Politburo of the 18th CCP Central Committee (as of November 27, 2012) Standing Committee (by rank) Rank Name Date of Birth CCP Positions PRC Government Positions 1 Xi Jinping June 1953 General Secretary; Vice President Chair, CCP Central Military Commission 2 Li Keqiang July 1955 Executive Vice Premier, State Council 3 Zhang Dejiang November 1946 Vice Premier, State Council 4 Yu Zhengsheng April 1945 5 Liu Yunshan July 1947 Member, Secretariat of the CCP Central Committee 6 Wang Qishan July 1948 Secretary, CCP Vice Premier, State Central Committee for Council Discipline Inspection 7 Zhang Gaoli November 1946 Members newly appointed to the Politburo Standing Committee are listed in bold. Other Politburo Members Ranking not provided; members listed alphabetically by last name Name Date of Birth Selected Current CCP Selected Current Positions PRC Government Positions Fan Changlong May 1947 Vice Chair, CCP Central Military Commission Guo Jinlong July 1947 Party Secretary, Beijing Han Zheng April 1954 Party Secretary, Mayor, Shanghai Shanghai Hu Chunhua April 1963 Party Secretary, Inner Mongolia Li Jianguo April 1946 Vice Chair, NPC Li Yuanchao November 1950 Li Zhanshu August 1950 Member, Secretariat of the CCP Central Committee; Director, General Office of the CCP Central Committee Liu Qibao January 1953 Member, Secretariat of the CCP Central Committee; Director, CCP Publicity Department Liu Yandong November 1945 State Councilor Ma Kai June 1964 State Councilor; Secretary-General, State Council Meng Jianzhu July 1947 Secretary, CCP State Councilor; Central Committee Minister, Public Politics and Law Security Commission Sun Chunlan May 1950 Party Secretary, Tianjin Sun Zhengcai September 1963 Party Secretary, Chongqing Wang Huning October 1955 Director, Central Policy Research Office Wang Yang March 1955 Party Secretary, Guangdong Xu Qiliang March 1950 Vice Chair, CPC Central Military Commission Zhang Chunxian May 1953 Party Secretary, Xinjiang Zhao Leji March 1957 Member, Secretariat of the CCP Central Committee; Head, CCP Organization Department Members newly appointed to the Politburo are listed in bold. CCP=Chinese Communist Party .