| Head of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party | |
|---|---|
| 中国共产党中央委员会宣傳部部长 | |
since October 26, 2022 | |
| Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party | |
| Type | Department Head |
| Status | Provincial and ministerial-level official |
| Seat | Beijing |
| Nominator | Central Committee |
| Appointer | Central Committee |
| Inaugural holder | Li Da |
| Formation | August 1921 |
| Deputy | Deputy Head |
Thehead of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the leader of thePublicity Department, a department of theCentral Committee of theChinese Communist Party (CCP).
The current head of the Publicity Department isLi Shulei, who is also a member of thePolitburo of the Chinese Communist Party.
| Name | Start | End | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li Da | August 1921 | July 1922 | First propaganda chief of the CCP | [citation needed] |
| Cai Hesen | August 1922 | June 1923 | Propaganda chief of the2nd Central Executive Committee | [citation needed] |
| Luo Zhanglong | May 1924 | January 1925 | Propaganda chief of the3rd Central Executive Committee | [citation needed] |
| Peng Shuzhi | February 1925 | March 1927 | Director of propaganda | [citation needed] |
| Cai Hesen | April 1927 | October 1927 | Acting propaganda chief of the5th Politburo | [citation needed] |
| Luo Qiyuan | November 1927 | June 1928 | [citation needed] | |
| Cai Hesen | July 1928 | October 1928 | [citation needed] | |
| Li Lisan | November 1928 | December 1930 | First head of the Central Propaganda Department | [citation needed] |
| Shen Zemin | January 1931 | April 1931 | [citation needed] | |
| Zhang Wentian | April 1931 | December 1934 | [citation needed] | |
| Wu Liangping | January 1935 | July 1937 | [citation needed] | |
| Zhang Wentian | July 1937 | December 1942 | [citation needed] | |
| Lu Dingyi | January 1943 | December 1952 | Head of the "Central Propaganda Commission" from 1943 to 1945 | [citation needed] |
| Xi Zhongxun | January 1953 | July 1954 | [citation needed] | |
| Lu Dingyi | July 1954 | May 1966 | [citation needed] | |
| Tao Zhu | May 1966 | January 1967 | [citation needed] | |
| Wang Li | January 1967 | January 1968 | [citation needed] | |
| Interregnum[a] | [citation needed] | |||
| Kang Sheng | November 1970 | December 1975 | Head of theCentral Organization and Propaganda Leading Group | [citation needed] |
| Yao Wenyuan | January 1976 | October 1976 | [citation needed] | |
| Geng Biao | October 1976 | October 1977 | As head of the Central Propaganda Group | [citation needed] |
| Zhang Pinghua | October 1977 | December 1978 | [citation needed] | |
| Hu Yaobang | 25 December 1978 | 12 March 1980 | [citation needed] | |
| Wang Renzhong | 12 March 1980 | April 1982 | [1] | |
| Deng Liqun | April 1982 | August 1985 | [2] | |
| Zhu Houze | August 1985 | February 1987 | [3] | |
| Wang Renzhi | February 1987 | December 1992 | [4] | |
| Ding Guangen | December 1992 | October 2002 | [5] | |
| Liu Yunshan | 24 October 2002 | 21 November 2012 | [citation needed] | |
| Liu Qibao | 21 November 2012 | 30 October 2017 | [6] | |
| Huang Kunming | 30 October 2017 | 26 October 2022 | [7] | |
| Li Shulei | 26 October 2022 | Incumbent | [8] | |