Standing Committee of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China

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The Standing Committee of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China ( Chinese  中国 共产党 中央 政治局 常务委员会 , Pinyin Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Zhèngzhìjú Chángwù Wěiyuánhuì ) is a body whose membership varies between five and nine. This body is not democratically legitimized and is considered to be the top leadership of the Communist Party of China and thus the entire country. How this inner circle works is not known. It is assumed that the decisions will be made by consensus of the current seven members.

history

Although the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China has been in existence since the beginning of the People's Republic of China , its influence has varied widely. During the Cultural Revolution he was practically disempowered.

When Deng Xiaoping came to power in 1978 , one of his stated goals was to restore the party's power. He advocated this principle during the bloody suppression of the student protests in 1989 .

Although Jiang Zemin resigned in 2002 to pave the way for the fourth generation of Chinese leaders under Hu Jintao , he retained a strong influence as six of the nine members of the 16th Standing Committee, Wu Bangguo , Jia Qinglin , Zeng Qinghong , Huang Ju († June 2, 2007), Li Changchun and possibly also Wu Guanzheng are his protégés. Jiang was also able to influence the composition of the committee at the party congress.

Current members

The current members of the 19th Standing Committee (October 2017):

1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th
Xi Jinping, 2016
Li Keqiang, 2015
Li Zhanshu, 2016
Wang Yang, 2013
Wang Huning, 2013
Han Zheng, 2010
Xi Jinping Li Keqiang Li Zhanshu Wang Yang Wang Huning Zhao Leji Han Zheng
function Surname Chinese name Place of birth, province
1. President , General Secretary , Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xi Jinping 习近平 Fuping , Shaanxi
2. prime minister Li Keqiang 李克强
3. Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Li Zhanshu 栗 战 书
4th Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Wang Yang 汪洋
5. Secretary of the Central Committee Wang Huning 王 沪宁
6th Secretary of the Central Disciplinary Commission Zhao Leji 赵 乐 际
7th First Vice Prime Minister Han Zheng 韩正

Historical compositions of the Standing Committee

18. Standing Committee (2012-2017)

In November 2012, the membership of the Standing Committee of the CCP Political Bureau was reduced from 9 to 7. The members of the 18th Standing Committee were:

  1. Xi Jinping - (General Secretary of the Communist Party of China; President of the People's Republic of China; Chairman of the Central Military Commission)
  2. Li Keqiang - (Prime Minister)
  3. Zhang Dejiang - (Chairman of the National People's Congress)
  4. Yu Zhengsheng - (Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference)
  5. Liu Yunshan - (Central Committee Secretary)
  6. Wang Qishan - (Secretary of the Central Disciplinary Commission)
  7. Zhang Gaoli - (First Vice Prime Minister)

17. Standing Committee (2007–2012)

The members of the 17th Standing Committee

  1. Hu Jintao - (General Secretary of the Communist Party of China; President of the People's Republic of China; Chairman of the Central Military Commission )
  2. Wu Bangguo - (Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress )
  3. Wen Jiabao - (Prime Minister of the State Council )
  4. Jia Qinglin - (Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference )
  5. Li Changchun - ( Propaganda Chief)
  6. Xi Jinping - (Vice President of the People's Republic of China)
  7. Li Keqiang - (1st Vice Prime Minister)
  8. He Guoqiang - (Head of the CCP Anti-Corruption Department)
  9. Zhou Yongkang - (Secretary of the Central Committee Political and Legal Commission)

16. Standing Committee (2002-2007)

In October 2002, the membership of the Standing Committee of the CCP Political Bureau increased from 7 to 9.

  1. Hu Jintao - (General Secretary of the Communist Party of China; President of the People's Republic of China; Chairman of the Central Military Commission )
  2. Wu Bangguo - (Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress )
  3. Wen Jiabao - (Prime Minister of the State Council )
  4. Jia Qinglin - (Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference )
  5. Zeng Qinghong - (Vice President of the People's Republic of China)
  6. Huang Ju - (1st Vice Prime Minister, died June 2007)
  7. Wu Guanzheng - (Secretary of the Central Disciplinary Commission)
  8. Li Changchun - ( Propaganda Chief)
  9. Luo Gan - ( State Councilor )

15. Standing Committee (1997-2002)

  1. Jiang Zemin (General Secretary of the Communist Party of China; President of the People's Republic of China; Chairman of the Central Military Commission )
  2. Li Peng (Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress )
  3. Zhu Rongji (Prime Minister of the State Council )
  4. Li Ruihuan (Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference )
  5. Hu Jintao (Vice President of the People's Republic of China; Vice President of the Central Military Commission )
  6. Wei Jianxing (Secretary of the Central Disciplinary Commission)
  7. Li Lanqing (Vice Premier)

14th Standing Committee (1992-1997)

  1. Jiang Zemin
  2. Li Peng
  3. Qiao Shi
  4. Li Ruihuan
  5. Zhu Rongji
  6. Liu Huaqing
  7. Hu Jintao

13. Standing Committee (1987-1992)

12. Standing Committee (1982–1987)

11. Standing Committee (1977–1982)

10. Standing Committee (1973–1977)

9. Standing Committee (1969–1973)

8th Standing Committee (1956–1969)

1st to 7th Standing Committee (before 1956)

See also

Leading generations in the People's Republic of China

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ IHT , Joseph Kahn: Politburo reshuffle is a sign for China , October 22, 2007
  2. ↑ Benedikt Voigt: China according to its rules. Tagesspiegel, October 25, 2017, accessed November 7, 2017 .