The Constitution of the Chinese Communist Party has 55 articles and its contents describe the program of the party, as well as its organizational structure and party symbolism. The Chinese Communist Party adopted its first program at the 1st National Congress and adopted its first constitution in 1945. Its current constitution was adopted in 1982; while it has since been revised, its basic content has been stable since 1982.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) first outlined some of the basic elements of a constitution in its Party Program adopted during the 1st National Congress, although the Party Program itself was not a constitution.

The CCP's 1945 constitution described Mao Zedong Thought as the party's working compass, writing it into the preamble. The 1945 constitution also discusses democracy in the context of New Democracy. Passed at the Party's 7th National Congress, it was the first independently drafted by the Party.

The constitution adopted during April 1969 at the CCP's 9th National Congress named Lin Biao as Mao Zedong's "close comrade in arms and successor".

The constitution currently in force was adopted at the CCP's 12th National Congress in September 1982. Although the constitution has been revised since, its basic content continues to be the 1982 constitution. The constitution can be amended once every five years.

The 1992 revision of the constitution noted the importance of policy experimentation, incorporating language that the CCP "must boldly experiment with new methods, ... review new experience and solve new problems, and enrich and develop Marxism in practice."

The CCP's 16th National Congress in November 2002 included the incorporation of the Three Represents.

The CCP's 18th National Congress in November 2012, saw the inclusion of the concept of ecological civilization.