Party and state leaders

"Party and state leaders" (Chinese: 党和国家领导人; Vietnamese: Lãnh đạo chủ chốt của Đảng và Nhà nước) is a governmental and political jargon currently used in political discourse of China, and a lesser extent of Vietnam, in reference to specific senior political leaders in those countries. The jargon is used in In both formal and colloquial contexts, and referred to a defined group of leaders in those countries.

In Chinese political discourse, "party and state leaders" refer to a limited group of individuals currently holding approximately 100 specific positions in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) that are classified into the top two ranks in the Civil service of China:

  • National-level principals, or colloquially "national leaders" (Chinese: 国家级正职 or 正国级)
  • National-level deputies, or colloquially "national deputy-level leaders" (Chinese: 国家级副职 or 副国级)