Paramount leader

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Paramount leader　(Hanyu Pinyin: guojia zuigao shouling, 国家最高首领, literally "the highest leader of the country"), in modern Chinese political science, refers to the political leader of the People's Republic of China who controls the three branches of the Chinese political system (Communist Party of China, People's Republic of China and People's Liberation Army).

The paramount leader may hold one or more of the following offices:

The paramount leader may be able to wield power without necessarily holding any official or formally significant governmental position. The most notable example is former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping who held supreme power in the People's Republic of China roughly from 1980 to 1994 without officially holding the top political offices.

To date, "paramount leader" has been applied to five individual Chinese statesmen:

Jiang's involvement in politics is not widely known after Hu's official transition of power. Hu's position as paramount leader, until 2004, was ambiguous.

Leadership transition takes several months. For instance, in the case of Hu Jintao:

Usually the office as Chairman of the Central Military Commission is the last office handed over by the previous paramount leader, in order to secure political influence and ensure political continuity.

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