17th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party

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The 17th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st Plenary Session of the 17th Central Committee of the CCP on 22 October 2007 in the aftermath of the 17th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 16th Politburo and succeeded by the 18th. Of the 25 members, nine served in the 17th Politburo Standing Committee.

Bo Xilai was expelled from the 17th Politburo and the CCP during this electoral term, while three others (Xu Caihou, Zhou Yongkang, and Guo Boxiong) were expelled from the CCP during the 18th tenure for charges of political corruption during this electoral term.

Composition

Members of the Political Bureau of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
[1]
Name Hanzi 16th POL 18th POL BirthPMBirthplaceAcademic attainmentEthnicityGenderNo. of officesRef.
Bo Xilai 薄熙来NewExpelled19491980 Beijing
Graduate
Han Male
One
 [2]
Guo Boxiong 郭伯雄OldNot19421961 Shaanxi
Not made public
 Han Male
One
 [3]
He Guoqiang 贺国强OldNot19431966 Hunan
Graduate
Han Male
Two
 [4]
Hu Jintao 胡锦涛OldNot19421964 Jiangsu
Graduate
Han Male
Five
 [5]
Hui Liangyu 回良玉OldNot19441969 Jilin
Undergraduate
Hui Male
One
 [6]
Jia Qinglin 贾庆林OldNot19401959 Hebei
Graduate
Han Male
One
 [7]
Li Changchun 李长春OldNot19441965 Liaoning
Graduate
Han Male
Two
 [8]
Li Keqiang 李克强NewReelected19551974 Hefei
Graduate
Han Male
One
 [9]
Li Yuanchao 李源潮NewReelected19501978 Jiangsu
Graduate
Han Male
One
 [10]
Liu Qi 刘淇OldNot19421975 Jiangsu
Graduate
Han Male
One
 [11]
Liu Yandong 刘延东NewReelected19451964 Jiangsu
Graduate
Han Female
One
 [12]
Liu Yunshan 刘云山OldReelected19471971 Shanxi
Not made public
 Han Male
One
 [13]
Wang Gang 王刚AlternateNot19421971 Jilin
Undergraduate
Han Male
One
 [14]
Wang Lequan 王乐泉OldNot19441966 Shandong
Graduate
Han Male
Two
 [15]
Wang Qishan 王岐山NewReelected19481983 Shanxi
Undergraduate
Han Male
One
 [16]
Wang Yang 汪洋NewReelected19551975 Anhui
Graduate
Han Male
One
 [17]
Wang Zhaoguo 王兆国OldNot19411965 Hebei
Graduate
Han Male
Two
 [18]
Wen Jiabao 温家宝OldNot19421965 Tianjin
Graduate
Han Male
One
 [19]
Wu Bangguo 吴邦国OldNot19411964 Anhui
Graduate
Han Male
One
 [20]
Xi Jinping 习近平NewReelected19531974 Beijing
Graduate
Han Male
Four
 [21]
Xu Caihou 徐才厚NewNot19431971 Hebei
Not made public
 Han Male
One
 [22]
Yu Zhengsheng 俞正声OldReelected19451964 Zhejiang
Graduate
Han Male
Two
 [23]
Zhang Dejiang 张德江OldReelected19461971 Liaoning
Graduate
Han Male
Two
 [24]
Zhang Gaoli 张高丽NewReelected19461973 Fujian
Graduate
Han Male
One
 [25]
Zhou Yongkang 周永康OldNot19421964 Jiangsu
Graduate
Han Male
One
 [26]

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