Committee for Ethnic and Religious Affairs

The Committee for Ethnic and Religious Affairs^[1] is one of ten special committees of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China's top political advisory body and a central part of the Chinese Communist Party's united front system.

Committee for
Ethnic and Religious Affairs

中国人民政治协商会议全国委员会 民族和宗教委员会
Formation	March 15, 1995; 30 years ago (1995-03-15)
Type	Special committee of the CPPCC
Location	Beijing
Chairperson	Zhang Yijiong
Parent organization	National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

Committee for Ethnic and Religious Affairs
Simplified Chinese	中国人民政治协商会议全国委员会民族和宗教委员会
Traditional Chinese	中國人民政治協商會議全國委員會民族和宗教委員會
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngguó Rénmín Zhèngzhì Xiéshāng Huìyì Quánguó Wěiyuánhuì Mínzú Hé Zōngjiào Wěiyuánhuì
Shortest form
Simplified Chinese	全国政协民族和宗教委员会
Traditional Chinese	全國政協民族和宗教委員會
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Quánguó Zhèngxié Mínzú Hé Zōngjiào Wěiyuánhuì

History

The Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee was created in March 1995 during the 8th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.^[2]

Functions

The committee conducts political consultations and supervises policy consultations in affairs related to ethnic minorities and religions, including Xinjiang and Tibet.^[3]

List of chairpersons

No.	Chairpersons	Took office	Left office	Notes
7th	Yang Jingren	June 1988	21 May 1993
7th	Zhao Puchu	June 1988	21 May 1993
8th	Jin Jian	21 May 1993	16 March 1998
8th	Zhao Puchu	21 May 1993	16 March 1998
9th	Uliji	16 March 1998	15 March 2003
10th	Niu Maosheng	15 March 2003	15 March 2008
11th	Tian Congming	15 March 2008	13 March 2013
12th	Zhu Weiqun	13 March 2013	16 March 2018	[4]
13th	Wang Weiguang	16 March 2018	13 March 2023	[5]
14th	Zhang Yijiong	13 March 2023	Incumbent