17th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party

Chinese policy making body The 17th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st plenary session of the 17th Central Committee of the CCP on 22 October 2007 in the aftermath of the 17th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 16th Politburo and succeeded by the 18th. Of the 25 members, nine served in the 17th Politburo Standing Committee. Bo Xilai was expelled from the 17th Politburo and the CCP during this electoral term, while three others (Xu Caihou, Zhou Yongkang, and Guo Boxiong) were expelled from the CCP during the 18th tenure for charges of political corruption during this electoral term. Composition +Members of the Political Bureau of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party List of Political Bureau members of 17th CPC Central Committee China Internet Information Center 31 July 2023 31 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230731140712/http://www.china.org.cn/english/congress/229262.htm http://www.china.org.cn/english/congress/229262.htm Officeholder 16th 18th 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. Bo Xilai 薄熙来 New Not a Member of the Politburo of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Expelled By a decision of the Political Bureau, Bo Xilai lost his membership on 10 April 2012 and was expelled from the Party on 28 September. This decision was later ratified by the 7th plenary session of the 17th Central Committee on 4 November. 1949 1980 Beijing a6 Graduate Master's degree in journalism Bachelor's degree in world history Han Male a6 One Party office Secretary, Chongqing Municipal Committee Bo Xilai People's Daily 31 July 2023 31 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230731135257/http://www.chinatoday.com/who/b/bo-xilai.htm http://www.chinatoday.com/who/b/bo-xilai.htm Guo Boxiong 郭伯雄 Old Member of the Politburo of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Not Not elected to the Politburo of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1942 1961 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 Old Member of the Politburo of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Not Not elected to the Politburo of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1943 1966 Hunan a6 Graduate Master's degree in chemical engineering Han Male a6 Two Party offices Secretary, Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Head, Central Leading Group for Inspection Work 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 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Not Not elected to the Politburo of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1942 1964 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 Hui Liangyu 回良玉 Old Member of the Politburo of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Not Not elected to the Politburo of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1944 1969 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 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Not Not elected to the Politburo of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1940 1959 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 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Not Not elected to the Politburo of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1944 1965 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 Li Keqiang 李克强 New Not a Member of the Politburo of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1955 1974 Hefei a6 Graduate Doctoral degree in Marxist legal studies Undergraduate degree in chemical engineering Han Male a6 One State office First-ranked Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Li, Cheng Li Keqiang 李克强 Brookings Institution 21 July 2023 24 November 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221124122204/https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/china_20180318_li_keqiang_profile.pdf https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/china_20180318_li_keqiang_profile.pdf Li Yuanchao 李源潮 New Not a Member of the Politburo of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1950 1978 Jiangsu a6 Graduate Doctoral degree in Marxist legal studies Master's degree in mathematics Master's degree in management science Graduate programme in scientific socialism Han Male a6 One Party office Head, Organization Department of the Central Committee Li Yuanchao 李源潮 China Internet Information Center 16 March 2013 24 July 2023 23 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230723223309/http://www.china.org.cn/china/leadership/2013-03/16/content_28193085.htm http://www.china.org.cn/china/leadership/2013-03/16/content_28193085.htm Liu Qi 刘淇 Old Member of the Politburo of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Not Not elected to the Politburo of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1942 1975 Jiangsu a6 Graduate Graduate degree in iron-smelting Han Male a6 One State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China 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 Yandong 刘延东 New Not a Member of the Politburo of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1945 1964 Jiangsu a6 Graduate Master's degree in sociology Han Female a6 One State office State Councillor of the People's Republic of China Liu Yandong China Internet Information Center 24 July 2023 23 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230723221108/http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/58202.htm http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/58202.htm Liu Yunshan 刘云山 Old Member of the Politburo of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1947 1971 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 Wang Gang 王刚 Alternate Alternate of the Politburo of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Not Not elected to the Politburo of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1942 1971 Jilin a6 Undergraduate Undergraduate degree in philosophy Han Male a6 One Organisational office Vice Chairman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference 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 Wang Lequan 王乐泉 Old Member of the Politburo of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Not Not elected to the Politburo of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1944 1966 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 Qishan 王岐山 New Not a Member of the Politburo of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1948 1983 Shanxi a6 Undergraduate Undergraduate degree in history Han Male a6 One State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Pletcher, Kenneth Wang Qishan Encyclopedia Britannica 23 July 2023 22 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230722234908/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wang-Qishan https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wang-Qishan Wang Yang 汪洋 New Not a Member of the Politburo of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1955 1975 Anhui a6 Graduate Master's degree in management science Bachelor's degree in public administration Programme in political economy Han Male a6 One Party office Secretary, Guangdong Provincial Committee Li, Cheng Wang Yang 汪洋 Brookings Institution 21 July 2023 31 May 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230531033910/https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20thpartycongress_wang_yang.pdf https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20thpartycongress_wang_yang.pdf Wang Zhaoguo 王兆国 Old Member of the Politburo of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Not Not elected to the Politburo of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1941 1965 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 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Not Not elected to the Politburo of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1942 1965 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 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Not Not elected to the Politburo of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1941 1964 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 Xi Jinping 习近平 New Not a Member of the Politburo of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1953 1974 Beijing a6 Graduate Doctoral degree in Marxist legal studies Undergraduate degree in chemical engineering Han Male a6 Four Party offices First-ranked secretary, Central Committee Secretariat President, Central Party School of the Central Committee Military office Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission State offices Vice President of the People's Republic of China Li, Cheng Xi Jinping 习近平 Brookings Institution 21 July 2023 24 May 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230524092434/https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/china_20180318_xi_jinping_profile.pdf https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/china_20180318_xi_jinping_profile.pdf Xu Caihou 徐才厚 New Not a Member of the Politburo of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Not Not elected to the Politburo of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1943 1971 Hebei a6 Not public Attained a degree in military engineering Han Male a6 One Military office Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission Xu Caihou China Internet Information Center 31 July 2023 31 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230731134603/http://www.china.org.cn/english/PP-e/48930.htm http://www.china.org.cn/english/PP-e/48930.htm Yu Zhengsheng 俞正声 Old Member of the Politburo of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1945 1964 Zhejiang a6 Graduate Graduate programme in Missile engineering Han Male a6 Two Organisational office Chairman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Chairman, China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification 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 Zhang Dejiang 张德江 Old Member of the Politburo of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1946 1971 Liaoning a6 Graduate Graduate programme in world economics Undergraduate degree in Korean Han Male a6 Two Party office Secretary, Chongqing Municipal Committee State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China 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 Gaoli 张高丽 New Not a Member of the Politburo of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1946 1973 Fujian a6 Graduate Graduate programme in economics Han Male a6 One Party office Secretary, Tianjin Municipal Committee Zhang Gaoli 张高丽 China Vitae 23 July 2023 22 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230722235333/https://www.chinavitae.com/biography/Zhang_Gaoli https://www.chinavitae.com/biography/Zhang_Gaoli Zhou Yongkang 周永康 Old Member of the Politburo of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Not Not elected to the Politburo of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1942 1964 Jiangsu a6 Graduate Master's degree in geophysical survey and exploration Han Male a6 One Party office Secretary, Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission 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 References Category:17th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party Category:2007 establishments in China Category:2012 disestablishments in China