16th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party

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The 16th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st Plenary Session of the 16th Central Committee of the CCP on 15 November 2002 in the aftermath of the 16th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 15th Politburo and succeeded by the 17th. Of the 24 members, nine served in the 16th Politburo Standing Committee.

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Composition

Members

Members of the Political Bureau of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
[1]
Name Hanzi 15th POL 17th POL BirthPMDeathBirthplaceAcademic attainmentEthnicityGenderNo. of officesRef.
Cao Gangchuan 曹刚川NewReelected19381956Alive Henan
Graduate
Han Male
Two
 [2]
Chen Liangyu 陈良宇NewExpelled19461980Alive Hebei
Undergraduate
Han Male
Two
 [3]
Guo Boxiong 郭伯雄NewReelected19421961Alive Shaanxi
Not made public
 Han Male
One
 [4]
He Guoqiang 贺国强NewReelected19431966Alive Hunan
Graduate
Han Male
One
 [5]
Hu Jintao 胡锦涛OldReelected19421964Alive Jiangsu
Graduate
Han Male
Five
 [6]
Huang Ju 黄菊OldDied193819662007 Shanghai
Graduate
Han Male
One
 [7]
Hui Liangyu 回良玉NewReelected19441969Alive Jilin
Undergraduate
Hui Male
One
 [8]
Jia Qinglin 贾庆林OldReelected19401959Alive Hebei
Graduate
Han Male
One
 [9]
Li Changchun 李长春OldReelected19441965Alive Liaoning
Graduate
Han Male
Two
 [10]
Liu Qi 刘淇NewReelected19421975Alive Jiangsu
Graduate
Han Male
Two
 [11]
Liu Yunshan 刘云山NewReelected19471971Alive Shanxi
Not made public
 Han Male
One
 [12]
Luo Gan 罗干OldNot19351960Alive Shandong
Graduate
Han Male
One
 [13]
Wang Lequan 王乐泉NewReelected19441966Alive Shandong
Graduate
Han Male
Two
 [14]
Wang Zhaoguo 王兆国NewReelected19411965Alive Hebei
Graduate
Han Male
Two
 [15]
Wen Jiabao 温家宝OldReelected19421965Alive Tianjin
Graduate
Han Male
One
 [16]
Wu Bangguo 吴邦国OldReelected19411964Alive Anhui
Graduate
Han Male
One
 [17]
Wu Guanzheng 吴官正OldNot19381963Alive Jiangxi
Graduate
Han Male
One
 [18]
Wu Yi 吴仪AlternateNot19381962Alive Wuhan
Undergraduate
Han Female
One
 [19]
Yu Zhengsheng 俞正声NewReelected19451964Alive Zhejiang
Graduate
Han Male
One
 [20]
Zeng Peiyan 曾培炎NewNot19391978Alive Zhejiang
Graduate
Han Male
One
 [21]
Zeng Qinghong 曾庆红AlternateNot19391960Alive Jiangxi
Graduate
Han Male
Two
 [22]
Zhang Dejiang 张德江NewReelected19461971Alive Liaoning
Graduate
Han Male
Two
 [23]
Zhang Lichang 张立昌NewNot193919662008 Hebei
Undergraduate
Han Male
Two
 [24]
Zhou Yongkang 周永康NewReelected19421964Alive Jiangsu
Graduate
Han Male
Two
 [25]

Alternate

Alternate of the Political Bureau of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
[1]
Name Hanzi 15th POL 17th POL BirthPMBirthplaceAcademic attainmentEthnicityGenderNo. of officesRef.
Wang Gang 王刚NewMember19421971 Jilin province
Undergraduate
Han Male
One
 [26]

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