Social Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
中国共产党中央委员会社会工作部
Formation2023
TypeDepartment directly reporting to the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
HeadquartersBeijing
Head
Wu Hansheng
Parent organization
Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
SubsidiariesNational Public Complaints and Proposals Administration
Social Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Simplified Chinese中国共产党中央委员会社会工作部
Traditional Chinese中國共產黨中央委員會社會工作部

The Social Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is an agency under the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in charge of "social work".

History

The department was established in March 2023 under CCP general secretary Xi Jinping after wide-ranging reforms to change the Party and state structure.[1] On 8 July 2023, Wu Hansheng was appointed as the first head of the Department.[2]

Function

The department oversees the interactions of the CCP with civic groups, chambers of commerce and industry groups, as well as party-building work in mixed-ownership and non-public enterprises. It additionally handles public petitions and grievances, and has a "unified leadership" over the National Public Complaints and Proposals Administration.[3][4]

Heads

Officeholder Term start Term end General Secretary
Wu Hansheng 8 July 2023 Incumbent Xi Jinping

References

  1. ^ Hong, Chun Wan; Zhai, Keith (16 March 2023). "China's Communist Party Overhaul Deepens Control Over Finance, Technology". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Former Senior China Graft Buster Appointed to New Public Complaints Agency". Caixin. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  3. ^ "中共中央 国务院印发《党和国家机构改革方案》_中国经济网——国家经济门户". Economic Daily. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  4. ^ Wang, Kelly (17 March 2023). "China's Institutional Shake-Up Produces New Department to Better Handle Public's Complaints". Caixin. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
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