-
Sun Yat-sen
was in command from January 1, 1912 to April 1, 1912 -
Yuan Shikai
was in command from March 10, 1912 to October 10, 1913 -
Li Yuanhong
was in command from June 7, 1916 to July 14, 1917 -
Lin Sen
was in command from June 7, 1916 to August 1, 1943 -
Feng Guozhang
was in command from August 6, 1917 to October 10, 1918 -
Xu Shichang
was in command from October 10, 1918 to June 2, 1922 -
Zhou Ziqi
was in command from June 2, 1922 to June 11, 1922 -
Gao Lingwei
was in command from June 14, 1923 to October 10, 1923 -
Cao Kun
was in command from October 10, 1923 to November 2, 1924 -
Huang Fu
was in command from November 2, 1924 to November 23, 1924 -
Duan Qirui
was in command from November 24, 1924 to April 20, 1926 -
Hu Weide
was in command from April 20, 1926 to May 13, 1926 -
Yan Huiqing
was in command from May 13, 1926 to June 22, 1926 -
Du Xigui
was in command from June 22, 1926 to October 1, 1926 -
Gu Weijun
was in command from October 1, 1926 to June 16, 1927 -
Zhang Zuolin
was in command from June 18, 1927 to June 4, 1928 -
Chiang Kai-shek
was in command from October 10, 1928 to December 15, 1931 -
Mao Zedong
was in command from March 20, 1943 to September 9, 1976 -
Deng Xiaoping
was in command from January 17, 1975 to June 18, 1983 -
Hua Guofeng
was in command from September 9, 1976 to June 1981 -
Jiang Zemin
was in command from June 24, 1989 to November 25, 2002 -
Hu Jintao
has been in command since November 25, 2002