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.
Composition Members +Members of the Political Bureau of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Officeholder 15th 17th Academic attainment Ethnicity Gender Cao Gangchuan 1938 1956 Alive Henan Han Male Chen Liangyu 1946 1980 Alive Hebei Han Male Guo Boxiong 1942 1961 Alive Shaanxi Han Male He Guoqiang 1943 1966 Alive Hunan Han Male Hu Jintao 1942 1964 Alive Jiangsu Han Male Huang Ju 1938 1966 2007 Shanghai Han Male Hui Liangyu 1944 1969 Alive Jilin Hui Male Jia Qinglin 1940 1959 Alive Hebei Han Male Li Changchun 1944 1965 Alive Liaoning Han Male Liu Qi 1942 1975 Alive Jiangsu Han Male Liu Yunshan 1947 1971 Alive Shanxi Han Male Luo Gan 1935 1960 Alive Shandong Han Male Wang Lequan 1944 1966 Alive Shandong Han Male Wang Zhaoguo 1941 1965 Alive Hebei Han Male Wen Jiabao 1942 1965 Alive Tianjin Han Male Wu Bangguo 1941 1964 2024 Anhui Han Male Wu Guanzheng 1938 1963 Alive Jiangxi Han Male Wu Yi 1938 1962 Alive Wuhan Han Female Yu Zhengsheng 1945 1964 Alive Zhejiang Han Male Zeng Peiyan 1939 1978 Alive Zhejiang Han Male Zeng Qinghong 1939 1960 Alive Jiangxi Han Male Zhang Dejiang 1946 1971 Alive Liaoning Han Male Zhang Lichang 1939 1966 2008 Hebei Han Male Zhou Yongkang 1942 1964 Alive Jiangsu Han Male
Alternate +Alternate of the Political Bureau of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Officeholder 15th 17th Academic attainment Ethnicity Gender Wang Gang 1942 1971 Jilin Han Male
References
External links Gazette of the 1st Session of the 16th CPC Central Committee