List of presidents of the People's Republic of China

Central People's Government (1949–1954)

Chairman of the Central People's Government

• Mao Zedong (1 October 1949 - 27 September 1953)

Portrait		Name (Birth–Death) Constituency		Term of office		NPC	Vice Chairman
1		Mao Zedong 毛泽东 (1893–1976) Beijing At-large		27 September 1953	27 April 1958	I	Zhu De
				The First Chairman of the People's Republic of China.
2		Liu Shaoqi 刘少奇 (1898–1969) Beijing At-large		27 April 1958	21 December 1964	II	Song Qingling & Dong Biwu (co-serving)
				21 December 1964	31 October 1968	III
				Ousted by Mao Zedong during the Cultural Revolution.
–		Song Qingling 宋庆龄 (1893–1981) Shanghai At-large	Dong Biwu 董必武 (1886–1975) Hubei At-large	31 October 1968	24 February 1972 (Song) 17 January 1972 (Dong)	III	Vacancy by ascension
				Both Song Qingling and Dong Biwu co-served as acting chairman of the People's Republic of China until the resignation of Song Qingling in 24 February 1972. Dong Biwu served the remainder of the term.