17th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party

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The 17th Central Politburo of the Communist Party of China was elected by the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on October 22, 2007. Eventually, four members of this Politburo were expelled from the Communist Party for not adhering to the leading party thought. They were, in order of the time of expulsion, Bo Xilai, Xu Caihou, Zhou Yongkang, and Guo Boxiong. This politburo was preceded by the 16th Politburo of the Communist Party of China and succeeded by the 18th Politburo of the Communist Party of China.

Members

In stroke order of surnames:

Xi Jinping, Top-ranked Secretary of CPC Secretariat, Vice-President, Vice-Chairman of the Central Military Commission, President of the Central Party School
Wang Gang, Vice-Chair of CPPCC National Committee
Wang Lequan, Party chief of Xinjiang (until 2010), Deputy secretary of the Political and Legislative Affairs Commission
Wang Zhaoguo, Vice-Chairman of National People's Congress, Chair of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions
Wang Qishan, Vice-Premier
Hui Liangyu, Vice-Premier
Liu Qi, Party chief of Beijing, head of Beijing Olympics organizing committee
Liu Yunshan, Secretary of CPC Central Secretariat, Head of the CPC Propaganda Department
Liu Yandong, State Councilor
Li Changchun, Chairman of the Central Guidance Commission for Building Spiritual Civilization
Li Keqiang, First Vice-Premier
Li Yuanchao, Secretary in CPC Central Secretariat, CPC Organization Department head
Wu Bangguo, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
Wang Yang, Party chief of Guangdong
Zhang Gaoli, Party chief of Tianjin
Zhang Dejiang, Vice-Premier, Party chief of Chongqing (concurrent from 2012)
Zhou Yongkang, Secretary of the Political and Legislative Affairs Commission
Hu Jintao, CPC General Secretary, PRC President, Chairman of the Central Military Commission
Yu Zhengsheng, Party chief of Shanghai
He Guoqiang, Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
Jia Qinglin, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Xu Caihou, Vice-Chairman of Central Military Commission
Guo Boxiong, Vice-Chairman of Central Military Commission
Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Council
Bo Xilai, party chief of Chongqing (Removed from office in 2012 and suspended from the Politburo)

Standing Committee members

Ordered in political position ranking

Chinese Communist Party

Central Committee

Leader	Chen Duxiu (1921–1927) Xiang Zhongfa (1928–1931) Bo Gu (1931–1935) Zhang Wentian (1935–1943) Mao Zedong (1943–1976) Hua Guofeng (1976–1981) Hu Yaobang (1981–1987) Zhao Ziyang (1987–1989) Jiang Zemin (1989–2002) Hu Jintao (2002–2012) Xi Jinping (2012–present)
Decision-making bodies	General Secretary Politburo (Standing Committee) Secretariat Central Military Commission
Departments	Organization Department Publicity Department United Front Work Department International Department Social Work Department Political and Legal Affairs Commission
Directly administered	General Office Office of the General Secretary Central Guard Bureau Central Guard Unit Secrecy Office Cryptography Office Central Archives Policy Research Office
Commissions for co-ordination	Auditing Comprehensively Deepening Reforms Comprehensively Law-Based Governance Financial Financial and Economic Affairs Foreign Affairs Cyberspace Affairs Office National Security Science and Technology Spiritual Civilization Institutional Organization Office Secrecy Office
Dispatched institutions for co-ordination	Working Committee of Central and State Organs Central Financial Work Commission Hong Kong Work Committee Macau Work Committee Office for Safeguarding National Security in Hong Kong
Leading groups	Cryptography Work Office Education Rural Work Inspection Work Military Reform Propaganda, Ideology and Culture Taiwan Office Hong Kong and Macau Office
Others	Central Party School Chinese Academy of Governance Institute of Party History and Literature People's Daily Qiushi Guangming Daily Executive Leadership Academies Pudong Yan'an Jinggangshan

National Congress

Leadership sittings

Elected by the
Central Committee

Politburo Standing Committee	4th: 1927 5th: 1927–1928 6th: 1928–1945 7th: 1945–1956 8th: 1956–1969 9th: 1969–1973 10th: 1973–1977 11th: 1977–1982 12th: 1982–1987 13th: 1987–1992 14th: 1992–1997 15th: 1997–2002 16th: 2002–2007 17th: 2007–2012 18th: 2012–2017 19th: 2017–2022 20th: 2022–2027
Politburo	3rd: 1923–1925 4th: 1925–1927 5th: 1927–1928 6th: 1928–1945 7th: 1945–1956 8th: 1956–1969 9th: 1969–1973 10th: 1973–1977 11th: 1977–1982 12th: 1982–1987 13th: 1987–1992 14th: 1992–1997 15th: 1997–2002 16th: 2002–2007 17th: 2007–2012 18th: 2012–2017 19th: 2017–2022 20th: 2022–2027
Military Commission	7th: 1945–1949 & 1954–1956 8th: 1956–1969 9th: 1969–1973 10th: 1973–1977 11th: 1977–1982 12th: 1982–1987 13th: 1987–1992 14th: 1992–1997 15th: 1997–2002 16th: 2002–2007 17th: 2007–2012 18th: 2012–2017 19th: 2017–2022 20th: 2022–2027

Approved by the
Central Committee

Secretariat	8th: 1956–1969 11th: 1980–1982 12th: 1982–1987 13th: 1987–1992 14th: 1992–1997 15th: 1997–2002 16th: 2002–2007 17th: 2007–2012 18th: 2012–2017 19th: 2017–2022 20th: 2022–2027
CCDI Standing Committee	7th 1949–1956 8th: 1956–1969 11th: 1978–1982 12th: 1982–1987 13th: 1987–1992 14th: 1992–1997 15th: 1997–2002 16th: 2002–2007 17th: 2007–2012 18th: 2012–2017 19th: 2017–2022 20th: 2022–2027
CCDI Secretary	Zhu De (1949–55) Dong Biwu (1955–68) Chen Yun (1978–87) Qiao Shi (1987–92) Wei Jianxing (1992–2002) Wu Guanzheng (2002–07) He Guoqiang (2007–12) Wang Qishan (2012–17) Zhao Leji (2017–22) Li Xi (2022–)
Others	Deputy Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Secretary General of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

Elected by
National Congress

Central Committee	1st: 1921–1922 2nd: 1922–1923 3rd: 1923–1925 4th: 1925–1927 5th: 1927–1928 6th: 1928–1945 7th: 1945–1956 8th: 1956–1969 9th: 1969–1973 10th: 1973–1977 11th: 1977–1982 12th: 1982–1987 13th: 1987–1992 14th: 1992–1997 15th: 1997–2002 16th: 2002–2007 17th: 2007–2012 18th: 2012–2017 19th: 2017–2022 20th: 2022–2027
Discipline Inspection	5th: 1927–1928 6th: 1928–1933 & 1933–1945 7th: 1949–1955 & 1955–1956 8th: 1956–1969 11th: 1978–1982 12th: 1982–1987 13th: 1987–1992 14th: 1992–1997 15th: 1997–2022 16th: 2002–2007 17th: 2007–2012 18th: 2012–2017 19th: 2017–2022 20th: 2022–2027

Wider organisation

Ideologies

Groupings

Category

v t e 17th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (2007–2012)
Standing Committee	Hu Jintao (General Secretary) Wu Bangguo Wen Jiabao Jia Qinglin Li Changchun Xi Jinping Li Keqiang He Guoqiang Zhou Yongkang
Other members in surname stroke order	Wang Gang Wang Lequan Wang Zhaoguo Wang Qishan Hui Liangyu Liu Qi Liu Yunshan Liu Yandong ♀ Li Yuanchao Wang Yang Zhang Gaoli Zhang Dejiang Yu Zhengsheng Xu Caihou Guo Boxiong Bo Xilai (expelled 2012)
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