Liu Yunshan
The decision to establish the group was announced at the 3rd Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee in November 2013, which also approved a "Decision of the CCP Central Committee on Comprehensively Deepening Reforms". On 30 December 2013, the Politburo announced that the group had been formed with Xi Jinping, the CCP's General Secretary and China's President, as its leader ("zuzhang"), and Li Keqiang, Liu Yunshan, and Zhang Gaoli as deputy leaders ("fuzuzhang"). Its membership ranks are composed of broad stakeholders overseeing various aspects of the party and the state.