List of presidents of the People's Republic of China

Central People's Government (1949–1954)

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
1	Mao Zedong 毛泽东 (1893–1976) Beijing At-large		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	Song Qingling & Dong Biwu (co-serving)
			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
–	Song Qingling 宋庆龄 (1893–1981) Shanghai At-large	Dong Biwu 董必武 (1886–1975) Hubei At-large	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.