17th Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

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The 17th Politburo Standing Committee, formally the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 17th Central Committee in 2007, in the aftermath of the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It was preceded by the CCP's 16th Politburo Standing Committee and was succeeded by the 18th in 2012.

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Members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
[1]
RankOfficeholder Hanzi 16th PSC 18th PSC BirthPMBirthplaceAcademic attainmentNo. of officesRef.
1 Hu Jintao with BRICS Leaders 2012.jpg Hu Jintao 胡锦涛OldNot19421964 Jiangsu
Graduate
Five
 [2]
2 Wu Bangguo Beijing2011.jpg Wu Bangguo 吴邦国OldNot19411964 Anhui
Graduate
One
 [3]
3 Wen Jiabao 2008.jpg Wen Jiabao 温家宝OldNot19421965 Tianjin
Graduate
One
 [4]
4 Jia Qinglin.jpg Jia Qinglin 贾庆林OldNot19401959 Hebei
Graduate
One
 [5]
5 Li Changchun.jpg Li Changchun 李长春OldNot19441965 Liaoning
Graduate
Two
 [6]
6 Xi Jinping 2019 (49060546152) 2.jpg Xi Jinping 习近平NewReelected19531974 Beijing
Graduate
Four
 [7]
7 Pedro Sanchez and Li Keqiang at the 12th Asia-Europe Summit (1) (cropped).jpg Li Keqiang 李克强NewReelected19551974 Hefei
Graduate
One
 [8]
8 He Guoqiang (Brasilia 2008).jpg He Guoqiang 贺国强NewNot19431966 Hunan
Graduate
Two
 [9]
9 Zhou Yongkang.jpg Zhou Yongkang 周永康NewNot19421964 Jiangsu
Graduate
One
 [10]

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