890–1990) 許德珩	17 January 1975	25 March 1988		4th, 5th, 6th	—
Hu Juewen (1895–1989) 胡厥文	17 January 1975	25 March 1988		4th, 5th, 6th	—
Li Suwen (born 1935) 李素文	17 January 1975	26 February 1978		4th	—
Yao Lianwei (1935–2012) 姚连蔚	17 January 1975	26 February 1978		4th	—
Deng Yingchao (1904–1994) 邓颖超	2 December 1976	6 June 1983		4th, 5th
Liao Chengzhi (1908–1983) 廖承志	5 March 1978	6 June 1983		5th
Ji Pengfei (1910–2000) 姬鹏飞	5 March 1978	6 June 1983		5th
Ji Pengfei (1910–2000) 姬鹏飞	5 March 1978	6 June 1983		5th
Xiao Jinguang (1903–1989) 萧劲光	1 July 1979	6 June 1983		5th
Zhu Yunshan (1887–1981) 朱蘊山	1 July 1979	6 June 1983		5th	—
Shi Liang (1900–1985) 史良	1 July 1979	25 March 1988		5th, 6th	—
Peng Chong (1915–2010) 彭冲	10 September 1980	6 June 1983		5th, 6th, 7th	—
Xi Zhongxun (1913–2002) 习仲勋	10 September 1980	15 March 1983		5th
	25 March 1988	15 March 1993		7th
Su Yu (1907–1984) 粟裕	10 September 1980	6 June 1983		5th
Yang Shangkun (1916–1995) 陈丕显	10 September 1980	6 June 1983		5th	80px
Zhu Xuefan (1905–1996) 朱學範	13 December 1981	15 March 1993		5th
Chen Pixian (1916–1995) 陈丕显	21 June 1983	25 March 1988		6th
Chen Pixian (1909–2000) 耿飚	21 June 1983	25 March 1988		6th
Wang Renzhong (1917–1992) 王任重	21 June 1983	25 March 1988		6th
Zhou Gucheng (1898–1996) 周谷城	21 June 1983	15 March 1993		6th, 7th
Yan Jici (1901–1996) 严济慈	21 June 1983	15 March 1993		6th, 7th	—
Hu Yuzhi (1896–1986) 胡愈之	21 June 1983	16 January 1986		6th	—
Rong Yiren (1906–2005) 荣毅仁	21 June 1983	15 March 1993		6th, 7th	80px
Ye Fei (1914–1999) 叶飞	21 June 1983	15 March 1993		6th, 7th
Liao Hansheng (1911–2006) 廖汉生	21 June 1983	15 March 1993		6th, 7th
Han Xianchu (1913–1986) 韩先楚	21 June 1983	25 March 1988		6th
Huang Hua (1913–2010) 黃華	21 June 1983	25 March 1988		6th
Chu Tunan (1899–1994) 楚图南	12 April 1986	25 March 1988		6th	—
Ni Zhifu (1933–2013) 倪志福	13 April 1988	5 March 1998		7th, 8th
Chen Muhua (1921–2011) 陈慕华	13 April 1988	5 March 1998		7th, 8th	—
Fei Xiaotong (1910–2005) 费孝通	13 April 1988	5 March 1998		7th, 8th
Sun Qimeng (1911–2010) 孙起孟	13 April 1988	5 March 1998		7th, 8th	—
Leo Jieqiong (1905–2011) 雷洁琼	13 April 1988	5 March 1998		7th, 8th
Wang Hanbin (born 1925) 王汉斌	13 April 1988	5 March 1998		7th, 8th	—
Tian Jiyun (born 1929) 田纪云	15 March 1993	5 March 2003		8th, 9th	—
Qin Jiwei (1914–1997) 秦基伟	15 March 1993	5 March 2003		8th, 9th
Li Ximing (1926–2008) 李锡铭	15 March 1993	5 March 1998		8th	—
Wang Bingqian (born 1925) 王丙乾	15 March 1993	5 March 1998		8th	—
Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai (born 1940) 帕巴拉·格列朗杰	15 March 1993	5 March 2003		8th, 9th
Wang Guangying (born 1919) 王光英	15 March 1993	5 March 2003		8th, 9th	—
Cheng Siyuan (1908–2005) 程思远	15 March 1993	5 March 2003		8th, 9th	—
Lu Jiaxi (1915–2001) 卢嘉锡	15 March 1993	5 March 1998		8th	—
Buhe (born 1926) 布赫	15 March 1993	5 March 2003		8th, 9th	—
Tömür Dawamat (born 1927) 铁木尔·达瓦买提	15 March 1993	5 March 2003		8th, 9th	—
Gan Ku (1924–1993) 甘苦	15 March 1993	25 July 1993		8th	—
Li Peiyao (1933–1996) 李沛瑤	15 March 1993	2 February 1996		8th	—
Wu Jieping (1917–2011) 吴阶平	15 March 1993	5 March 2003		8th, 9th	—
Xie Fei (1932–1999) 谢非	19 March 1998	27 October 1999		9th	—
Jiang Chunyun (born 1930) 姜春云	19 March 1998	5 March 2003		9th	—
Zou Jiahua (born 1926) 邹家华	19 March 1998	5 March 2003		9th	—
Peng Peiyun (born 1929) 彭珮云	19 March 1998	5 March 2003		9th	—
He Luli (born 1934) 何魯麗	19 March 1998	5 March 2008		9th, 10th	—
Zhou Guangzhao (born 1929) 周光召	19 March 1998	5 March 2003		9th	—
Cheng Kejie (1933–2000) 成克杰;	19 March 1998	14 September 2000		9th	—
Cao Zhi (born 1928) 曹志	19 March 1998	5 March 2003		9th	—
Ding Shisun (born 1927) 丁石孙	19 March 1998	5 March 2008		9th, 10th	—
Cheng Siwei (1935–2015) 成思危	19 March 1998	5 March 2008		9th, 10th
Xu Jialu (born 1937) 许嘉璐	19 March 1998	5 March 2008		9th, 10th	—
Jiang Zhenghua (born 1937) 蒋正华	19 March 1998	5 March 2008		9th, 10th	—
Wang Zhaoguo (born 1941) 王兆国	18 March 2003	5 March 2013		10th, 11th	80px
Li Tieying (born 1936) 李铁映	18 March 2003	5 March 2008		10th	—
Gu Xiulian (born 1936) 顾秀莲	18 March 2003	5 March 2008		10th	—
Raidi (born 1938) 热地	18 March 2003	5 March 2008		10th	—
Sheng Huaren (born 1935) 盛华仁	18 March 2003	5 March 2008		10th	—
Lu Yongxiang (born 1942) 路甬祥	18 March 2003	5 March 2013		10th, 11th	—
Uyunqimg (born 1942) 乌云其木格	18 March 2003	5 March 2013		10th, 11th	—
Han Qide (born 1945) 韩启德	18 March 2003	5 March 2013		10th, 11th	—
Michael Fu Tieshan (1931–2007) 傅铁山	18 March 2003	20 April 2007		10th	—
Hua Jianmin (born 1940) 华建敏	18 March 2008	5 March 2013		11th
Chen Zhili (born 1942) 陈至立	18 March 2008	5 March 2013		11th
Zhou Tienong (born 1938) 周铁农	18 March 2008	5 March 2013		11th
Li Jianguo (born 1946) 李建国	18 March 2008	Incumbent		11th, 12th	—
Ismail Tiliwaldi (born 1944) 司马义·铁力瓦尔地	18 March 2008	5 March 2013		11th	—
Jiang Shusheng (born 1940) 蒋树声	18 March 2008	5 March 2013		11th	—
Chen Changzhi (born 1945) 陈昌智	18 March 2008	Incumbent		11th, 12th
Yan Junqi (born 1946) 严隽琪	18 March 2008	Incumbent		11th, 12th	—
Sang Guowei (born 1941) 桑国卫	18 March 2008	5 March 2013		11th	—
Wang Shengjun (born 1946) 王胜俊	15 March 2013	Incumbent		12th
Wang Chen (born 1950) 王晨	15 March 2013	Incumbent		12th	—
Shen Yueyue (born 1957) 沈跃跃	15 March 2013	Incumbent		12th	—
Ji Bingxuan (born 1951) 吉炳轩	15 March 2013	Incumbent		12th	—
Zhang Ping (born 1946) 张平	15 March 2013	Incumbent		12th	—
Qiangba Puncog (born 1947) 向巴平措	15 March 2013	Incumbent		12th
Arken Imirbaki (born 1953) 艾力更·依明巴海	15 March 2013	Incumbent		12th	—
Wan Exiang (born 1956) 万鄂湘	15 March 2013	Incumbent		12th	—
Zhang Baowen (born 1946) 张宝文	15 March 2013	Incumbent		12th	—
Chen Zhu (born 1953) 陈竺	15 March 2013	Incumbent		12th