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The 20th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (Chinese: 中国共产党第二十届中央政治局) was elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee on 23 October 2022, shortly following the 20th National Congress. It was nominally preceded by the 19th Politburo.
According to party convention, party leaders aged 68 or above are not eligible to remain in the Politburo.[1] Prior to the Congress, CCP general secretary Xi Jinping stated that he would not be retiring, and instead would seek a third term of the paramount leader.[1]
On 22 October 2022, following publication of the list of members of the new Central Committee, it was reported that four of the seven Politburo Standing Committee members from the 19th Politburo were not on the list.[2] Li Zhanshu, aged 72, and Han Zheng, aged 68 were expected to retire from the Politburo following the party convention.[1] While Li Keqiang and Wang Yang were eligible to serve another term, as they are both aged 67, their absence from the list of the new Central Committee members instead means they will go into an early retirement.[3] The three remaining Standing Committee members from the 19th Politburo were Xi Jinping, Wang Huning, and Zhao Leji.[2]
| Rank | Hanzi | Name | Born | Office |
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| 1 | 习近平 | Xi Jinping | 1953
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General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Chairman of the Central Military Commission President of the People's Republic of China |
| 2 | 李强 | Li Qiang | 1959
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| 3 | 赵乐际 | Zhao Leji | 1957
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| 4 | 王沪宁 | Wang Huning | 1955
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| 5 | 蔡奇 | Cai Qi | 1955
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First Secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party |
| 6 | 丁薛祥 | Ding Xuexiang | 1962
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Director of the General Office of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party |
| 7 | 李希 | Li Xi | 1956
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Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection |
The 20th CCP Politburo was noted as the first to include a former Minister of State Security[4] and the first Politburo with no women in 25 years.[5]
