16th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party

The 16th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st plenary session of the 16th Central Committee of the CCP on 15 November 2002 in the aftermath of the 16th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 15th Politburo and succeeded by the 17th. Of the 24 members, nine served in the 16th Politburo Standing Committee. Composition Members +Members of the Political Bureau of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party List of Politburo Members, Alternate Member China Internet Information Center 15 November 2002 1 August 2023 1 August 2023 https://archive.today/20230801121603/http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/48870.htm http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/48870.htm Officeholder 15th 17th Birth The year of birth of the person in question. PM Party membership—when the person in question joined the party. Death The year of death of the person in question. Birthplace Birthplace—in which large city or province the person in question was born in. Academic attainment Ethnicity Gender Offices held All offices held during the 11th term of the Politburo. Ref. References. Cao Gangchuan 曹刚川 New Never served as a member of the Politburo before. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1938 1956 Alive Henan a6 Graduate Master's degree in military engineering A degree in Russian language Han Male a6 Two State offices State Councillor of the People's Republic of China Minister of National Defence Cao Gangchuan People's Daily 1 August 2023 1 August 2023 https://archive.today/20230801074233/http://en.people.cn/data/people/caogangchuan.shtml http://en.people.cn/data/people/caogangchuan.shtml Chen Liangyu 陈良宇 New Never served as a member of the Politburo before. Expelled The Political Bureau removed him from their ranks on 24 September 2006; on 24 July 2007, the Shanghai party-state authorities removed him from positions of power, on 26 July the Political Bureau decided to expel him from the Party, and this decision was ratified by the 7th plenary session of the 16th Central Committee on 9–12 October. 1946 1980 Alive Hebei a6 Undergraduate Undergraduate degree in architectural structure Han Male a6 Two Party office Secretary, Shanghai Municipal Committee State office Mayor of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government Who's Who: Chen Liangyu China Today 1 August 2023 1 August 2023 https://archive.today/20230801072738/http://www.chinatoday.com/who/c/chenliangyu.htm http://www.chinatoday.com/who/c/chenliangyu.htm Barboza, David Former Party Boss in China Gets 18 Years The New York Times 12 April 2008 1 August 2023 30 January 2013 https://archive.today/20130130175504/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/12/world/asia/12shanghai.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/12/world/asia/12shanghai.html Guo Boxiong 郭伯雄 New Never served as a member of the Politburo before. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1942 1961 Alive Shaanxi a6 Not public Attained a degree in military science Han Male a6 One Military office Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission Guo Boxiong People's Daily 31 July 2023 31 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230731134603/http://www.china.org.cn/english/PP-e/48930.htm http://en.people.cn/data/people/guoboxiong.shtml He Guoqiang 贺国强 New Never served as a member of the Politburo before. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1943 1966 Alive Hunan a6 Graduate Master's degree in chemical engineering Han Male a6 One Party office Head, Organisation Department, Central Committee He Guoqiang China Today 24 July 2023 24 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230724095415/http://www.chinatoday.com/who/h/he-guoqiang.htm http://www.chinatoday.com/who/h/he-guoqiang.htm Hu Jintao 胡锦涛 Old Member of the Politburo of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1942 1964 Alive Jiangsu a6 Graduate Master's degree in hydraulic engineering Han Male a6 Five Party offices General Secretary, Central Committee Head, Central Leading Group for Taiwan Affairs of the Central Committee Head, Central Leading Group for Financial and Economic Work of the Central Committee Head, Central Leading Group for Network Security and Information Technology of the Central Committee Military offices Chairman, Central Military Commission President of the People's Republic of China Profile: Hu Jintao BBC News 14 March 2013 24 July 2023 24 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230724094240/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-20216496 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-20216496 Huang Ju 黄菊 Old Member of the Politburo of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Died Died of natural causes on 2 June 2007. 1938 1966 2007 Shanghai a6 Graduate Master's degree in electrical machinery manufacturing Han Male a6 One State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Huang Ju People's Daily 24 July 2023 24 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230724175415/http://en.people.cn/data/people/huangju.shtml http://en.people.cn/data/people/huangju.shtml Hui Liangyu 回良玉 New Never served as a member of the Politburo before. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1944 1969 Alive Jilin a6 Undergraduate Undergraduate degree in economics Hui Male a6 One State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Hui Liangyu People's Daily 31 July 2023 31 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230731132151/http://en.people.cn/data/people/huiliangyu.shtml http://en.people.cn/data/people/huiliangyu.shtml Jia Qinglin 贾庆林 Old Member of the Politburo of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1940 1959 Alive Hebei a6 Graduate Master's degree in engineering of electric motor and appliance design and manufacture Han Male a6 One Organisational office Chairman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Jia Qinglin People's Daily 24 July 2023 24 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230724095008/http://en.people.cn/data/people/jiaqinglin.shtml http://en.people.cn/data/people/jiaqinglin.shtml Li Changchun 李长春 Old Member of the Politburo of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1944 1965 Alive Liaoning a6 Graduate Master's degree in industrial enterprise automation engineering Han Male a6 Two Party office Chairman, Central Guidance Commission on Building Spiritual Civilization Members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Beijing Review 23 July 2023 24 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230724095150/http://www.bjreview.com.cn/17thCPC/txt/2007-10/29/content_83549_3.htm http://www.bjreview.com.cn/17thCPC/txt/2007-10/29/content_83549_3.htm Liu Qi 刘淇 New Never served as a member of the Politburo before. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1942 1975 Alive Jiangsu a6 Graduate Graduate degree in iron-smelting Han Male a6 Two Party office Secretary, Beijing Municipal Party Committee State office Mayor of the Beijing Municipal People's Government Liu Qi People's Daily 31 July 2023 31 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230731132459/http://en.people.cn/data/people/liuqi.shtml http://en.people.cn/data/people/liuqi.shtml Liu Yunshan 刘云山 New Never served as a member of the Politburo before. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1947 1971 Alive Shanxi a6 Not public Was given a university education at the Central Party School Han Male a6 One Party office Head, Publicity Department of the Central Committee Liu Yunshan 刘云山 China Vitae 23 July 2023 22 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230722234648/https://chinavitae.com/biography/Liu_Yunshan%7C32 https://chinavitae.com/biography/Liu_Yunshan%7C32 Luo Gan 罗干 Old Member of the Politburo of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Not Not elected to the Politburo of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1935 1960 Alive Shandong a6 Graduate Master's degree in engineering Han Male a6 One Party office Secretary, Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission Luo Gan People's Daily 24 July 2023 24 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230724175835/http://en.people.cn/data/people/luogan.shtml http://en.people.cn/data/people/luogan.shtml Wang Lequan 王乐泉 New Never served as a member of the Politburo before. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1944 1966 Alive Shandong a6 Graduate Doctoral degree, but unknown in which subject. Han Male a6 Two Party offices Deputy Secretary, Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Central Committee Secretary, Xinjiang Provincial Party Committee 王乐泉 Wang Lequan The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China 24 October 2007 31 July 2023 31 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230731131043/https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2007-10/24/content_784766.htm Chinese https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2007-10/24/content_784766.htm Wang Zhaoguo 王兆国 New Never served as a member of the Politburo before. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1941 1965 Alive Hebei a6 Graduate Master's degree in engineering. Han Male a6 Two Organisational office Chairman, Central Committee of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Wang Zhaoguo People's Daily 31 July 2023 31 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230731131539/http://en.people.cn/data/people/wangzhaoguo.shtml http://en.people.cn/data/people/wangzhaoguo.shtml Wen Jiabao 温家宝 Old Member of the Politburo of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1942 1965 Alive Tianjin a6 Graduate Doctoral degree in geological survey Bachelor's degree in structural geology Han Male a6 One State office Premier of the People's Republic of China Wen Jiabao People's Daily 24 July 2023 24 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230724094742/http://en.people.cn/data/people/wenjiabao.shtml http://en.people.cn/data/people/wenjiabao.shtml Wu Bangguo 吴邦国 Old Member of the Politburo of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1941 1964 2024 Anhui a6 Graduate Master's degree in engineering Han Male a6 One State office Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Wu Bangguo National People's Congress 14 March 2013 24 July 2023 24 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230724094435/http://www.npc.gov.cn/zgrdw/englishnpc/Chairman/2007-11/06/content_1372764.htm http://www.npc.gov.cn/zgrdw/englishnpc/Chairman/2007-11/06/content_1372764.htm Wu Guanzheng 吴官正 Old Member of the Politburo of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Not Not elected to the Politburo of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1938 1963 Alive Jiangxi a6 Graduate Doctoral degree in engineering Han Male a6 One Party office Secretary, Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Wu Guanzheng China Internet Information Center 24 July 2023 24 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230724175638/http://www.china.org.cn/english/PP-e/48933.htm http://www.china.org.cn/english/PP-e/48933.htm Wu Yi 吴仪 Alternate Alternate of the Politburo of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Not Not elected to the Politburo of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1938 1962 Alive Wuhan a6 Undergraduate Undergraduate degree in petroleum refinery engineering Han Female a6 One State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Wu Yi People's Daily 1 August 2023 1 August 2023 https://archive.today/20230801070800/http://en.people.cn/data/people/wuyi.shtml http://en.people.cn/data/people/wuyi.shtml Yu Zhengsheng 俞正声 New Never served as a member of the Politburo before. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1945 1964 Alive Zhejiang a6 Graduate Graduate programme in Missile engineering Han Male a6 One Party office Secretary, Hubei Provincial Party Committee Yu Zhengsheng 俞正声 China Vitae 23 July 2023 22 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230722234514/https://www.chinavitae.com/biography/Yu_Zhengsheng https://www.chinavitae.com/biography/Yu_Zhengsheng Zeng Peiyan 曾培炎 New Never served as a member of the Politburo before. Not Not elected to the Politburo of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1939 1978 Alive Zhejiang a6 Graduate Master's degree in electrical engineering Han Male a6 One Party office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Zeng Peiyan People's Daily 1 August 2023 1 August 2023 https://archive.today/20230801074618/http://en.people.cn/data/people/zengpeiyan.shtml http://en.people.cn/data/people/zengpeiyan.shtml Zeng Qinghong 曾庆红 Alternate Alternate of the Politburo of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Not Not elected to the Politburo of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1939 1960 Alive Jiangxi a6 Graduate Master's degree in engineering Han Male a6 Two Party office President, Central Party School of the Central Committee State office Vice President of the People's Republic of China Zeng Qinghong China Internet Information Center 24 July 2023 24 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230724175214/http://www.china.org.cn/english/PP-e/48927.htm http://www.china.org.cn/english/PP-e/48927.htm Zhang Dejiang 张德江 New Never served as a member of the Politburo before. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1946 1971 Alive Liaoning a6 Graduate Graduate programme in world economics Undergraduate degree in Korean Han Male a6 Two Party office Secretary, Guangdong Provincial Party Committee Zhang Dejiang 张德江 China Vitae 23 July 2023 22 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230722234139/https://chinavitae.com/biography/Zhang_Dejiang/bio https://chinavitae.com/biography/Zhang_Dejiang/bio Zhang Lichang 张立昌 New Never served as a member of the Politburo before. Not Not elected to the Politburo of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1939 1966 2008 Hebei a6 Undergraduate Undergraduate degree in economic management Han Male a6 Two Party office Secretary, Tianjin Municipal Committee State office Chairman, Standing Committee of the Tianjin Municipal People's Congress Zhang Lichang People's Daily 1 August 2023 1 August 2023 https://archive.today/20230801072158/http://en.people.cn/data/people/zhanglichang.shtml http://en.people.cn/data/people/zhanglichang.shtml Zhou Yongkang 周永康 New Never served as a member of the Politburo before. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1942 1964 Alive Jiangsu a6 Graduate Master's degree in geophysical survey and exploration Han Male a6 Two State offices State Councillor of the People's Republic of China Minister of Public Security Wu, Yuwen Profile: China's fallen security chief Zhou Yongkang BBC News 12 October 2015 24 July 2023 24 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230724095604/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-26349305 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-26349305 Alternate +Alternate of the Political Bureau of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Officeholder 15th 17th Birth The year of birth of the person in question. PM Party membership—when the person in question joined the party. Birthplace Birthplace—in which large city or province the person in question was born in. Academic attainment Ethnicity Gender Offices held All offices held during the 11th term of the Politburo. Ref. References. Wang Gang 王刚 New Never served as a member of the Politburo before. Member Member of the Politburo of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1942 1971 Jilin a6 Undergraduate Undergraduate degree in philosophy Han Male a6 One Party office Head, General Office of the Central Committee Wang Gang China Internet Information Center 31 July 2023 31 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230731130507/http://www.china.org.cn/china/CPPCC_anniversary/2009-09/17/content_18544662.htm http://www.china.org.cn/china/CPPCC_anniversary/2009-09/17/content_18544662.htm References External links zh Gazette of the 1st Session of the 16th CPC Central Committee Category:16th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party Category:2002 in China