16th Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party explained

The 16th Secretariat, formally the Secretariat of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was nominated by the 16th Politburo Standing Committee and approved by the 1st Plenary Session of the 16th Central Committee on 15 November 2002, in the aftermath of the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This electoral term was preceded by the 15th Secretariat and succeeded by the 17th in 2007.

General Secretary of the Central Committee

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Name	Hanzi			scope=col class="unsortable"
	Hu Jintao	data-sort-value="18"	胡锦涛	1942	1964	^[1]

Composition

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Name	scope=col	Hanzi	scope=col	15th SEC	scope=col	17th SEC	scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col	Academic attainment	scope=col		scope=col class="unsortable"
1	Zeng Qinghong	data-sort-value="22"	曾庆红	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1939	1960	Alive	Jiangxi			^[2]
2	Liu Yunshan	data-sort-value="5"	刘云山	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = LightGreen		1947	1971	Alive	Shanxi			^[3]
3	Zhou Yongkang	data-sort-value="14"	周永康	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1942	1964	Alive	Jiangsu			^[4]
4	He Guoqiang	data-sort-value="17"	贺国强	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1943	1966	Alive	Hunan			^[5]
5	Wang Gang	data-sort-value="2"	王刚	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1942	1971	Alive	Jilin			^[6]
6	Xu Caihou	data-sort-value="22"	徐才厚	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1943	1971	2015	Hebei			^[7]
7	He Yong	data-sort-value="106"	何勇	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = LightGreen		1940	1958	Alive	Hebei			^[8]

See also

• 16th Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
• 16th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party
• 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

Notes and References

1. Web site: Profile: Hu Jintao . . 14 March 2013 . 24 July 2023 . 24 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230724094240/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-20216496 .
2. Web site: Zeng Qinghong . . 24 July 2023 . 24 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230724175214/http://www.china.org.cn/english/PP-e/48927.htm .
3. Web site: Liu Yunshan 刘云山 . . 23 July 2023 . 22 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230722234648/https://chinavitae.com/biography/Liu_Yunshan%7C32 .
4. Web site: Wu, Yuwen . Profile: China's fallen security chief Zhou Yongkang . . 12 October 2015 . 24 July 2023 . 24 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230724095604/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-26349305 .
5. Web site: He Guoqiang . . 24 July 2023 . 24 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230724095415/http://www.chinatoday.com/who/h/he-guoqiang.htm .
6. Web site: Wang Gang . . 31 July 2023 . 31 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230731130507/http://www.china.org.cn/china/CPPCC_anniversary/2009-09/17/content_18544662.htm .
7. Web site: Xu Caihou . . 31 July 2023 . 31 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230731134603/http://www.china.org.cn/english/PP-e/48930.htm .
8. Web site: Who's Who: He Yong . . 17 August 2023 . 17 August 2023 . https://archive.today/20230817165855/http://www.chinatoday.com/who/h/HEYONG.HTM .