Zhao Leji
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress since March 2023 and the third-ranked member of the Politburo Standing Committee. Zhao's influence comes from party discipline, cadre management, and his role in China's formal legislature.
Zhao Leji serves in the office of Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, a role that shapes how power is exercised, how institutions operate, and how political decisions are carried through in practice.
At a Glance
Zhao Leji (born 1957) serves as Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, affiliated with Chinese Communist Party. The office gives Zhao Leji a direct role in how power is exercised in China, whether through executive decisions, party leadership, legislative influence, or state administration.
Zhao Leji has been involved in 1 tracked election. Those contests matter because election results shape public legitimacy, bargaining power, and the room a politician has to govern or recover after a loss.
Details
- birth year
- 1957
- office
- Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee
- historical status
- current
Overview
Zhao Leji is the third-ranked member of the Politburo Standing Committee and the top legislator in China's formal state structure. He previously led the CCP's anti-corruption agency (CCDI), a role central to Xi Jinping's consolidation of power.
