15th Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party

Electoral term of the Secretariat.

The 15th Secretariat, formally the Secretariat of the 15th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was nominated by the 15th Politburo Standing Committee and approved by the 1st Plenary Session of the 15th Central Committee on 19 September 1997, in the aftermath of the 15th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This electoral term was preceded by the 14th Secretariat and succeeded by the 16th in 2002.

General Secretary of the Central Committee

General Secretary of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
^[1]
Portrait	Name	Hanzi	Birth	PM	Death	Ref.
	Jiang Zemin	江泽民	1926	1946	2022	^[2]

Composition

Members of the Secretariat of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
^[1]
Rank	Name	Hanzi	14th SEC	16th SEC	Birth	PM	Death	Birthplace	No. of offices	Ref.
1	Hu Jintao	胡锦涛	Old	Not	1942	1964	Alive	Jiangsu	Three Party offices President, Central Party School of the Central Committee Military offices Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission State offices Vice President of the People's Republic of China	^[3]
2	Wei Jianxing	尉健行	Old	Not	1931	1949	2015	Zhejiang	One Party office Secretary, Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection	^[4]
3	Ding Guangen	丁关根	Old	Not	1929	1956	2012	Jiangsu	One Party office Head, Publicity Department of the Central Committee	^[5]
4	Zhang Wannian	张万年	New	Not	1928	1945	2015	Shandong	One Military office Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission	^[6]
5	Luo Gan	罗干	Old	Not	1935	1960	Alive	Shandong	Two Party office Secretary, Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission State office State Councillor of the People's Republic of China	^[7]
6	Wen Jiabao	温家宝	Old	Not	1942	1965	Alive	Tianjin	One State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China	^[8]
7	Zeng Qinghong	曾庆红	New	Reelected	1939	1960	Alive	Jiangxi	Two Party offices Head, General Office of the Central Committee Head, Organization Department of the Central Committee	^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b "中国共产党第十五届中央委员会" [15th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China] (in Chinese). Communist Party Membership Network. 27 September 2012. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
^ Buckley, Chris; Wines, Michael (30 November 2022). "Jiang Zemin, Leader Who Guided China Into Global Market, Dies at 96". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
^ "Profile: Hu Jintao". BBC News. 14 March 2013. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
^ "Profile: Wei Jianxing". BBC News. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
^ "丁关根同志逝世" [Comrade Ding Guangen passed away]. Beijing News (in Chinese). 23 July 2012. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
^ "张万年同志生平" [Life of Comrade Zhang Wannian]. People's Daily. 23 January 2015. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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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 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 Institute of Party History and Literature 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

Wider organisation

People's Liberation Army
People's Armed Police
Militia (China)
Communist Youth League of China
Young Pioneers of China
United front (China)
- People's organization

Ideologies

Groupings

Shuanggui
Neoauthoritarianism
List of campaigns of the Chinese Communist Party
Longest-serving members of the Politburo Standing Committee
Emblem of the Chinese Communist Party

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