| 中央军委政治工作部 | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Preceding agency |
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| Type | Functional department of the Central Military Commission |
| Jurisdiction | People's Liberation Army |
| Headquarters | Ministry of National Defense compound ("August 1st Building"),Beijing |
| Agency executives |
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| Parent department | Central Military Commission |
| Child agency | |
| Website | chinamil.com.cn |
ThePolitical Work Department of the Central Military Commission (Chinese:中央军委政治工作部) is the chief political organ under theCentral Military Commission (CMC). It was created in January 2016 following themilitary reforms under CMC chairmanXi Jinping. Its predecessor was theGeneral Political Department of the People's Liberation Army.
The department leads all political and cultural activities in thePeople's Liberation Army.[1] Lieutenant GeneralChen Demin currently serves as the acting director.[2] It's deputies areWang Chengnan,Zhang Yutang andXiong Zhaoyuan.[3][4]
The Political Work Department's Liaison Department controls aUnited Front organization called theChina Association for International Friendly Contact (CAIFC) that is active inoverseas intelligence gathering andinfluence operations.[5][6][7][8]
In November 2015 theGeneral Political Department of the PLA was abolished and was replaced with the CMC Political Work Department as part of Chairman Xi Jinping'smilitary reforms.[9][10] Its role is to integrate the CCP and its ideology and propaganda into the People's Liberation Army. In January 2016, the Political Work Department became official.[11]
After the 2015 reforms and the winding down of cultural units in 2018, the PWD structure was as follows:[12]
| English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhang Yang | 张阳 | November 2015 | August 2017 | |
| Miao Hua | 苗华 | August 2017 | October 2025 | |
| Chen Demin | 陈德民 | December 2025 |
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