Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Secretary of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee, and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Chongqing Municipal People's Congress.

Zhang Gaoli, ethnic Han, native of Jinjiang, Fujian Province, born in November 1946. Joined the CPC in December 1973 and began working in August 1970. Graduated from the Department of Economics, Xiamen University, majoring in planning and statistics. With a university education.

Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee.

Zhang Dejiang, ethnic Han, native of Taian, Liaoning Province, born in November 1946. Joined the CPC in January 1971 and began working in November 1968. Graduated from the Department of Economics, Kim Il Sung University, Democratic People's Republic of Korea. With a university education.

Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee.

Yu Zhengsheng, ethnic Han, native of Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, born in April 1945. Joined the CPC in November 1964 and began working in August 1963. Graduated from the Department of Missile Engineering, Harbin Institute of Military Engineering, majoring in automatic control of ballistic missiles. With a university education. Engineer.

Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the CPC Hubei Provincial Committee.

Xu Caihou , ethnic Han, native of Wafangdian, Liaoning Province, born in June 1943. Joined the CPC in April 1971 and the army in August 1963. Graduated from the Electronics Engineering Department of Harbin Institute of Military Engineering. With a university education.

Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China. Holds the military rank as General.

Guo Boxiong, ethnic Han, native of Liquan, Shaanxi Province, born in July 1942. Joined the CPC in March 1963, began working in August 1958, and joined the army in August 1961. Graduated from the Military Academy of the People's Liberation Army with a junior college education.

Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China. Holds the military rank as General.

Bo Xilai, ethnic Han, native of Dingxiang, Shanxi Province, born in July 1949. Joined the CPC in October 1980 and began working in January 1968. Graduated from the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, majoring in international journalism. Master of Arts.

Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Minister of Commerce and Secretary of the Leading Party Members' Group in the Ministry of Commerce.

Other Members of the Secretariat of the 17th CPC Central Committee

He Yong, ethnic Han, native of Qianxi, Hebei Province, born in October 1940. Joined the CPC in December 1958 and began working in September 1967. Graduated from the Precision Instruments Engineering Department of Tianjin University, majoring in precision instruments and machinery. With a university education. Senior engineer.

Member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and Deputy Secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Ling Jihua, ethnic Han, native of Pinglu, Shanxi Province, born in October 1956. Joined the CPC in June 1976 and began working in December 1973. Graduated as MBA from Hunan University. With part-time postgraduate education.

Member of the Secretariat and Director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, and Deputy Director of the General Office of the Committee for the Reform of Central Departments.

Wang Huning, ethnic Han, native of Laizhou, Shandong Province, born in October 1955. Joined the CPC in April 1984 and began working in February 1977. Graduated from the Department of International Politics of Fudan University, majoring in international politics. With a postgraduate education. LLM, professor.

Member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and Director of Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee.