# 15th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party

The 15th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 15th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st plenary session of the 15th Central Committee of the CCP on 19 September 1997 in the aftermath of the 15th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 14th Politburo and succeeded by the 16th. Seven of the 22 members served in the 15th Politburo Standing Committee.

## Composition
### Members

Members of the Political Bureau of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party :
| Officeholder | Officeholder | 14th | 16th | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | Offices held |
| Chi Haotian | 迟浩田 | New | Not | 1929 | 1946 | Alive | Shandong | Two Military office Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission State office Minister of Defense |
| Ding Guangen | 丁关根 | Old | Not | 1929 | 1956 | 2012 | Jiangsu | One Party office Head, Publicity Department of the Central Committee |
| Hu Jintao | 胡锦涛 | Old | Elected | 1942 | 1964 | Alive | Jiangsu | Four Party offices First-ranked Secretary, Central Committee Secretariat President, Central Party School of the Central Committee Military offices Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission State offices Vice President of the People's Republic of China |
| Huang Ju | 黄菊 | Old | Elected | 1938 | 1966 | 2007 | Shanghai | Two Party office Secretary, Shanghai Municipal Committee State office Mayor of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government |
| Jia Qinglin | 贾庆林 | New | Elected | 1940 | 1959 | Alive | Hebei | Two Party office Secretary, Beijing Municipal Committee State office Mayor of the Beijing Municipal People's Government |
| Jiang Chunyun | 姜春云 | Old | Not | 1930 | 1947 | 2021 | Shandong | One State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| Jiang Zemin | 江泽民 | Old | Not | 1926 | 1946 | 2022 | Jiangsu | Five Party offices General Secretary, Central Committee Head, Central Leading Group for Taiwan Affairs of the Central Committee Head, Central Leading Group for Financial and Economic Work of the Central Committee Military office Chairman, Central Military Commission State office President of the People's Republic of China |
| Li Changchun | 李长春 | New | Elected | 1944 | 1965 | Alive | Liaoning | One Party office Secretary, Guangdong Provincial Party Committee |
| Li Lanqing | 李岚清 | Old | Not | 1932 | 1952 | Alive | Jiangsu | One State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China |
| Li Peng | 李鹏 | Old | Not | 1928 | 1945 | 2019 | Shanghai | One State office Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| Li Ruihuan | 李瑞环 | Old | Not | 1934 | 1959 | Alive | Tianjin | One Organisational office Chairman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference |
| Li Tieying | 李铁映 | Old | Not | 1936 | 1955 | Alive | Shaanxi | One State office President, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences |
| Luo Gan | 罗干 | New | Elected | 1935 | 1960 | Alive | Shandong | Two Party office Secretary, Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission State office State Councillor of the People's Republic of China |
| Qian Qichen | 钱其琛 | Old | Not | 1928 | 1942 | 2017 | Tianjin | Two State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Tian Jiyun | 田纪云 | Old | Not | 1929 | 1945 | Alive | Shandong | One State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| Wei Jianxing | 尉健行 | Old | Not | 1931 | 1949 | 2015 | Zhejiang | One Party office Secretary, Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection |
| Wen Jiabao | 温家宝 | Alternate | Elected | 1942 | 1965 | Alive | Tianjin | One State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China |
| Wu Bangguo | 吴邦国 | Old | Elected | 1941 | 1964 | 2024 | Anhui | One State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China |
| Wu Guanzheng | 吴官正 | New | Elected | 1938 | 1963 | Alive | Jiangxi | One Party office Secretary, Shandong Provincial Party Committee |
| Xie Fei | 谢非 | Old | Died | 1932 | 1949 | 1999 | Guangdong | One State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| Zhang Wannian | 张万年 | New | Not | 1928 | 1945 | 2015 | Shandong | One Military office Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission |
| Zhu Rongji | 朱镕基 | Old | Not | 1928 | 1949 | Alive | Shandong | One State office Premier of the People's Republic of China |

### Alternates

Alternates of the Political Bureau of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party :
| Officeholder | Officeholder | 14th | 16th | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | Gender | Offices held | Ref. |
| Wu Yi | 吴仪 | New | Member | 1938 | 1962 | Alive | Wuhan | Female | One State office State Councillor of the People's Republic of China | |
| Zeng Qinghong | 曾庆红 | New | Member | 1939 | 1960 | Alive | Jiangxi | Male | Two Party offices Head, General Office of the Central Committee Head, Organization Department of the Central Committee | |