Hu–Wen Administration

The Hu–Wen Administration^[b] was the Chinese leadership of general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Chinese president Hu Jintao, and Chinese premier Wen Jiabao. Hu and Wen officially succeeded Jiang Zemin, Li Peng and Zhu Rongji in 2002. Using the two leaders' surnames, it is abbreviated as Hu–Wen.^[c]

Hu–Wen Administration 胡温体制
4th generation Communist leadership of the People's Republic of China
Hu Jintao (left) and Wen Jiabao (right)
Date formed	15 November 2002
Date dissolved	15 March 2013
People and organisations
Paramount leader[a]	Hu Jintao
President	Hu Jintao
Premier	Wen Jiabao
Member party	Chinese Communist Party Eight minor parties
History
Elections	5–18 March 2003 5–18 March 2008
Legislature terms	10th National People's Congress 11th National People's Congress
Predecessor	Jiang–Li–Zhu Administration
Successor	Xi–Li Administration

Hu and Wen are considered the fourth generation Chinese leaders and are viewed as, at least ostensibly, more reform-oriented and more open-minded. Hu's contributions to the CCP ideology are officially termed the Scientific Outlook on Development.

CCP Politburo Standing Committee

16th PSC

Portrait	Information		Other party position(s)	State position(s)
Hu Jintao	Rank	1st	General Secretary of the CCP Central Committee Chairman of the CCP Central Military Commission	President of the People's Republic of China Chairman of the PRC Central Military Commission
	Name	Hu Jintao
	Birthplace	Jiangyan, Taizhou, Jiangsu
	NPC Constituency	Zhejiang At-large
Wu Bangguo	Rank	2nd	Party secretary of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress	Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
	Name	Wu Bangguo
	Birthplace	Feidong County, Hefei, Anhui
	NPC Constituency	Anhui At-large
Wen Jiabao	Rank	3rd	Party secretary of the State Council of the People's Republic of China	Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
	Name	Wen Jiabao
	Birthplace	Beichen District, Tianjin
	NPC Constituency	Gansu At-large
Jia Qinglin	Rank	4th	Party secretary of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference	Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
	Name	Jia Qinglin
	Birthplace	Botou, Cangzhou, Hebei
	NPC Constituency	Beijing At-large
	Rank	5th	Top-ranked Secretary of the Central Secretariat of the CPC President of the Central Party School of the CPC	Vice President of the People's Republic of China
	Name	Zeng Qinghong
	Birthplace	Ji'an, Jiangxi
	NPC Constituency	Jiangxi At-large
Huang Ju	Rank	6th	Deputy Party secretary of the State Council of the People's Republic of China	First-ranked Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
	Name	Huang Ju (died in office, June 2007)
	Birthplace	Jiashan County, Jiaxing, Zhejiang
	NPC Constituency	Shanghai At-large
Wu Guanzheng	Rank	7th	Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
	Name	Wu Guanzheng
	Birthplace	Yugan County, Shangrao, Jiangxi
	NPC Constituency	Shandong At-large
Li Changchun	Rank	8th	Chairman of the Central Guidance Commission for Building Spiritual Civilization
	Name	Li Changchun
	Birthplace	Dalian, Liaoning
	NPC Constituency	Sichuan At-large
Zhou Yongkang	Rank	9th	Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission
	Name	Luo Gan
	Birthplace	Jinan, Shandong
	NPC Constituency	Fujian At-large

17th PSC

Portrait	Information		Other party position(s)	State position(s)
Hu Jintao	Rank	1st	General Secretary of the CCP Central Committee Chairman of the CCP Central Military Commission	President of the People's Republic of China Chairman of the PRC Central Military Commission
	Name	Hu Jintao
	Birthplace	Jiangyan, Taizhou, Jiangsu
	NPC Constituency	Zhejiang At-large
Wu Bangguo	Rank	2nd	Party secretary of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress	Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
	Name	Wu Bangguo
	Birthplace	Feidong County, Hefei, Anhui
	NPC Constituency	Anhui At-large
Wen Jiabao	Rank	3rd	Party secretary of the State Council of the People's Republic of China	Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
	Name	Wen Jiabao
	Birthplace	Beichen District, Tianjin
	NPC Constituency	Gansu At-large
Jia Qinglin	Rank	4th	Party secretary of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference	Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
	Name	Jia Qinglin
	Birthplace	Botou, Cangzhou, Hebei
	NPC Constituency	Beijing At-large
Li Changchun	Rank	5th	Chairman of the Central Guidance Commission for Building Spiritual Civilization
	Name	Li Changchun
	Birthplace	Dalian, Liaoning
	NPC Constituency	Sichuan At-large
Xi Jinping	Rank	6th	Top-ranked Secretary of the Central Secretariat of the CPC Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission President of the Central Party School of the CPC	Vice President of the People's Republic of China Vice Chairman of the PRC Central Military Commission
	Name	Xi Jinping
	Birthplace	Xicheng District, Beijing
	NPC Constituency	Shanghai At-large
	Rank	7th	Deputy Party secretary of the State Council of the People's Republic of China	First-ranked Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China
	Name	Li Keqiang
	Birthplace	Dingyuan County, Chuzhou, Anhui
	NPC Constituency	Liaoning At-large
He Guoqiang	Rank	8th	Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
	Name	He Guoqiang
	Birthplace	Xiangxiang, Xiangtan, Hunan
	NPC Constituency	Hunan At-large
Zhou Yongkang	Rank	9th	Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission
	Name	Zhou Yongkang
	Birthplace	Wuxi, Jiangsu
	NPC Constituency	Heilongjiang At-large

The Presidency

Office	Officeholder(s)	Tenure
President	Hu Jintao	2003–2013
Vice President	Zeng Qinghong Xi Jinping	2003–2008 2008–2013

Congress and Conference leaders

Office	Officeholder(s)	Tenure
Congress Chairman	Wu Bangguo	2003–2013
Conference Chairman	Jia Qinglin	2003–2013

The State Council

Wen Cabinet I (Members of the 10th State Council) March 2003 – March 2008 Office Officeholder(s) Tenure Premier Wen Jiabao 2003–2008 Vice Premier(s) (1st) Huang Ju vacant 2003–2007 2007–2008 (2nd) Wu Yi 2003–2008 (3rd) Zeng Peiyan 2003–2008 (4th) Hui Liangyu 2003–2008 State Councilor(s) (1st) Chen Zhili 2003–2008 (2nd) Hua Jianmin* 2003–2008 (3rd) Cao Gangchuan* 2003–2008 (4th) Zhou Yongkang* 2003–2008 (5th) Tang Jiaxuan* 2003–2008 Secretary General Hua Jianmin 2003–2008 Finance Minister Jin Renqing Xie Xuren 2003–2007 2007–2008 Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing Yang Jiechi 2003–2007 2007–2008 Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan Liang Guanglie 2003–2007 2007–2008 Education Minister Zhou Ji 2003–2008 Commerce Minister Bo Xilai Chen Deming 2003–2007 2007–2008 Health Minister Zhang Wenkang Wu Yi Gao Qiang Chen Zhu 1998–2003 2003–2005 2005–2007 2007–2008 Development and Reform Commission Chairperson Ma Kai 2003–2008 Railways Minister Liu Zhijun 2003–2008 Civil Affairs Minister Li Xueju 2003–2008 Labour Minister Zheng Silin Tian Chengping 2003–2005 2005–2008 Central Bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan 2003–2008

Wen Cabinet II (Members of the 11th State Council) March 2008 – March 2013 Office Officeholder(s) Tenure Premier Wen Jiabao 2008–2013 Vice Premier(s) (1st) Li Keqiang 2008–2013 (2nd) Hui Liangyu 2008–2013 (3rd) Zhang Dejiang 2008–2013 (4th) Wang Qishan 2008–2013 State Councilor(s) (1st) Liu Yandong 2008–2013 (2nd) Ma Kai* 2008–2013 (3rd) Liang Guanglie* 2008–2013 (4th) Meng Jianzhu* 2008–2013 (5th) Dai Bingguo 2008–2013 Secretary General Ma Kai 2008–2013 Finance Minister Xie Xuren 2008–2013 Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi 2008–2013 Defense Minister Liang Guanglie 2008–2013 Education Minister Zhou Ji Yuan Guiren 2008–2009 2009-2013 Commerce Minister Chen Deming 2008–2013 Health Minister Chen Zhu 2008–2013 Development and Reform Commission Chairperson Zhang Ping 2008–2013 Railways Minister Liu Zhijun Sheng Guangzu 2008–2011 2011–2013 Civil Affairs Minister Li Xueju 2008–2013 Labour Minister Tian Chengping 2008–2013 Central Bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan 2008–2013

Notes

1. "Paramount leader" is not a formal title; the top position held by Hu Jintao was General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, thus the officeholder holds ultimate power and authority over party and state.
2. Chinese: 胡温体制; pinyin: Hú-Wēn Tǐzhì
3. Chinese: 胡温

See also

• China portal
• Politics portal

• Generations of Chinese leadership
  • Xi–Li Administration

Preceded by Jiang–Li–Zhu Administration

PRC leadership 4th generation

Succeeded by Xi–Li Administration