15th Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

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The 15th Politburo Standing Committee, formally the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 15th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 15th Central Committee in 1997, in the aftermath of the 15th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It was preceded by the CCP's 14th Politburo Standing Committee and was succeeded by the 16th in 2002.

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Members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
[1]
RankOfficeholder Hanzi 14th PSC 16th PSC BirthPMDeathBirthplaceAcademic attainmentNo. of officesRef.
1 Jiang Zemin 2002.jpg Jiang Zemin 江泽民OldNot192619462022 Jiangsu
Undergraduate
Five
 [2]
2 Li Peng.png Li Peng 李鹏OldNot192819452019 Shanghai
Graduate
One
 [3]
3 Zhu Rongji in 2000.jpg Zhu Rongji 朱镕基OldNot19281949Alive Changsha
Undergraduate
One
 [4]
4 Li Ruihuan.png Li Ruihuan 李瑞环OldNot19341959Alive Tianjin
Undergraduate
One
 [5]
5 Hu Jintao with BRICS Leaders 2012.jpg Hu Jintao 胡锦涛OldReelected19421964Alive Jiangsu
Graduate
Four
 [6]
6 Wei Jianxing 1996.jpg Wei Jianxing 尉健行NewNot193119492015 Zhejiang
Undergraduate
One
 [7]
7 No image.svg Li Lanqing 李岚清NewNot19321952Alive Jiangsu
Undergraduate
One
 [8]

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