Career Highlights of China’s Seven Top Leaders

The seven members of the new Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) were introduced on Oct. 25. Retaining seats on the nation's highest political body were Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang, who have served as China's president and premier, respectively, for the past five years. Each of the other members is new to the committee. Here are a few career highlights for each member of the new party leadership, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

Xi Jinping

2013-present: General secretary of the CPC Central Committee; chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission; president of China

2012-2013: General secretary of the CPC Central Committee; chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission

2010-2012: Member of the Politburo Standing Committee; vice president of China; vice chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission

2008-2010: Member of the Politburo Standing Committee; vice president of China

2007-2008: Member of the Politburo Standing Committee

2007: Secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee

2002-2007: Deputy secretary and secretary, respectively, of the CPC Zhejiang provincial committee; governor of Zhejiang province

1995-2002: Deputy secretary of the CPC Fujian Provincial Committee; governor of Fujian province

2002: Graduated with a law degree from Tsinghua University after completing in-service graduate program on Marxist theory, and ideological and political education

1975-1979: Studied basic organic synthesis at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University

June 1953: Born in Fuping, Shaanxi province

Li Keqiang

2013-present: Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Politburo; premier of China

2008-2013: Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Politburo; vice premier of China

2007-2008: Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Politburo

2004-2007: Secretary of the CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee

1998-2004: Secretary of the CPC Henan Provincial Committee; governor and acting governor, respectively, of Henan province

1985-1998: Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League (CYL)

1994: Graduated with a doctorate in economics, Peking University

1982: Graduated with a law degree, Peking University

July 1955: Born in Dingyuan, Anhui province

Li Zhanshu

2017-present: Member of the Politburo Standing Committee; director of the CPC Central Committee General Office

2012-2017: Member of the CPC Central Committee Politburo; member of the CPC Central Committee Secretariat

2012: Director of the CPC Central Committee General Office

2010-2012: Secretary of the CPC Guizhou Provincial Committee

2003-2010: Deputy secretary of the CPC Heilongjiang Provincial Committee; governor of Heilongjiang province

2007: Graduated with an executive MBA degree from the Harbin Institute of Technology

2002-2003: Deputy secretary of the CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee; secretary of the CPC Xi'an Municipal Committee

2002: Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee; secretary of the CPC Xi'an Municipal Committee

2000-2002: Member of the Standing Committee and head of the Organization Department, CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee

1998-2000: Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee

1993-1998: Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Hebei Provincial Committee

1992-1994: Economics student at Central Party School

1971-1972: Student at Shijiazhuang Prefecture Finance and Trade School, Hebei province

August 1950: Born in Pingshan, Hebei province

Wang Yang

2017-present: Member of the Politburo Standing Committee; vice premier of China

2013-2017: Member of the CPC Central Committee Politburo; vice premier of China

2007-2013: Member of the CPC Central Committee Politburo; secretary of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee

2007: Secretary of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee

2005-2007: Secretary of the CPC Chongqing Municipal Committee

2003-2005: Deputy secretary general of the State Council

1999-2003: Vice minister of the National Development and Planning Commission

1993-1999: Deputy governor of Anhui province; deputy secretary of the CPC Anhui Provincial Committee

1995: Earned a master's in engineering from the University of Science and Technology of China

1976-1979: Teacher, deputy head of the Teaching and Research Office and member of the Party Committee at the Suxian Prefecture May 7th Cadre School, Anhui province

1972-1976: Worker and workshop leader, Suxian Prefecture Foodstuffs Factory, Anhui province

March 1955: Born in Suzhou, Anhui province

Wang Huning

2017-present: Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Politburo; member of the CPC Central Committee Secretariat

2014-Present: Director of the Office of the Central Leading Group for Comprehensively Deepening Reform

2012-Present: Member of the CPC Central Committee Politburo

2007-Present: Director of the Policy Research Office, CPC Central Committee

2007: Member of the CPC Central Committee Secretariat

2002-Present: Director of the Policy Research Office, CPC Central Committee

1998-2002: Deputy director of the Policy Research Office, CPC Central Committee

1995-1998: Head of the Politics Division, Policy Research Office, CPC Central Committee

1994-1995: Dean of the School of Law at Fudan University

1989-1994: Dean of the Department of International Politics at Fudan University

1981-1989: Teacher, associate professor and professor, respectively, at the Department of International Politics at Fudan University

1978-1981: Master's program student at the Department of International Politics at Fudan University

1977-1978: Staff member, Shanghai Municipal Publishing Bureau

1972-1977: Foreign languages student at the Officials School at Shanghai Normal University

October 1955: Born in Laizhou, Shandong province

Zhao Leji

2017-present: Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Politburo; secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection; head of the CPC Central Committee Organization Department

2012-2017: Member of the CPC Central Committee Politburo; member of the CPC Central Committee Secretariat; head of the CPC Central Committee Organization Department

2007-2012: Secretary of the CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee

2003-2007: Secretary of the CPC Qinghai Provincial Committee

2003-2004: Secretary of the CPC Qinghai Provincial Committee

2003: Governor of Qinghai province

1997-2003: Deputy secretary of the CPC Qinghai Provincial Committee

1997-1999: Secretary of the CPC Xining Municipal Committee

1994-1997: Deputy governor of Qinghai province

1993-1994: Assistant to the governor of Qinghai province;

director and Leading Party Member Group secretary at the Department of Finance, Qinghai province

1991-1993: Director and Party Committee secretary at the Department of Commerce, Qinghai province

1986-1991: Deputy director and Party Committee deputy secretary at the Department of Commerce, Qinghai province

1984-1986: Secretary of the Party Committee and manager at the Qinghai Provincial Hardware, Electric, and Chemical Products Co.

1977-1980: Student at the Department of Philosophy, Peking University

March 1957: Born in Xi'an, Shaanxi province

Han Zheng

2017-present: Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Politburo; secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee

2012-2017: Member of the CPC Central Committee Politburo; secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee

2003-2012: Acting secretary and deputy secretary, respectively, of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee; mayor of Shanghai; deputy director of the Organizing Committee and executive director of the Executive Committee for the Shanghai 2010 World Expo

1998-2003: Member of the Standing Committee and deputy secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee; vice mayor of Shanghai

1995-1998: Deputy secretary general of Shanghai Municipal Government

1993-1995: Deputy secretary of the CPC Luwan District Committee; head of Luwan District

1994: Graduated with a master's in economics from the Institute of International Studies at East China Normal University

1992-1993: Deputy secretary of the CPC Luwan District Committee; acting head of Luwan District

1990-1992: Deputy secretary and secretary, respectively, of the CYL Shanghai Municipal Committee

1987-1990: Party Committee secretary and deputy director of the Shanghai Dazhonghua Rubber Plant

1985-1987: Student at the Department of Political Education at the Night College of East China Normal University

1986-1987: Deputy secretary of the Party Committee of the Shanghai Chemical Engineering School

1982-1986: Secretary of CYL Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Chemical Industry Bureau

1983-1985: Student in the junior college program, Fudan University

1980-1982: Administrative secretary and CYL committee leader at the Shanghai Chemical Equipment Industry Co.

1975-1980: Warehouse worker, marketing section supply clerk and deputy secretary of the CYL General Branch at Xuhui Crane Installation Team, Shanghai

April 1953: Born in Cixi, Zhejiang province