17th Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party

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The 17th Secretariat, formally the Secretariat of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was nominated by the 17th Politburo Standing Committee and approved by the 1st Plenary Session of the 17th Central Committee on 22 October 2007, in the aftermath of the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This electoral term was preceded by the 16th Secretariat and succeeded by the 18th in 2012.

General Secretary of the Central Committee

General Secretary of the 17th Central Committee
^[1]
Portrait	Name	Hanzi	Birth	PM	Ref.
	Hu Jintao	胡锦涛	1942	1964	^[2]

Composition

Members of the Secretariat of the 17th Central Committee
^[1]
Rank	Name	Hanzi	16th SEC	18th SEC	Birth	PM	Birthplace	Academic attainment	No. of offices	Ref.
1	Xi Jinping	习近平	New	Not	1953	1974	Beijing	Graduate Doctoral degree in Marxist legal studies Undergraduate degree in chemical engineering	Three Party offices President, Central Party School of the Central Committee Deputy Head, Central Institutional Organization Commission of the Central Committee Military office Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission State offices Vice President of the People's Republic of China	^[3]
2	Liu Yunshan	刘云山	Old	Reelected	1947	1971	Shanxi	Not made public Was given a university education at the Central Party School	One Party office Head, Publicity Department of the Central Committee	^[4]
3	Li Yuanchao	李源潮	New	Not	1950	1978	Jiangsu	Graduate Doctoral degree in Marxist legal studies Master's degree in mathematics Master's degree in management science Graduate programme in scientific socialism	One Party office Head, Organisation Department of the Central Committee	^[5]
4	He Yong	何勇	Old	Not	1940	1958	Hebei	Not made public Attained a degree in mechanical engineering.	One Party office Deputy Secretary, Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection	^[6]
5	Ling Jihua	令计划	New	Not	1956	1976	Shanxi	Graduate Master's degree in commercial management	Two Party office Head, General Office of the Central Committee Head, United Front Work Department of the Central Committee	^[7]
6	Wang Huning	王沪宁	New	Not	1955	1984	Shanghai	Graduate Master's degree in Marxist legal studies Graduate programme in international politics Undergraduate degree in French	One Party office Head, Central Policy Research Office of the Central Committee	^[8]

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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)
Decision-making bodies	General Secretary Politburo (Standing Committee) Secretariat Central Military Commission
Departments	Organization Department Publicity Department United Front Work Department International Liaison Department Social Work Department Political and Legal Affairs Commission
Directly administered	General Office Office of the General Secretary Central Guard Bureau Central Guard Unit Secrecy Office Cryptography Office Central Archives Policy Research Office
Commissions for co-ordination	Auditing Comprehensively Deepening Reforms Comprehensively Law-Based Governance Financial Financial and Economic Affairs Foreign Affairs Cyberspace Affairs Office National Security Science and Technology Spiritual Civilization Institutional Organization Office Secrecy Office
Dispatched institutions for co-ordination	Working Committee of Central and State Organs Central Financial Work Commission Hong Kong Work Committee Macau Work Committee Office for Safeguarding National Security in Hong Kong
Leading groups	Cryptography Work Office Education Rural Work Inspection Work Military Reform Propaganda, Ideology and Culture Taiwan Office Hong Kong and Macau Office
Others	Central Party School Chinese Academy of Governance Institution for Party History and Literature Research People's Daily Qiushi Guangming Daily Executive Leadership Academies Pudong Yan'an Jinggangshan

National Congress

Leadership sittings

Elected by the
Central Committee

Politburo Standing Committee	4th: 1927 5th: 1927–1928 6th: 1928–1945 7th: 1945–1956 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 19th: 2017–2022 20th: 2022–2027
Politburo	3rd: 1923–1925 4th: 1925–1927 5th: 1927–1928 6th: 1928–1945 7th: 1945–1956 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 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 19th: 2017–2022 20th: 2022–2027

Approved by the
Central Committee

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
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	Deputy Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Secretary General of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

Elected by
National Congress

Central Committee	1st: 1921–1922 2nd: 1922–1923 3rd: 1923–1925 4th: 1925–1927 5th: 1927–1928 6th: 1928–1945 7th: 1945–1956 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 19th: 2017–2022 20th: 2022–2027
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

Ideologies

Groupings

Category

v t e Secretaries of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party
8th Secretariat (1956–1969)	Deng Xiaoping Huang Kecheng Kang Sheng Li Fuchun Li Xiannian Li Xuefeng Liu Ningyi Lu Dingyi Luo Ruiqing Peng Zhen Tan Zheng Tan Zhenlin Tao Zhu Wang Jiaxiang Xie Fuzhi Ye Jianying Hu Qiaomu (alternate) Liu Lantao (alternate) Yang Shangkun (alternate)
11th Secretariat (1980–1982)	Wan Li Wang Renzhong Fang Yi Gu Mu Song Renqiong Yu Qiuli Yang Dezhi Hu Qiaomu Hu Yaobang Yao Yilin Peng Chong Xi Zhongxun
12th Secretariat (1982–1987)	Wan Li Xi Zhongxun Deng Liqun Yang Yong Yu Qiuli Gu Mu Chen Pixian Hu Qili Yao Yilin Qiao Shi Tian Jiyun Li Peng Hao Jianxiu Wang Zhaoguo
13th Secretariat (1987–1992)	Hu Qili Qiao Shi Rui Xingwen Yan Mingfu Li Ruihuan Ding Guangen Yang Baibing Wen Jiabao (alternate)
14th Secretariat (1992–1997)	Hu Jintao Ding Guangen Wei Jianxing Wen Jiabao Ren Jianxin
15th Secretariat (1997–2002)	Hu Jintao Wei Jianxing Ding Guangen Luo Gan Wen Jiabao Zeng Qinghong Wu Bangguo Jiang Chunyun
16th Secretariat (2002–2007)	Zeng Qinghong Liu Yunshan Zhou Yongkang He Guoqiang Wang Gang Xu Caihou He Yong
17th Secretariat (2007–2012)	Xi Jinping Liu Yunshan Li Yuanchao He Yong Ling Jihua Wang Huning
18th Secretariat (2012–2017)	Liu Yunshan Liu Qibao Zhao Leji Li Zhanshu Du Qinglin Zhao Hongzhu Yang Jing
19th Secretariat (2017–2022)	Wang Huning Ding Xuexiang Yang Xiaodu Chen Xi Guo Shengkun Huang Kunming You Quan
20th Secretariat (2022–2027)	Cai Qi Shi Taifeng Li Ganjie Li Shulei Chen Wenqing Liu Jinguo Wang Xiaohong

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