16th Politburo Members
The 16th Politburo was elected at the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in November 2002.
- 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)
- Wang Gang (Alternate Member)
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