# 13th Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party

The 13th Secretariat, formally the Secretariat of the 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was nominated by the 13th Politburo Standing Committee and approved by the 1st Plenary Session of the 13th Central Committee on 2 November 1987, in the aftermath of the 13th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This electoral term was preceded by the 12th Secretariat and succeeded by the 14th in 1992.

## General Secretary of the Central Committee

General Secretary of the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party :
| Portrait | Name | Hanzi | Took office | Left office | Birth | PM | Death | Ref. |
| | Zhao Ziyang | 赵紫阳 | 2 November 1987 | 24 June 1989 | 1919 | 1938 | 2005 | |
| | Jiang Zemin | 江泽民 | 24 June 1989 | 19 October 1992 | 1926 | 1946 | 2022 | |

## Composition
### Members
#### 1st Plenary Session (1987–1989)

Members of the Secretariat of the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party :
| Rank | Name | Hanzi | 12th SEC | 4th PLE | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | No. of offices |
| 1 | Hu Qili | 胡启立 | Old | Not | 1929 | 1948 | Alive | Shaanxi | One Party office First-ranked Secretary, Secretariat of the Central Committee |
| 2 | Qiao Shi | 乔石 | Old | Renewed | 1924 | 1940 | 2015 | Shanghai | Two Party offices Secretary, Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Secretary, Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Central Committee |
| 3 | Rui Xingwen | 芮杏文 | New | Not | 1927 | 1945 | 2005 | Jiangsu | Two Party office Secretary, Beijing Municipal Committee State office Mayor of the Beijing Municipal People's Government |
| 4 | Yan Mingfu | 阎明复 | New | Not | 1931 | 1965 | 2023 | Tianjin | One Party office Head, General Office of the Central Committee |

#### 4th Plenary Session (1989–1992)

Members of the Secretariat of the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party :
| Rank | Name | Hanzi | 1st PLE | 14th SEC | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | No. of offices |
| 1 | Qiao Shi | 乔石 | Old | Not | 1924 | 1940 | 2015 | Shanghai | Two Party offices Secretary, Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Secretary, Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Central Committee |
| 2 | Li Ruihuan | 李瑞环 | New | Not | 1934 | 1959 | Alive | Tianjin | One Party office Leader, Central Leading Group for Propaganda, Ideology and Culture of the Central Committee |
| 3 | Ding Guangen | 丁关根 | New | Reelected | 1929 | 1956 | 2012 | Jiangsu | Two Party office Head, United Front Work Department of the Central Committee State office Chairman, Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council |
| 4 | Yang Baibing | 杨白冰 | New | Not | 1920 | 1938 | 2013 | Chongqing | Two Military offices Secretary-General, Central Military Commission Head, General Political Department of the People's Liberation Army |

### Alternate

Alternate of the Secretariat of the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party :
| Rank | Name | Hanzi | 12th SEC | 14th SEC | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | No. of offices | Ref. |
| 1 | Wen Jiabao | 温家宝 | New | Member | 1942 | 1965 | Alive | Tianjin | One Party office Head, General Office of the Central Committee | |

## Explanatory notes

* ↑ Yang Baibing was elected to the Secretariat by a decision of the 5th Plenary Session of the 13th Central Committee on 6–9 November 1989.