After the founding of People's Republic of China, the responsibilities were separated into two posts, the President and Communist Party Secretary.
The President position is currently held by Xiao Xiangyu, who formerly served as President of Jishou University from August 2011 until December 2013.[1]
| Period | Year | President (English name) | President (Chinese name) | Alma mater | Ref |
| Hunan Normal Private School | February 1903-December 1903 | Wang Xianqian | t=| s=王先谦 | hp=|labels=no}} |
| Hunan Provincial Normal School | December 1903-February 1904 | Liu Diwei | t=| s=刘棣蔚 | hp=|labels=no}} |
| February 1904-November 1904 | Dai Zhancheng | t=| s=戴展诚| hp=|labels=no}} |
| Hunan Zhonglu Normal School | November 1904-February 1905 | Guo Lishan | t=| s=郭立山 | hp=|labels=no}} |
| February 1905-September 1905 | Chen Shufan | t=| s=陈树藩| hp=|labels=no}} |
| September 1905-November 1906 | Tan Yankai | t=| s=谭延闿| hp=|labels=no}} |
| November 1906-November 1908 | Liu Renxi | t=| s=刘人熙| hp=|labels=no}} |
| November 1908-May 1910 | Qu Zongduo | t=| s=瞿宗铎| hp=|labels=no}} |
| May 1910-February 1911 | Wang Da | t=| s=王达| hp=|labels=no}} |
| February 1911-December 1911 | Wang Fengchang | t=| s=王风昌| hp=|labels=no}} |
| Hunan Provincial First Normal School | February 1912-July 1912 | Wen Qi | t=| s=文启 | hp=|labels=no}} |
| July 1912-April 1913 | Zeng Peilin | t=| s=曾沛霖| hp=|labels=no}} |
| April 1913-January 1914 | Kong Zhaoshou | t=| s=孔昭绶| hp=|labels=no}} | Hosei University |
| March 1914-August 1915 | Zhu Zhenhuang | t=| s=朱振黄| hp=|labels=no}} | Acting President |
| March 1914-August 1915 | Zhang Gan | t=| s=张干| hp=|labels=no}} |
| August 1915-February 1916 | Wu Shaocheng | t=| s=武绍程| hp=|labels=no}} |
| February 1916-August 1916 | Yin Jixin | t=| s=尹集馨| hp=|labels=no}} |
| August 1916-September 1916 | Peng Zhengshu | t=| s=彭政枢 | hp=|labels=no}} |
| September 1916-September 1918 | Kong Zhaoshou | t=| s=孔昭绶 | hp=|labels=no}} | Hosei University |
| September 1918 -February 1920 | Wen Huidian | t=| s=文徽典 | hp=|labels=no}} |
| February 1920-July 1920 | Dan Hanhuan | t=| s= 覃汉寰| hp=|labels=no}} |
| July 1920-January 1924 | Yi Peiji | t=| s=易培基| hp=|labels=no}} | Wuhan University |
| January 1924-August 1924 | Li Jimin | t=| s=李济民| hp=|labels=no}} |
| August 1924-January 1926 | Peng Yihu | t=| s=彭一湖 | hp=|labels=no}} | Waseda University |
| January 1926-August 1926 | Wang Ningdu | t=| s=王凝度| hp=|labels=no}} |
| Training Department of Hunan Provincial High School | August 1926-January 1927 | Xiong Mengfei | t=| s=熊梦飞 | hp=|labels=no}} |
| Hunan Provincial First Normal School | Later 1926-May 1927 | Luo Yuxiong | t=| s=罗驭雄 | hp=|labels=no}} | Beijing Normal University |
| January 1929-September 1932 | Xie Zuyao | t=| s=谢祖尧| hp=|labels=no}} |
| September 1932-January 1937 | Wang Zeheng | t=| s=王泽衡 | hp=|labels=no}} | Wuchang Normal University |
| January 1937-January 1938 | Chen Kuisheng | t=| s= 陈奎生 | hp=|labels=no}} |
| Training Department of Hunan Provincial High School | January 1938-September 1939 | Yang Guochu | t=| s=杨国础 | hp=|labels=no}} |
| September 1939-January 1941 | Liu Mingjian | t=| s=刘鸣剑| hp=|labels=no}} |
| Hunan Provincial First Normal School | January 1941-August 1941 | Xie Zuyao | t=| s= 谢祖尧| hp=|labels=no}} |
| August 1941-January 1942 | Wei Xianpu | t=| s=魏先朴| hp=|labels=no}} |
| January 1942-August 1943 | Ma Wenyi | t=| s=马文义 | hp=|labels=no}} |
| August 1943-January 1944 | Yang Yunyuan | t=| s= 杨允元 | hp=|labels=no}} | Acting President |
| January 1944-August 1949 | Xiong Mengfei | t=| s=熊梦飞 | hp=|labels=no}} |
| Hunan First Normal School | August 1949-April 1976 | Zhou Shizhao | t=| s=周世钊 | hp=|labels=no}} | Hunan First Normal University |
| September 1969-June 1970 | Liu Pinsheng | t=| s=刘品生| hp=|labels=no}} | Revolutionary Committee Director |
| June 1970-December 1977 | Zhang Zhenzhong | t=| s= 张振忠 | hp=|labels=no}} |
| September 1971-May 1973 | Jiao Ruyi | t=| s=焦如一 | hp=|labels=no}} |
| September 1973-December 1977 | Zhang Ying | t=| s=张英 | hp=|labels=no}} |
| December 1977-October 1984 | Wang Mingsen | t=| s=王鸣森| hp=|labels=no}} |
| March 1978-October 1996 | Hu Huaqing | t=| s=胡华清 | hp=|labels=no}} | Hunan Normal University |
| October 1984-August 1986 | Lei Jinyu | t=| s= 雷晋虞| hp=|labels=no}} |
| October 1984-August 2000 | Chen Liansheng | t=| s=陈连生| hp=|labels=no}} |
| October 1988-October 1991 | Wang Fuxiang | t=| s=王辅湘 | hp=|labels=no}} |
| Hunan First Normal University | August 2000-November 2008 | Zhan Xiaoping | t=| s= 詹小平| hp=|labels=no}} | Shandong University
Central South University |
| November 2008-May 2013 | Peng Xiaoqi | t=| s=彭小奇| hp=|labels=no}} | Chongqing University
Harbin Institute of Technology |
| December 2013 – present | Xiao Xiangyu | t=| s=肖湘愚| hp=|labels=no}} | Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Hunan University |
| Period | Year | Communist Party Secretary (English name) | Communist Party Secretary (Chinese name) | Alma mater | Ref |
| Hunan First Normal School | February 1951-August 1956 | Li Diguang | t=| s=李迪光| hp=|labels=no}} |
| November 1956-September 1969 | He Gexin | t=| s=何戈心| hp=|labels=no}} |
| December 1970-March 1975 | Niu Shixiang | t=| s=牛世祥| hp=|labels=no}} |
| June 1973-December 1977 | Zhang Ying | t=| s=张英| hp=|labels=no}} |
| December 1977-October 1984 | Wang Mingsen | t=| s= 王鸣森| hp=|labels=no}} |
| October 1984-August 2000 | Chen Liansheng | t=| s=陈连生| hp=|labels=no}} |
| Hunan First Normal University | August 2000-August 2007 | Yan Dongyang | t=| s=鄢东洋| hp=|labels=no}} |
| August 2007-November 2008 | Xiao Xiangyu | t=| s=肖湘愚| hp=|labels=no}} | Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Hunan University |
| May 2013 – present | Peng Xiaoqi | t=| s=彭小奇| hp=|labels=no}} | Chongqing University
Harbin Institute of Technology |
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1. ^{{cite news|author= |url=http://hunan.voc.com.cn/article/201312/201312230921315956.html |title=Former Jishou University President Xiao Xiangyu serves as President of Hunan First Normal University |newspaper=Hunan.voc.com.cn |date= 2013-12-23|language=zh |location=}}