18th Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

{{use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}The 18th Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, formally the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected by the 1st plenary session of the 18th Central Committee on 15 November 2012, in the aftermath of the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It was preceded by the CCP's 17th Politburo Standing Committee and was succeeded by the 19th in 2017.

Meetings

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|+ Disclosed meetings of the 18th Politburo Standing Committee

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scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | 23 April 2013

| 1 day

| Ordinary meeting

| align="center" | {{cite web | author = | title = The Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held a meeting to further comprehensively deploy Sichuan's Lushan earthquake relief work Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting and delivered an important speech | trans-title = 中共中央政治局常务委员会召开会议 进一步全面部署四川芦山抗震救灾工作 中共中央总书记习近平主持会议并发表重要讲话 | language = Chinese | url = https://news.12371.cn/2013/04/23/VIDE1366716602575189.shtml | publisher = Communist Party Membership Network | date = 23 April 2018 | accessdate = 23 July 2013 | archive-date = 23 July 2023 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20230723180943/https://news.12371.cn/2013/04/23/VIDE1366716602575189.shtml }}

scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | 25 April 2013

| 1 day

| Ordinary meeting

| align="center" | {{cite web | author = | title = The Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held a meeting, and Xi Jinping presided over and delivered a speech | trans-title = 中共中央政治局常务委员会召开会议 习近平主持并讲话 | language = Chinese | url = https://news.12371.cn/2013/04/25/ARTI1366891581448781.shtml | publisher = Communist Party Membership Network | date = 25 April 2013 | accessdate = 23 July 2023 | archive-date = 23 July 2023 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20230723181128/https://news.12371.cn/2013/04/25/ARTI1366891581448781.shtml }}

scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | 29 June 2013

| 1 day

| Ordinary meeting

| align="center" | {{cite web | author = | title = Yu Zhengsheng conveyed the spirit of the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee at the Xinjiang cadres meeting | trans-title = 俞正声在新疆干部大会上传达中共中央政治局常委会会议精神 | language = Chinese | url = https://news.12371.cn/2013/04/25/ARTI1366891581448781.shtml | publisher = Communist Party Membership Network | date = 29 June 2013 | accessdate = 23 July 2023 | archive-date = 23 July 2023 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20230723181128/https://news.12371.cn/2013/04/25/ARTI1366891581448781.shtml }}

scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | 30 July 2013

| 1 day

| Ordinary meeting

| align="center" | {{cite web | author = | title = Xi Jinping presided over the meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to analyze and study the economic situation | trans-title = 习近平主持中共中央政治局会议 分析研究经济形势 | language = Chinese | url = https://news.12371.cn/2013/07/30/ARTI1375179149754770.shtml | publisher = Communist Party Membership Network | date = 29 June 2013 | accessdate = 23 July 2023 | archive-date = 23 July 2023 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20230723181318/https://news.12371.cn/2013/07/30/ARTI1375179149754770.shtml }}

scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | 20 August 2014

| 1 day

| Ordinary meeting

| align="center" | {{cite web | author = | title = The Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held a meeting to deploy the Ludian earthquake relief and post-disaster reconstruction work fully Xi Jinping presided over the meeting and delivered an important speech | trans-title = 中共中央政治局常务委员会召开会议 全面部署鲁甸地震抗震救灾和灾后重建工作 习近平主持会议并发表重要讲话 | language = Chinese | url = https://news.12371.cn/2014/08/20/ARTI1408533087092792.shtml | publisher = Communist Party Membership Network | date = 20 August 2014 | accessdate = 23 July 2023 | archive-date = 23 July 2023 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20230723181453/https://news.12371.cn/2014/08/20/ARTI1408533087092792.shtml }}

scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | 16 January 2015

| 1 day

| Ordinary meeting

| align="center" | {{cite web | author = | title = The Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held a meeting | trans-title = 中共中央政治局常务委员会召开会议 | language = Chinese | url = https://news.12371.cn/2015/01/16/ARTI1421407756719504.shtml | publisher = Communist Party Membership Network | date = 16 January 2015 | accessdate = 23 July 2023 | archive-date = 23 July 2023 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20230723181556/https://news.12371.cn/2015/01/16/ARTI1421407756719504.shtml }}

scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | 4 June 2015

| 1 day

| Ordinary meeting

| align="center" | {{cite web | author = | title = The Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held a meeting to make arrangements for the rescue and handling of the sinking of passenger ships | trans-title = 中共中央政治局常委会召开会议 部署客轮翻沉事件救援处置工作 | language = Chinese | url = https://news.12371.cn/2015/01/16/ARTI1421407756719504.shtml | publisher = State Council of the People's Republic of China | date = 4 June 2015 | accessdate = 23 July 2023 | archive-date = 23 July 2023 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20230723181556/https://news.12371.cn/2015/01/16/ARTI1421407756719504.shtml }}

scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | 20 August 2015

| 1 day

| Ordinary meeting

| align="center" | {{cite web | author = | title = The Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held a meeting to listen to a report on the rescue and emergency handling of the severe fire and explosion accident of the dangerous goods warehouse of Rui Hai Company in Tianjin Port on 8 August and made arrangements for the next step. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting and delivered an important speech. | trans-title = 中共中央政治局常务委员会召开会议 专题听取关于天津港“8·12”瑞海公司危险品仓库特别重大火灾爆炸事故抢险救援和应急处置情况汇报 就做好下一步工作作出部署 中共中央总书记习近平主持会议并发表重要讲话 | language = Chinese | url = https://syss.12371.cn/2015/08/20/ARTI1440054877377336.shtml | publisher = Communist Party Membership Network | date = 20 August 2015 | accessdate = 23 July 2023 | archive-date = 23 July 2023 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20230723182037/https://syss.12371.cn/2015/08/20/ARTI1440054877377336.shtml }}

scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | 7 January 2016

| 1 day

| Ordinary meeting

| align="center" | {{cite web | author = | title = Xi Jinping presided over the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee | trans-title = 习近平主持中共中央政治局常委会会议 | language = Chinese | url = https://news.12371.cn/2016/01/07/ARTI1452163949254490.shtml | publisher = Communist Party Membership Network | date = 7 January 2016 | accessdate = 23 July 2023 | archive-date = 23 July 2023 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20230723182147/https://news.12371.cn/2016/01/07/ARTI1452163949254490.shtml }}

scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | 10 January 2017

| 1 day

| Ordinary meeting

| align="center" | {{cite web | author = | title = The Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee held a meeting presided over by Xi Jinping | trans-title = 中共中央政治局常务委员会召开会议 习近平主持 | language = Chinese | url = https://news.12371.cn/2017/01/10/ARTI1484045310194685.shtml | publisher = Communist Party Membership Network | date = 7 January 2016 | accessdate = 23 July 2023 | archive-date = 23 July 2023 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20230723182244/https://news.12371.cn/2017/01/10/ARTI1484045310194685.shtml }}

Composition

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|+Members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
{{ cite web | author = | title = Xi Jinping elected general secretary of CPC Central Committee | work = China Daily | date = 15 November 2012 | accessdate = 23 July 2023 | archive-date = 22 July 2023 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20230722235857/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012cpc/2012-11/15/content_15931883.htm | language = | URL = http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012cpc/2012-11/15/content_15931883.htm }}

! scope=col | {{abbr|Rank|The official numbering of the Politburo Standing Committee as announced by the 1st plenary session of the 18th Central Committee.}}

! scope=col colspan="2" | Officeholder

! scope=col | Hanzi

! scope=col | 17th PSC

! scope=col | 19th PSC

! scope=col | {{abbr|Birth|The year of birth of the person in question.}}

! scope=col | {{abbr|PM|Party membership—when the person in question joined the party.}}

! scope=col | {{abbr|Birthplace|Birthplace—in which large city or province the person in question was born in.}}

! scope=col | Academic attainment

! scope=col | {{abbr|No. of offices|All political offices held during this electoral term.}}

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1

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! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Xi Jinping

| data-sort-value="1" | 习近平

| bgcolor = Salmon | {{abbr|Old|Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| bgcolor = LightGreen | {{abbr|Reelected|Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| 1953

| 1974

| Beijing

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| {{sort|a6|Graduate}}

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| {{sort|a6|Eleven}}

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| {{ cite web | author = Li, Cheng | title = Xi Jinping 习近平 | publisher = Brookings Institution | date = | accessdate = 21 July 2023 | archive-date = 24 May 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230524092434/https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/china_20180318_xi_jinping_profile.pdf | language = | URL = https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/china_20180318_xi_jinping_profile.pdf }}

2

| 90px

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Li Keqiang

| data-sort-value="11" | 李克强

| bgcolor = Salmon | {{abbr|Old|Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| bgcolor = LightGreen | {{abbr|Reelected|Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| 1955

| 1974

| Hefei

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| {{sort|a6|Graduate}}

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| {{show

| {{sort|a6|Seven}}

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| {{ cite web | author = Li, Cheng | title = Li Keqiang 李克强 | publisher = Brookings Institution | date = | accessdate = 21 July 2023 | archive-date = 24 November 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221124122204/https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/china_20180318_li_keqiang_profile.pdf | language = | URL = https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/china_20180318_li_keqiang_profile.pdf }}

3

| 90px

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Zhang Dejiang

| data-sort-value="17" | 张德江

| bgcolor = LightGreen | {{abbr|New|Not a Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| bgcolor = PeachPuff | {{abbr|Not|Not elected to the Politburo Standing Committee of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| 1946

| 1971

| Liaoning

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| {{sort|a6|Graduate}}

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| {{show

| {{sort|a6|Two}}

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| {{ cite web | author = | title = Zhang Dejiang 张德江 | publisher = China Vitae | date = | accessdate = 23 July 2023 | archive-date = 22 July 2023 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20230722234139/https://chinavitae.com/biography/Zhang_Dejiang/bio | language = | URL = https://chinavitae.com/biography/Zhang_Dejiang/bio }}

4

| 90px

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Yu Zhengsheng

| data-sort-value="22" | 俞正声

| bgcolor = LightGreen | {{abbr|New|Not a Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| bgcolor = PeachPuff | {{abbr|Not|Not elected to the Politburo Standing Committee of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| 1945

| 1964

| Zhejiang

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| {{sort|a6|Graduate}}

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| {{show

| {{sort|a6|Two}}

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| {{ cite web | author = | title = Yu Zhengsheng 俞正声 | publisher = China Vitae | date = | accessdate = 23 July 2023 | archive-date = 22 July 2023 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20230722234514/https://www.chinavitae.com/biography/Yu_Zhengsheng | language = | URL = https://www.chinavitae.com/biography/Yu_Zhengsheng }}

5

| 90px

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Liu Yunshan

| data-sort-value="5" | 刘云山

| bgcolor = LightGreen | {{abbr|New|Not a Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| bgcolor = PeachPuff | {{abbr|Not|Not elected to the Politburo Standing Committee of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| 1947

| 1971

| Shanxi

| {{show

| {{sort|a6|Not made public}}

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| {{show

| {{sort|a6|Three}}

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| {{ cite web | author = | title = Liu Yunshan 刘云山 | publisher = China Vitae | date = | accessdate = 23 July 2023 | archive-date = 22 July 2023 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20230722234648/https://chinavitae.com/biography/Liu_Yunshan%7C32 | language = | URL = https://chinavitae.com/biography/Liu_Yunshan%7C32 }}

6

| 90px

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Wang Qishan

| data-sort-value="3" | 王岐山

| bgcolor = LightGreen | {{abbr|New|Not a Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| bgcolor = PeachPuff | {{abbr|Not|Not elected to the Politburo Standing Committee of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| 1948

| 1983

| Shanxi

| {{show

| {{sort|a6|Undergraduate}}

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| {{show

| {{sort|a6|Two}}

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| {{ cite web | author = Pletcher, Kenneth | title = Wang Qishan | work = Encyclopædia Britannica | date = | accessdate = 23 July 2023 | archive-date = 22 July 2023 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20230722234908/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wang-Qishan | language = | URL = https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wang-Qishan }}

7

| 90px

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Zhang Gaoli

| data-sort-value="16" | 张高丽

| bgcolor = LightGreen | {{abbr|New|Not a Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| bgcolor = PeachPuff | {{abbr|Not|Not elected to the Politburo Standing Committee of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| 1946

| 1973

| Fujian

| {{show

| {{sort|a6|Graduate}}

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| {{show

| {{sort|a6|Nine}}

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| {{ cite web | author = | title = Zhang Gaoli 张高丽 | publisher = China Vitae | date = | accessdate = 23 July 2023 | archive-date = 22 July 2023 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20230722235333/https://www.chinavitae.com/biography/Zhang_Gaoli | language = | URL = https://www.chinavitae.com/biography/Zhang_Gaoli }}

References

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