17th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party

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 Officeholder 16th 18th Academic attainment Ethnicity Gender Bo Xilai 1949 1980 Beijing Han Male Guo Boxiong 1942 1961 Shaanxi Han Male He Guoqiang 1943 1966 Hunan Han Male Hu Jintao 1942 1964 Jiangsu Han Male Hui Liangyu 1944 1969 Jilin Hui Male Jia Qinglin 1940 1959 Hebei Han Male Li Changchun 1944 1965 Liaoning Han Male Li Keqiang 1955 1974 Hefei Han Male Li Yuanchao 1950 1978 Jiangsu Han Male Liu Qi 1942 1975 Jiangsu Han Male Liu Yandong 1945 1964 Jiangsu Han Female Liu Yunshan 1947 1971 Shanxi Han Male Wang Gang 1942 1971 Jilin Han Male Wang Lequan 1944 1966 Shandong Han Male Wang Qishan 1948 1983 Shanxi Han Male Wang Yang 1955 1975 Anhui Han Male Wang Zhaoguo 1941 1965 Hebei Han Male Wen Jiabao 1942 1965 Tianjin Han Male Wu Bangguo 1941 1964 Anhui Han Male Xi Jinping 1953 1974 Beijing Han Male Xu Caihou 1943 1971 Hebei Han Male Yu Zhengsheng 1945 1964 Zhejiang Han Male Zhang Dejiang 1946 1971 Liaoning Han Male Zhang Gaoli 1946 1973 Fujian Han Male Zhou Yongkang 1942 1964 Jiangsu Han Male

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