17th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party
Appearance
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 Party during this electoral term, while three others (Xu Caihou, Zhou Yongkang, and Guo Boxiong) were expelled from the Party during the 18th tenure for charges of political corruption during this electoral term.
Composition
Name | Hanzi | 16th POL | 18th POL | Birth | PM | Birthplace | Educational attainment | Ethnicity | Gender | No. of offices | Ref. |
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Bo Xilai | 薄熙来 | New | Expelled | 1949 | 1980 | Beijing | Han | Male | One
|
[2] | |
Guo Boxiong | 郭伯雄 | Old | Not | 1942 | 1961 | Shaanxi province | Not made public
|
Han | Male | One
|
[3] |
He Guoqiang | 贺国强 | Old | Not | 1943 | 1966 | Hunan province | Han | Male | Two
|
[4] | |
Hu Jintao | 胡锦涛 | Old | Not | 1942 | 1964 | Jiangsu province | Han | Male | Five
|
[5] | |
Hui Liangyu | 回良玉 | Old | Not | 1944 | 1969 | Jilin province |
|
Hui | Male | One
|
[6] |
Jia Qinglin | 贾庆林 | Old | Not | 1940 | 1959 | Hebei province | Han | Male | One
|
[7] | |
Li Changchun | 李长春 | Old | Not | 1944 | 1965 | Liaoning province | Han | Male | Two
|
[8] | |
Li Keqiang | 李克强 | New | Reelected | 1955 | 1974 | Hefei | Han | Male | One |
[9] | |
Li Yuanchao | 李源潮 | New | Reelected | 1950 | 1978 | Jiangsu province |
|
Han | Male | One
|
[10] |
Liu Qi | 刘淇 | Old | Not | 1942 | 1975 | Jiangsu province |
|
Han | Male | One
|
[11] |
Liu Yandong | 刘延东 | New | Reelected | 1945 | 1964 | Jiangsu province | Han | Female | One
|
[12] | |
Liu Yunshan | 刘云山 | Old | Reelected | 1947 | 1971 | Shanxi province | Not made public
|
Han | Male | One
|
[13] |
Wang Gang | 王刚 | Alternate | Not | 1942 | 1971 | Jilin province | Han | Male | One
|
[14] | |
Wang Lequan | 王乐泉 | Old | Not | 1944 | 1966 | Shantung province |
|
Han | Male | Two
|
[15] |
Wang Qishan | 王岐山 | New | Reelected | 1948 | 1983 | Shanxi province |
|
Han | Male | One
|
[16] |
Wang Yang | 汪洋 | New | Reelected | 1955 | 1975 | Anhui province |
|
Han | Male | One
|
[17] |
Wang Zhaoguo | 王兆国 | Old | Not | 1941 | 1965 | Hebei province | Han | Male | Two
|
[18] | |
Wen Jiabao | 温家宝 | Old | Not | 1942 | 1965 | Tianjin | Han | Male | One
|
[19] | |
Wu Bangguo | 吴邦国 | Old | Not | 1941 | 1964 | Anhui province | Han | Male | One
|
[20] | |
Xi Jinping | 习近平 | New | Reelected | 1953 | 1974 | Beijing | Han | Male | Four
|
[21] | |
Xu Caihou | 徐才厚 | New | Not | 1943 | 1971 | Hebei province | Not made public
|
Han | Male | One
|
[22] |
Yu Zhengsheng | 俞正声 | Old | Reelected | 1945 | 1964 | Zhejiang province |
|
Han | Male | Two
|
[23] |
Zhang Dejiang | 张德江 | Old | Reelected | 1946 | 1971 | Liaoning province |
|
Han | Male | Two
|
[24] |
Zhang Gaoli | 张高丽 | New | Reelected | 1946 | 1973 | Fujian province | Han | Male | One
|
[25] | |
Zhou Yongkang | 周永康 | Old | Not | 1942 | 1964 | Jiangsu province | Han | Male | One
|
[26] |
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