15th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party

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.

## Composition

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### Members

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Members of the Political Bureau of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
[1] Officeholder  | 14th | 16th | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | Offices held | Ref.

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Chi Haotian | 迟浩田 | New | Not | 1929  | 1946  | Alive  | Shandong |

Two

* Military office
* Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission
* State office
* Minister of Defense

| [2]
Ding Guangen | 丁关根 | Old | Not | 1929  | 1956  | 2012  | Jiangsu |

One

* Party office
* Head, Publicity Department of the Central Committee

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Hu Jintao | 胡锦涛 | Old | Elected | 1942  | 1964  | Alive  | Jiangsu |

Four

* Party offices
* First-ranked Secretary, Central Committee Secretariat
* President, Central Party School of the Central Committee
* Military offices
* Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission
* State offices
* Vice President of the People's Republic of China

| [4]
Huang Ju | 黄菊 | Old | Elected | 1938  | 1966  | 2007  | Shanghai |

Two

* Party office
* Secretary, Shanghai Municipal Committee
* State office
* Mayor of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government

| [5]
Jia Qinglin | 贾庆林 | New | Elected | 1940  | 1959  | Alive  | Hebei |

Two

* Party office
* Secretary, Beijing Municipal Committee
* State office
* Mayor of the Beijing Municipal People's Government

| [6]
Jiang Chunyun | 姜春云 | Old | Not | 1930  | 1947  | 2021  | Shandong |

One

* State office
* Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

| [7]
Jiang Zemin | 江泽民 | Old | Not | 1926  | 1946  | 2022  | Jiangsu |

Five

* Party offices
* General Secretary, Central Committee
* Head, Central Leading Group for Taiwan Affairs of the Central Committee
* Head, Central Leading Group for Financial and Economic Work of the Central Committee
* Military office
* Chairman, Central Military Commission
* State office
* President of the People's Republic of China

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Li Changchun | 李长春 | New | Elected | 1944  | 1965  | Alive  | Liaoning |

One

* Party office
* Secretary, Guangdong Provincial Party Committee

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Li Lanqing | 李岚清 | Old | Not | 1932  | 1952  | Alive  | Jiangsu |

One

* State office
* Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China

| [10]
Li Peng | 李鹏 | Old | Not | 1928  | 1945  | 2019  | Shanghai |

One

* State office
* Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

| [11]
Li Ruihuan | 李瑞环 | Old | Not | 1934  | 1959  | Alive  | Tianjin |

One

* Organisational office
* Chairman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

| [12]
Li Tieying | 李铁映 | Old | Not | 1936  | 1955  | Alive  | Shaanxi |

One

* State office
* President, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

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Luo Gan | 罗干 | New | Elected | 1935  | 1960  | Alive  | Shandong |

Two

* Party office
* Secretary, Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission
* State office
* State Councillor of the People's Republic of China

| [14]
Qian Qichen | 钱其琛 | Old | Not | 1928  | 1942  | 2017  | Tianjin |

Two

* State office
* Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
* Minister of Foreign Affairs

| [15]
Tian Jiyun | 田纪云 | Old | Not | 1929  | 1945  | Alive  | Shandong |

One

* State office
* Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

| [16]
Wei Jianxing | 尉健行 | Old | Not | 1931  | 1949  | 2015  | Zhejiang |

One

* Party office
* Secretary, Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

| [17]
Wen Jiabao | 温家宝 | Alternate | Elected | 1942  | 1965  | Alive  | Tianjin |

One

* State office
* Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China

| [18]
Wu Bangguo | 吴邦国 | Old | Elected | 1941  | 1964  | 2024  | Anhui |

One

* State office
* Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China

| [19]
Wu Guanzheng | 吴官正 | New | Elected | 1938  | 1963  | Alive  | Jiangxi |

One

* Party office
* Secretary, Shandong Provincial Party Committee

| [20]
Xie Fei | 谢非 | Old | Died | 1932  | 1949  | 1999  | Guangdong |

One

* State office
* Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

| [21]
Zhang Wannian | 张万年 | New | Not | 1928  | 1945  | 2015  | Shandong |

One

* Military office
* Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission

| [22]
Zhu Rongji | 朱镕基 | Old | Not | 1928  | 1949  | Alive  | Shandong |

One

* State office
* Premier of the People's Republic of China

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### Alternates

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Alternates of the Political Bureau of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
[1] Officeholder  | 14th | 16th | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | Gender  | Offices held | Ref.

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Wu Yi | 吴仪 | New | Member | 1938  | 1962  | Alive  | Wuhan | Female  |

One

* State office
* State Councillor of the People's Republic of China

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Zeng Qinghong | 曾庆红 | New | Member | 1939  | 1960  | Alive  | Jiangxi | Male  |

Two

* Party offices
* Head, General Office of the Central Committee
* Head, Organization Department of the Central Committee

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## References

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## External links

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* (in Chinese) Gazette of the 1st Session of the 15th CPC Central Committee

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Chinese Communist Party

Central Committee|

| Leader|

* Chen Duxiu (1921–1927)
* Xiang Zhongfa (1928–1931)
* Bo Gu (1931–1935)
* Zhang Wentian (1935–1943)
* Mao Zedong (1943–1976)
* Hua Guofeng (1976–1981)
* Hu Yaobang (1981–1987)
* Zhao Ziyang (1987–1989)
* Jiang Zemin (1989–2002)
* Hu Jintao (2002–2012)
* Xi Jinping (2012–present)

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Decision-making bodies|

* General Secretary
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* Secretariat
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Departments|

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4. International Department
5. Society Work Department
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Directly administered|

* General Office
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Commissions
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* Auditing
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Leading groups|

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Others|

* Central Party School
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* People's Daily
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Leadership sittings|

| Elected by the
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| Politburo Standing Committee|

* 4th: 1927
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* 9th: 1969–1973
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* 16th: 2002–2007
* 17th: 2007–2012
* 18th: 2012–2017
* 19th: 2017–2022
* 20th: 2022–2027

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Politburo|

* 3rd: 1923–1925
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* 6th: 1928–1945
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* 8th: 1956–1969
* 9th: 1969–1973
* 10th: 1973–1977
* 11th: 1977–1982
* 12th: 1982–1987
* 13th: 1987–1992
* 14th: 1992–1997
* 15th: 1997–2002
* 16th: 2002–2007
* 17th: 2007–2012
* 18th: 2012–2017
* 19th: 2017–2022
* 20th: 2022–2027

Military Commission|

* 7th: 1945–1949 & 1954–1956
* 8th: 1956–1969
* 9th: 1969–1973
* 10th: 1973–1977
* 11th: 1977–1982
* 12th: 1982–1987
* 13th: 1987–1992
* 14th: 1992–1997
* 15th: 1997–2002
* 16th: 2002–2007
* 17th: 2007–2012
* 18th: 2012–2017
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* 20th: 2022–2027

Approved by the
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| Secretariat|

* 8th: 1956–1969
* 11th: 1980–1982
* 12th: 1982–1987
* 13th: 1987–1992
* 14th: 1992–1997
* 15th: 1997–2002
* 16th: 2002–2007
* 17th: 2007–2012
* 18th: 2012–2017
* 19th: 2017–2022
* 20th: 2022–2027

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CCDI Standing Committee|

* 7th 1949–1956
* 8th: 1956–1969
* 11th: 1978–1982
* 12th: 1982–1987
* 13th: 1987–1992
* 14th: 1992–1997
* 15th: 1997–2002
* 16th: 2002–2007
* 17th: 2007–2012
* 18th: 2012–2017
* 19th: 2017–2022
* 20th: 2022–2027

CCDI Secretary|

* Zhu De (1949–55)
* Dong Biwu (1955–68)
* Chen Yun (1978–87)
* Qiao Shi (1987–92)
* Wei Jianxing (1992–2002)
* Wu Guanzheng (2002–07)
* He Guoqiang (2007–12)
* Wang Qishan (2012–17)
* Zhao Leji (2017–22)
* Li Xi (2022–)

Others|

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* 6th: 1928–1945 (Members
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* 7th: 1945–1956 (Members
* Alternates)
* 8th: 1956–1969 (Members
* Alternates)
* 9th: 1969–1973 (Members
* Alternates)
* 10th: 1973–1977 (Members
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* 11th: 1977–1982
* 12th: 1982–1987
* 13th: 1987–1992
* 14th: 1992–1997
* 15th: 1997–2002
* 16th: 2002–2007
* 17th: 2007–2012
* 18th: 2012–2017
* 19th: 2017–2022
* 20th: 2022–2027

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Discipline Inspection|

* 5th: 1927–1928
* 6th: 1928–1933 & 1933–1945
* 7th: 1949–1955 & 1955–1956
* 8th: 1956–1969
* 11th: 1978–1982
* 12th: 1982–1987
* 13th: 1987–1992
* 14th: 1992–1997
* 15th: 1997–2022
* 16th: 2002–2007
* 17th: 2007–2012
* 18th: 2012–2017
* 19th: 2017–2022
* 20th: 2022–2027

Wider organisation|

* Constitution
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* Militia (China)
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* Central Committee
* Young Pioneers of China
* United front (China)
* People's organization
* Newspapers and journals

Ideologies|

* Marxism–Leninism
* Mao Zedong Thought
* Socialism with Chinese characteristics
* Path
* Theoretical system
* System
* Culture
* Deng Xiaoping Theory
* Three Represents
* Scientific Outlook on Development
* Xi Jinping Thought

Groupings|

* Shanghai clique
* Tuanpai
* Tsinghua clique
* Eight Elders
* Princelings
* Xi Jinping faction
* Xishan Society
* Gang of Four
* 28 Bolsheviks

Related articles|

* Anniversary
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* Neoauthoritarianism
* List of campaigns of the Chinese Communist Party
* Longest-serving members of the Politburo Standing Committee
* Emblem of the Chinese Communist Party

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15th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (1997–2002)

Standing Committee|

1. Jiang Zemin (General Secretary)
2. Li Peng
3. Zhu Rongji
4. Li Ruihuan
5. Hu Jintao
6. Wei Jianxing
7. Li Lanqing

Other members
in surname stroke order|

* Ding Guangen
* Tian Jiyun
* Li Changchun
* Li Tieying
* Wu Bangguo
* Wu Guanzheng
* Chi Haotian
* Zhang Wannian
* Luo Gan
* Jiang Chunyun
* Jia Qinglin
* Qian Qichen
* Huang Ju
* Wen Jiabao
* Xie Fei (died 1999)

Alternate members|

1. Zeng Qinghong
2. Wu Yi

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