The post is currently held by Eric Chu, who assumed the post on 5 October 2021, following the tenth direct election of the party leadership.

Sun Yat-sen served as Premier of the Chinese Revolutionary Party between 8 July 1914 and 10 October 1919.

Following the death of Sun Yat-sen in 1925, the Central Executive Committee became the collective leadership of the Kuomintang.

On 19 May 1926, the Central Executive Committee resolved to establish chairmanship.

In March 1927, the collective leadership of the committee was revived, the chairmanship was thus abolished until 7 December 1935.