The 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was elected by the
19th National Congress in 2017, and sat until the next
National Congress was convened in 2022. It formally succeeded the
18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
The 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was elected by the 18th National Congress on 15 November 2012, and sat in plenary sessions until the communing of the 19th National Congress in 2017. It was formally proceeded by the 17t ...
and preceded the
20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
The 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (20th CC), officially the Central Committee of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, comprises 205 members and 171 alternates. It was elected at the Chinese Communis ...
.
The committee is composed of full members and alternate members. A member has voting rights, while an alternate does not. If a full member is removed from the
Central Committee the vacancy is then filled by an alternate member at the next committee plenum – the alternate member who received the most confirmation votes in favour is highest on the
order of precedence
An order of precedence is a sequential hierarchy of importance applied to individuals, groups, or organizations. For individuals, it is most often used for diplomats in attendance at very formal occasions. It can also be used in the context of ...
. To be elected to the Central Committee, a candidate must be a party member for at least five years.
The first plenary session in 2017 was responsible for electing the bodies in which the authority of the Central Committee is invested when it is not in session: the
Politburo
A politburo () or political bureau is the highest organ of the central committee in communist parties. The term is also sometimes used to refer to similar organs in socialist and Islamist parties, such as the UK Labour Party's NEC or the Poli ...
and the
Politburo Standing Committee
The Politburo Standing Committee (PSC), officially the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is a committee consisting of the top leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) an ...
. It was also responsible for approving the members of the
Secretariat
Secretariat may refer to:
* Secretariat (administrative office)
* Secretariat (horse)
Secretariat (March 30, 1970 – October 4, 1989), also known as Big Red, was a champion American thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse who was the ninth winn ...
,
19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and its Standing Committee. The third plenary session in 2018 nominated candidates for
state positions. The fourth plenary session issued a decision on modernizing governance.
Plenums
Working Organs
Heads of department-level institutions
Heads of institutions
Membership
Members
; Notes:
* The Hanzi column is listed according to
the number of strokes in their surnames, which is the official ordering method.
Alternates
References
Citations
Sources
; Databases
The three links below are databases on individual Central Committee members. You can find their individual work history, birthdate, or ethnicity. Search for individuals or press on their names and you'll be led to a page devoted to the specific individual you searched for.
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19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
2017 establishments in China