16th Politburo of the Communist Party of China

The 16th Politburo of the Communist Party of China was elected by the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on November 15, 2002.

Members

In stroke order of surnames:

Wang Lequan (CPC Xinjiang Committee Secretary)
Wang Zhaoguo (Vice-Chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee; Chair, All-China Federation of Trade Unions)
Hui Liangyu (Vice-Premier)
Liu Qi (CPC Beijing Committee Secretary)
Liu Yunshan (CPC Propaganda Head)
Li Changchun
Wu Yi (Vice-Premier)
Wu Bangguo (Chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee)
Wu Guanzheng (Head of Central Discipline Inspection Commission
Zhang Lichang
Zhang Dejiang (CPC Guangdong Committee Secretary)
Chen Liangyu (suspended 2006)
Luo Gan (Chair, Legislative and Legal Affairs Committee)
Zhou Yongkang (Head of Ministry of Public Security)
Hu Jintao (President, General Secretary)
Yu Zhengsheng (CPC Hubei Committee Secretary)
He Guoqiang (Head of CPC Organization Department)
Jia Qinglin (Chairman of the Political Consultative Conference)
Guo Boxiong (Vice-Chairman, Central Military Commission)
Huang Ju (deceased 2007)
Cao Gangchuan (Minister of Defense)
Zeng Qinghong (Vice-President, Principal of Central Party School)
Zeng Peiyan (Vice-Premier)
Wen Jiabao (Premier)

Ordered in political position ranking