16th Politburo of the Communist Party of China

The 16th Politburo of the Communist Party of China was elected by the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on November 15, 2002.

Standing Committee Members

Ordered in political position ranking

1. Hu Jintao
2. Wu Bangguo
3. Wen Jiabao
4. Jia Qinglin
5. Zeng Qinghong
6. Huang Ju (died in office, 2007)
7. Wu Guanzheng
8. Li Changchun
9. Luo Gan

Members

In stroke order of surnames:

1. Wang Lequan (Party Secretary of Xinjiang)
2. Wang Zhaoguo (Vice-Chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee; Chair, All-China Federation of Trade Unions)
3. Hui Liangyu (Vice-Premier)
4. Liu Qi (Party Secretary of Beijing)
5. Liu Yunshan (Head of the Propaganda Department)
6. Li Changchun
7. Wu Yi (Vice-Premier)
8. Wu Bangguo (Chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee)
9. Wu Guanzheng (Head of Central Discipline Inspection Commission
10. Zhang Lichang (Party Secretary of Tianjin)
11. Zhang Dejiang (Party Secretary of Guangdong)
12. Chen Liangyu (Party Secretary of Shanghai, suspended 2006)
13. Luo Gan (Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission)
14. Zhou Yongkang (State Councilor, Minister of Public Security)
15. Hu Jintao (President, General Secretary)
16. Yu Zhengsheng (CPC Hubei Committee Secretary)
17. He Guoqiang (Head of CPC Organization Department)
18. Jia Qinglin (Chairman of the Political Consultative Conference)
19. Guo Boxiong (Vice-Chairman, Central Military Commission)
20. Huang Ju (Vice-Premier, died in office in 2007)
21. Cao Gangchuan (Minister of Defense)
22. Zeng Qinghong (Vice-President, Principal of Central Party School)
23. Zeng Peiyan (Vice-Premier)
24. Wen Jiabao (Premier)

Alternate Member

• Wang Gang (Director of the General Office of the Communist Party of China)

External links

• (Chinese) Gazette of the 1st Session of the 16th CPC Central Committee