19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party

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19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
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The flag of the Chinese Communist Party
Date18–24 October 2017 (6 days)
Location Great Hall of the People, Beijing, China
Participants2,280 delegates
OutcomeElection of the 19th Central Committee and 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
Website www.xinhuanet.com/english/special/19cpcnc/index.htm

According to convention, Politburo members entering the body in 2017 must be born after 1950. Three members of the outgoing Politburo, Liu Qibao, Zhang Chunxian, and Li Yuanchao, were not elected to the incoming Politburo even though they met the relevant age requirements. Liu and Zhang continued to hold seats in the Central Committee and were eventually given ceremonial positions with the CPPCC and NPC, respectively. Li Yuanchao did not secure a seat on the Central Committee and retired from politics altogether. All members of the 18th Politburo born prior to 1950 retired without exception. Hu Chunhua, Xu Qiliang and Sun Chunlan returned to the Politburo for a second term, while Cai Qi, who was not even part of the outgoing Central Committee, vaulted directly into the Politburo. Taking into account Standing Committee members who were all promoted from the Politburo level, the changes represented a 60% turnover of membership between the 18th and 19th Politburo. Out of a total of fifteen 'open' seats, at least ten of the individuals promoted to fill them were close associates of Xi. [25]

The full list of Politburo members (excluding Standing Committee) was: [26]

Secretariat

The day-to-day executive organ of the Politburo, the Secretariat, also saw significant turnover; the Politburo members in charge of the propaganda and organization departments, and the General Office chief typically held a seat on the Secretariat. The likely areas of purview for each secretary are listed along with their names. [27] All members of the 19th Secretariat are also concurrently members of the Politburo, with the sole exception of You Quan.

Central Committee

The Central Committee, composed of 204 members, was elected on 24 October 2017. Like previous congresses, the "more candidates than seats" elections method was used. 8% of candidates were rejected by delegate vote - the same ratio from the 18th Party Congress in 2012. [28] Since 2007 the higher ranks of the party apparatus has seen its median age increase while retaining retirement limits. The 19th Central Committee showed a continuation of this trend; Lu Hao (born 1967), the youngest full member of the previous CC, remained its youngest member. 78 members of the 18th CC were named to the 19th CC, while 32 alternate members of the 18th CC were elected to full membership of the 19th CC. [29]

Policy notes

The 19th Party Congress re-affirmed the goal of transitioning solely state-owned enterprises towards mixed (both state and private) ownership. [30] :120

See also

Notes

  1. The Report of the 18th Central Committee was given the title "Secure a decisive victory in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and strive for the great success of socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era". [8]

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General references

Plenary sessions, apparatus heads, ethnicity, the Central Committee member- and alternate membership, Politburo membership, Secretariat membership, Central Military Commission members, Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection membership, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, offices an individual held, retirement, if the individual in question is military personnel, female, has been expelled, is currently under investigation or has retired:

19th National Congress resolutions

The following is a list of all resolutions and report produced by the 19th National Congress that were made available to the public.

Articles and journals
19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
Simplified Chinese 中国共产党第十九次全国代表大会
Traditional Chinese 中國共產黨第十九次全國代表大會