President's Spouse
Since the first president, six had a spouse during term of office.
| № | Spouse | President | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiang Qing | Mao Zedong | 1 October 1949 - 27 April 1959 |
| 2 | Wang Guangmei | Liu Shaoqi | 27 April 1959 - 31 October 1968 |
| — | Sun Yat-sen | Song Qingling | 31 October 1968 - 24 February 1972 dead before tenure |
| 3 | He Lianying | Dong Biwu | 31 October 1968 - 17 January 1975 |
| — | Sun Yat-sen | Song Qingling | 16 May 1981 - 28 May 1981 dead before tenure |
| 4 | Lin Jiamei | Li Xiannian | 18 June 1983 - 8 April 1988 |
| — | Li Bozhao | Yang Shangkun | 8 April 1988 - 27 March 1993 dead before tenure |
| 5 | Wang Yeping | Jiang Zemin | 27 March 1993 - 15 March 2003 |
| 6 | Liu Yongqing | Hu Jintao | 15 March 2003 - incumbent |
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