Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission

The office of Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) functions as the deputy to the CMC Chairman. Currently, two people serve as vice chairman.

Party commission

Military rank	Name (birth–death)	Hanzi	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Term(s)	Portrait
Marshal	Zhu De (1886–1976)	朱德	August 1937	1954		6th, 7th
—	Zhou Enlai (1898–1976)	周恩来	August 1937	1954		6th, 7th	80px
—	Wang Jiaxiang (1906–1974)	王稼祥	November 1938	August 1945		6th, 7th	80px
—	Liu Shaoqi (1898–1969)	刘少奇	March 1943	1954		6th, 7th
Marshal	Peng Dehuai (1898–1974)	彭德怀	August 1945	1954		7th
Marshal	Lin Biao (1907–1971)	林彪	1959	13 September 1971		8th, 9th
Marshal	He Long (1896–1969)	贺龙	1959	24 April 1969		8th
Marshal	Nie Rongzhen (1889–1992)	聂荣臻	1959	1 November 1987		8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Marshal	Chen Yi (1901–1971)	陈毅	January 1966	6 January 1971		8th, 9th
Marshal	Liu Bocheng (1892–1986)	刘伯承	January 1966	11 September 1982		8th, 9th, 10th, 11th
Marshal	Xu Xiangqian (1901–1990)	徐向前	January 1966	1 November 1987		8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th	80px
Marshal	Ye Jianying (1897–1986)	叶剑英	January 1966	22 October 1986		8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
—	Deng Xiaoping (1904–1997)	邓小平	January 1975	April 1976		10th
			1977	28 June 1981		11th
—	Yang Shangkun (1907–1998)	楊尚昆	11 September 1982	18 October 1992		12th, 13th	80px
—	Zhao Ziyang (1907–1998)	赵紫阳	1 November 1987	23 June 1989		13th
Senior General	Liu Huaqing (1916–2011)	刘华清	9 November 1989	18 September 1997		13th, 14th
Senior General	Zhang Zhen (born 1914)	张震	18 October 1992	18 September 1997		14th	80px
Senior General	Chi Haotian (born 1929)	遲浩田	28 September 1995	15 November 2002		14th, 15th
Senior General	Zhang Wannian (1928–2015)	张万年	28 September 1995	15 November 2002		14th, 15th	80px
—	Hu Jintao (born 1942)	胡锦涛	22 September 1999	19 September 2004		15th, 16th	80px
Senior General	Guo Boxiong (born 1942)	郭伯雄	15 November 2002	15 November 2012		16th, 17th	80px
Senior General	Cao Gangchuan (born 1935)	曹刚川	15 November 2002	21 October 2007		16th
Senior General	Xu Caihou (1943–2015)	徐才厚	19 September 2004	15 November 2012		16th, 17th
—	Xi Jinping (born 1953)	习近平	18 October 2010	15 November 2012		17th	80px
Senior General	Fan Changlong (born 1947)	范长龙	4 November 2012	Incumbent		17th, 18th	—
Senior General	Xu Qiliang (born 1950)	许其亮	4 November 2012	Incumbent		17th, 18th	—

State commission

People's Revolutionary Military Commission (1949–1954)

Military rank	Name (birth–death)	Hanzi	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Term(s)	Portrait
Senior General	Zhu De (1886–1976)	朱德	1 October 1949	27 September 1954		1st
—	Liu Shaoqi (1898–1969)	刘少奇	1 October 1949	27 September 1954		1st
—	Zhou Enlai (1898–1976)	周恩来	1 October 1949	27 September 1954		1st	80px
Senior General	Peng Dehuai (1898–1974)	彭德怀	1 October 1949	27 September 1954		1st
Senior General	Cheng Qian (1882–1968)	林彪	19 October 1949	27 September 1954		1st
Senior General	Lin Biao (1907–1971)	林彪	5 November 1951	27 September 1954		1st
—	Gao Gang (1905–1954)	高岗	5 November 1951	27 September 1954		1st	80px
Senior General	Liu Bocheng (1892–1986)	刘伯承	19 June 1954	27 September 1954		1st
Senior General	He Long (1896–1969)	贺龙	19 June 1954	27 September 1954		1st
Senior General	Chen Yi (1901–1971)	陈毅	19 June 1954	27 September 1954		1st
Senior General	Luo Ronghuan (1902–1963)	罗荣桓	19 June 1954	27 September 1954		1st
Senior General	Xu Xiangqian (1901–1990)	徐向前	19 June 1954	27 September 1954		1st	80px
Senior General	Nie Rongzhen (1889–1992)	聂荣臻	19 June 1954	27 September 1954		1st
Senior General	Ye Jianying (1897–1986)	叶剑英	19 June 1954	27 September 1954		1st

National Defense Council (1954–1975)

Military rank	Name (birth–death)	Hanzi	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Term(s)	Portrait
Marshal	Zhu De (1886–1976)	朱德	29 September 1954	28 April 1959		1st
Marshal	Peng Dehuai (1898–1974)	彭德怀	29 September 1954	4 January 1965		1st, 2nd
Marshal	Lin Biao (1907–1971)	林彪	29 September 1954	13 January 1975		1st, 2nd, 3rd
Marshal	Liu Bocheng (1892–1986)	刘伯承	29 September 1954	13 January 1975		1st, 2nd, 3rd
Marshal	He Long (1896–1969)	贺龙	29 September 1954	13 January 1975		1st, 2nd, 3rd
Marshal	Chen Yi (1901–1971)	陈毅	29 September 1954	13 January 1975		1st, 2nd, 3rd
—	Deng Xiaoping (1904–1997)	邓小平	29 September 1954	1966		1st, 2nd, 3rd
Marshal	Luo Ronghuan (1902–1963)	罗荣桓	29 September 1954	4 January 1965		1st, 2nd
Marshal	Xu Xiangqian (1901–1990)	徐向前	29 September 1954	13 January 1975		1st, 2nd, 3rd	80px
Marshal	Nie Rongzhen (1889–1992)	聂荣臻	29 September 1954	13 January 1975		1st, 2nd, 3rd
Marshal	Ye Jianying (1897–1986)	叶剑英	29 September 1954	13 January 1975		1st, 2nd, 3rd
Senior General	Cheng Qian (1882–1968)	林彪	29 September 1954	13 January 1975		1st, 2nd, 3rd
Senior General	Zhang Zhizhong (1895–1969)	張治中	29 September 1954	13 January 1975		1st, 2nd, 3rd
Senior General	Fu Zuoyi (1895–1974)	傅作义	29 September 1954	13 January 1975		1st, 2nd, 3rd	80px
Senior General	Long Yun (1884–1962)	龙云	29 September 1954	1 February 1958		1st	80px
Senior General	Wei Lihuang (1897–1960)	衛立煌	28 April 1959	17 January 1960		2nd	80px
Senior General	Cai Tingkai (1892–1968)	蔡廷鍇	16 April 1962	25 April 1968		2nd, 3rd	80px
Senior General	Luo Ruiqing (1906–1978)	罗瑞卿	4 January 1965	13 January 1975		3rd

Central Military Commission (1983–present)

Military rank	Name (birth–death)	Hanzi	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Term(s)	Portrait
Senior General	Xu Xiangqian (1901–1990)	徐向前	6 June 1983	13 April 1988		6th	80px
Senior General	Ye Jianying (1897–1986)	叶剑英	6 June 1983	13 April 1988		6th
—	Yang Shangkun (1907–1998)	楊尚昆	6 June 1983	31 March 1993		6th, 7th	80px
—	Zhao Ziyang (1907–1998)	赵紫阳	25 April 1987	23 June 1989		7th
Admiral	Liu Huaqing (1916–2011)	刘华清	28 March 1993	5 March 1998		8th
Senior General	Chi Haotian (born 1929)	遲浩田	28 March 1993	5 March 2003		8th, 9th
Senior General	Zhang Wannian (1928–2015)	张万年	28 March 1993	5 March 2003		8th, 9th	80px
—	Hu Jintao (born 1942)	胡锦涛	October 1999	13 March 2005		9th, 10th	80px
Senior General	Guo Boxiong (born 1942)	郭伯雄	16 March 2003	16 March 2013		10th, 11th	80px
Senior General	Cao Gangchuan (born 1935)	曹刚川	16 March 2003	14 March 2008		10th
Senior General	Xu Caihou (1943–2015)	徐才厚	13 March 2005	14 March 2013		10th, 11th
—	Xi Jinping (born 1953)	习近平	28 October 2010	14 March 2013		11th	80px
Senior General	Fan Changlong (born 1947)	范长龙	16 March 2013	Incumbent		12th	—
Senior General	Xu Qiliang (born 1950)	许其亮	16 March 2013	Incumbent		12th	—