General Secretary of the Central Committee
| Portrait | Name | Hanzi | Birth | PM | Death | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jiang Zemin | 江泽民 | 1926 | 1946 | 2022 | [2] |
The 14th Secretariat, formally the Secretariat of the 14th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was nominated by the 14th Politburo Standing Committee and approved by the first plenary session of the 14th Central Committee on 19 October 1992, in the aftermath of the 14th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This electoral term was preceded by the 13th Secretariat and succeeded by the 15th in 1997.
| Portrait | Name | Hanzi | Birth | PM | Death | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Jiang Zemin | 江泽民 | 1926 | 1946 | 2022 | [2] |
| Rank | Name | Hanzi | 13th SEC | 15th SEC | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | No. of offices | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hu Jintao | 胡锦涛 | New | Reelected | 1942 | 1964 | Alive | Jiangsu | Three
| [3] |
| 2 | Ding Guangen | 丁关根 | Old | Reelected | 1929 | 1956 | 2012 | Jiangsu | One
| [4] |
| 3 | Wei Jianxing | 尉健行 | New | Reelected | 1931 | 1949 | 2015 | Zhejiang | Two
| [5] |
| 4 | Wen Jiabao | 温家宝 | Alternate | Reelected | 1942 | 1965 | Alive | Tianjin | One
| [6] |
| 5 | Ren Jianxin | 任建新 | New | Not | 1925 | 1948 | Alive | Shanxi | Two
| [7] |
| 6 | Wu Bangguo [lower-alpha 1] | 吴邦国 | New | Not | 1941 | 1964 | Alive | Anhui | Three | [9] |
| 7 | Jiang Chunyun [lower-alpha 1] | 姜春云 | New | Not | 1930 | 1947 | 2021 | Shandong | One
| [10] |
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The 16th Secretariat, formally the Secretariat of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was nominated by the 16th Politburo Standing Committee and approved by the 1st Plenary Session of the 16th Central Committee on 15 November 2002, in the aftermath of the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This electoral term was preceded by the 15th Secretariat and succeeded by the 17th in 2007.
The 15th Secretariat, formally the Secretariat of the 15th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was nominated by the 15th Politburo Standing Committee and approved by the 1st Plenary Session of the 15th Central Committee on 19 September 1997, in the aftermath of the 15th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This electoral term was preceded by the 14th Secretariat and succeeded by the 16th in 2002.
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