Social Work Department
| 中国共产党中央委员会社会工作部 | |
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| Formation | 2023 |
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| Type | Department directly reporting to the Central Committee Ministerial level agency |
| Headquarters | Beijing |
Head | Wu Hansheng |
Parent organization | Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party |
| Subsidiaries | National Public Complaints and Proposals Administration |
| Website | www |
| Social Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party | |||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
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The Social Work Department, commonly referred to as the Central Social Work Department, is a ministry-level agency under the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in charge of "social work".
History
[edit]The department was established in March 2023 under General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping after wide-ranging reforms to change the CCP and state structure.[1][2] On 8 July 2023, Wu Hansheng was appointed as the first head of the Department.[3] In November 2024, Xi stated that the department's functions were "vital to the party's long-term governance."[4]
Function
[edit]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.[5][6]
Heads
[edit]| Officeholder | Term start | Term end | General Secretary | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wu Hansheng | 8 July 2023 | Incumbent | Xi Jinping | [3] |
References
[edit]- ^ Hong, Chun Wan; Zhai, Keith (16 March 2023). "China's Communist Party Overhaul Deepens Control Over Finance, Technology". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Reform Plan for Party and State Institutions". Center for Security and Emerging Technology. May 4, 2023. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
- ^ a b "Former Senior China Graft Buster Appointed to New Public Complaints Agency". Caixin. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Xi Jinping has much to worry about in 2025". The Economist. December 31, 2024. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Wang, Kelly (17 March 2023). "China's Institutional Shake-Up Produces New Department to Better Handle Public's Complaints". Caixin. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
