General Secretary of the Central Committee
| Portrait | Name | Hanzi | Birth | PM | Death | Ethnicity | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jiang Zemin | 江泽民 | 1926 | 1946 | 2022 | Han | [2] |
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.
| Portrait | Name | Hanzi | Birth | PM | Death | Ethnicity | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Jiang Zemin | 江泽民 | 1926 | 1946 | 2022 | Han | [2] |
| Rank | Name | Hanzi | 14th SEC | 16th SEC | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | Ethnicity | Gender | No. of offices | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hu Jintao | 胡锦涛 | Old | Not | 1942 | 1964 | Alive | Jiangsu province | Han | Male | Three
| [3] |
| 2 | Wei Jianxing | 尉健行 | Old | Not | 1931 | 1949 | 2015 | Zhejiang province | Han | Male | One
| [4] |
| 3 | Ding Guangen | 丁关根 | Old | Not | 1929 | 1956 | 2012 | Jiangsu province | Han | Male | One
| [5] |
| 4 | Zhang Wannian | 张万年 | New | Not | 1928 | 1945 | 2015 | Shandong province | Han | Male | One
| [6] |
| 5 | Luo Gan | 罗干 | Old | Not | 1935 | 1960 | Alive | Shandong province | Han | Male | Two
| [7] |
| 6 | Wen Jiabao | 温家宝 | Old | Not | 1942 | 1965 | Alive | Tianjin | Han | Male | One
| [8] |
| 7 | Zeng Qinghong | 曾庆红 | New | Reelected | 1939 | 1960 | Alive | Jiangxi province | Han | Male | Two
| [9] |
The Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party, formally known as the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is the decision-making body of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
The General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Since 1989, the CCP general secretary has been the paramount leader of the PRC.
The orders of precedence in China is the ranking of political leaders in China for the purposes of event protocol and to arrange the ordering of names in official news bulletins, both written and televised. It is also sometimes used to assess perceived level of political power. Although there is no formally published ranking, there is usually an established convention and protocol, and the relative positions of Chinese political figures can usually be deduced from the order in meetings and especially by the time and order in which figures are covered by the official media. Since 1982, the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party has been the highest ranking official in the People's Republic of China (PRC).
The Secretariat, officially the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is a body serving the Politburo and its Standing Committee. The secretariat is mainly responsible for carrying out routine operations of the Politburo and coordinating organizations and stakeholders to achieve tasks set out by the Politburo. It is empowered by the Politburo to make routine day-to-day decisions on issues of concern in accordance with the decisions of the Politburo, but it must consult the Politburo on substantive matters. The de facto head of the Secretariat is the first-ranked secretary.
The 15th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 15th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st Plenary Session of the 15th Central Committee of the CCP on 19 September 1997 in the aftermath of the 15th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 14th Politburo and succeeded by the 16th. Seven of the 22 members served in the 15th Politburo Standing Committee.
The 14th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 14th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st Plenary Session of the 14th Central Committee of the CCP on 19 October 1992 in the aftermath of the 14th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 13th Politburo and succeeded by the 15th. Seven of the 21 members served concurrently in the 14th Politburo Standing Committee.
The 13th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st Plenary Session of the 13th Central Committee of the CCP on 2 November 1987 in the aftermath of the 13th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 12th Politburo and succeeded by the 14th. Eighth of the 17 members served concurrently in the 13th Politburo Standing Committee.
The 12th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st Plenary Session of the 12th Central Committee of the CCP on 13 September 1982 in the aftermath of the 12th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 11th Politburo and succeeded by the 13th. Six of the 31 members served concurrently in the 12th Politburo Standing Committee.
The 11th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the CCP on 19 August 1977 in the aftermath of the 11th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 10th Politburo and succeeded by the 12th. Eighth of the 29 members served concurrently in the 11th Politburo Standing Committee.
The 10th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 10th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st Plenary Session of the 10th Central Committee of the CCP on 30 August 1973 in the aftermath of the 10th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 9th Politburo and succeeded by the 11th. 11 of the 22 members served concurrently in the 10th Politburo Standing Committee.
The 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was elected by the 19th National Congress in 2017, and sat until the next National Congress was convened in 2022. It formally succeeded the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and preceded the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
The Xi Jinping Administration of the Chinese Communist Party refers to the administration of the party and state under Xi, and has been said to begin after the progressive accumulation of power by Xi Jinping.
The 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was elected by the 20th National Congress in October 2022, and will sit until the next National Congress is convened in 2027. It formally succeeded the 19th Central Committee.
The 13th Politburo Standing Committee, formally the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 13th Central Committee in 1987, in the aftermath of the 13th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It was preceded by the CCP's 12th Politburo Standing Committee and was succeeded by the 14th in 1992.
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 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 1st 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.
The 13th Secretariat, formally the Secretariat of the 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was nominated by the 13th Politburo Standing Committee and approved by the 1st Plenary Session of the 13th Central Committee on 2 November 1987, in the aftermath of the 13th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This electoral term was preceded by the 12th Secretariat and succeeded by the 14th in 1992.
The 12th Secretariat, formally the Secretariat of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was nominated by the 12th Politburo Standing Committee and approved by the 1st Plenary Session of the 12th Central Committee on 13 September 1982, in the aftermath of the 12th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This electoral term was preceded by the 11th Secretariat and succeeded by the 13th in 1987.
The 11th Secretariat, formally the Secretariat of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was nominated by the 11th Politburo Standing Committee and approved by the 5th Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee on 29 February 1980. The 5th Plenary Session re-established the Secretariat, which had last existed in the period 1956–1969 during the 8th Central Committee. This electoral term was succeeded by the 12th in 1982.
The Standing Committee of the 20th electoral term of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) was elected by the CCDI's 1st Plenary Session on 23 October and approved by the 20th Central Committee at its 1st Plenary Session later that same day. The Standing Committee is composed of the CCDI secretary, deputy secretaries, secretary-general and other members.
