17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

The 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was elected by the 17th Congress on 21 October 2007, and sat until the 18th National Congress in 2012. The 17th Central Committee is composed of full members and alternate members. It was followed by the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Plenums Plenum Start–end Length Summary 1st Plenary Session 22 October 2007 1 day Hu Jintao was elected General Secretary and CMC Chairman. A 25-members Politburo, a 9-members Politburo Standing Committee and a 6-members Secretariat with Xi Jinping as first-ranking secretary were elected. He Guoqiang was appointed Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. 2nd Plenary Session 25–27 February 2008 3 days The meeting approved lists of nominees for top State posts and leading posts of the 11th National People's Congress and the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. 3rd Plenary Session 9–12 October 2008 4 days Hu Jintao delivered a report on behalf of the Politburo, and a Decision of the CCP Central Committee on Rural Reform and Development setting basic goals for rural reform by 2020 submitted by Hui Liangyu was approved. 4th Plenary Session 15–18 September 2009 4 days Hu Jintao delivered a report on behalf of the Politburo, Xi Jinping submitted the Decision of the CCP Central Committee on Major Issues on Strengthening and Improving Party Building under the New Circumstances. The focus was "on continuing to emancipate the mind, persisting in reform and opening up, promoting scientific development and social harmony". 5th Plenary Session 15–18 October 2010 4 days Hu Jintao delivered a report on behalf of the Politburo, Wen Jiabao submitted the CCP Central Committee's Proposal for Formulating the 12th Five-Year Program for China's Economic and Social Development (2011–2015). Xi Jinping was appointed a vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission. Former manager of the China National Nuclear Corporation Kang Rixin was expelled from the Party for corruption and graft. 6th Plenary Session 15–18 October 2011 4 days Hu Jintao delivered a report on behalf of the Politburo, Li Changchun submitted to the plenum's discussion the CCP Central Committee's Decision on Important Issues for Deepening Cultural Reform and Promoting Development of Socialist Culture. It was decided that the 18th National Congress was to bo convened in the second half of 2012. 7th Plenary Session 1–4 November 2012 4 days Hu Jintao delivered a report on behalf of the Politburo. The date of the 18th National Congress was set to 8 November 2012, and a draft Political Report as well as proposed amendments to the CCP Constitution were disclosed. The Politburo decisions of 28 September 2012 of expelling Bo Xilai from the Party, as well as the expulsion of former railway minister Liu Zhijun, were approved by the plenum. Fan Changlong and Xu Qiliang were appointed CMC vice chairmen.

Working Organs Heads of department-level institutions Institution Name(Hanzi) Year of Birth Took office Left office Tenure Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Organs He Guoqiang贺国强 22 October 2007 15 November 2012 Central International Liaison Department Wang Jiarui王家瑞 22 October 2007 15 November 2012 Central Organization Department Li Yuanchao李源潮 22 October 2007 15 November 2012 Central Policy Research Office Wang Huning王沪宁 22 October 2007 15 November 2012 Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission Zhou Yongkang周永康 22 October 2007 15 November 2012 Central Publicity Department Liu Yunshan刘云山 22 October 2007 15 November 2012 Central Taiwan Task Office Chen Yunlin陈云林 22 October 2007 June 2008 Wang Yi王毅 September 2008 15 November 2012 Central United Front Work Department Liu Yandong刘延东 22 October 2007 December 2007 Du Qinglin杜青林 December 2007 15 November 2012 General Office Ling Jihua令计划 22 October 2007 15 November 2012 General Office of the Central Institutional Organization Commission Wang Dongming王东明 22 October 2007 15 November 2012 Zhang Jinan张纪南 22 October 2007 15 November 2012 General Office of the Central Leading Group for Financial and Economic Affairs Zhu Zhixin朱之鑫 22 October 2007 15 November 2012 General Office of the Foreign Affairs Leading Group Dai Bingguo戴秉国 22 October 2007 15 November 2012 General Office of the State Council Hua Jianmin华建敏 22 October 2007 18 March 2008 Ma Kai马凯 18 March 2008 15 November 2012 International Communications Office Cai Wu蔡武 22 October 2007 18 March 2008 Wang Chen王晨 18 March 2008 15 November 2012 Working Committee of Organs Directly Under the Central Committee Ling Jihua令计划 22 October 2007 15 November 2012

Heads of Institutions Directly Under the Central Committee Institution Name(Hanzi) Year Born Took office Left office Tenure Central Compilation and Translation Bureau Wei Jianhua韦建桦 22 October 2007 February 2010 Yi Junqing衣俊卿 February 2010 15 November 2012 Central Literature Research Office Teng Wensheng滕文生 22 October 2007 December 2007 Leng Rong冷溶 December 2007 15 November 2012 Central Party History Research Centre Long Xinmin龙新民 22 October 2007 18 October 2011 Ouyang Song欧阳淞 18 October 2011 15 November 2012 Central Party School Xi Jinping习近平 22 October 2007 15 November 2012 China Executive Leadership Academy, Jinggangshan Li Yuanchao李源潮 22 October 2007 15 November 2012 China Executive Leadership Academy, Pudong China Executive Leadership Academy, Yan'an Guangming Daily Gou Tianlin苟天林 22 October 2007 March 2010 He Zhanfan胡占凡 March 2010 15 November 2012 People's Daily Zhang Yannong张研农 22 October 2007 28 April 2008 Wu Hengquan吴恒权 28 April 2008 15 November 2012 Cai Mingzhao蔡名照 1 November 2012 15 November 2012 Qiushi Li Baoshan李宝善 22 October 2007 June 2008 Zhang Xiaolin张晓林 June 2008 15 November 2012

Membership

Legend Keys ♀ Indicates that the individual is female. ↑ Indicates that the individual was elevated from alternate to member at the 4th Plenary Session. ♮ Indicates that the individual was expelled from the Communist Party after CCDI investigation. ∞ Indicates that the individual retired from active political positions during their term on the Central Committee § Indicates that the individual is military personnel. ↔ Indicates that the individual is military personnel and retired from active service during their term on the Central Committee Note If two keys are used in the same column it indicates that the individual is both of something. For instance,"♀§" indicates that the individual is female (♀) and military personnel (§).

Members Notes: The Listing column is listed in accordance with the official ordering.