Names marked with + were co-opted at the 4th Plenary Session of the 5th Central Committee on 9 January 1987; names marked with - ceased to hold office after that session.
↑In January 1987, the 4th Plenary Session of the 5th Central Committee of the CDL elected Chu Tunan as Honorary Chairperson of the Central Committee.
↑The 8th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 5th Central Committee decided that Vice Chairperson Hu Yuzhi would serve as Acting Chairperson.
↑Following the death of Hu Yuzhi in January 1986, the 9th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 5th Central Committee selected Vice Chairperson Chu Tunan as Acting Chairperson.
↑In December 1986, the 3rd Plenary Session of the 5th Central Committee elected Chu Tunan as Chairperson of the Central Committee.
↑Note: In January 1986, the 9th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 5th Central Committee designated Fei Xiaotong as Executive Vice Chairperson.
↑On 10 January 1987, the 14th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 5th Central Committee unanimously designated Gao Tian as Executive Vice Chairperson.
↑Note 1: At the 12th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 6th Central Committee in March 1991, Qian Jiaju was removed from his posts as Vice Chairperson and Standing Committee member.
↑Note 1: In November 1996, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 7th Central Committee accepted Fei Xiaotong’s request to resign as Chairperson of the CDL Central Committee.
↑Note 2: In November 1996, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 7th Central Committee elected Ding Shisun as Chairperson of the CDL Central Committee.
↑Note 3: In July 1994, the Sixth Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 7th Central Committee decided that Ding Shisun would serve as Executive Vice Chairperson.
↑Note 4: In December 1995, the Fourth Plenary Session of the 7th Central Committee elected Li Yining as Vice Chairperson.
↑Note 5: In November 1996, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 7th Central Committee elected Jiang Jingbo and Yuan Xingpei as Vice Chairpersons.
