china rule communist party wednesday unveil core decision-making body politburo stand committee head president xi jinping list new committee men order seniority xi jinping 64 widely see china powerful leader since chairman mao zedong view drab princeling child elite since soar power 2012 xi centralize authority leadership signature anti-graft battle political theory xi jinping think socialism chinese characteristics new era write party constitution tuesday li keqiang 62 premier oversee china economy last five years li policies seek spur entrepreneurship innovation increasingly overshadow xi throw weight behind reform make state sector firm strong good big manage financial stability li zhanshu 67 head party general office work way hebei province surround beijing graduate hebei normal university former governor northeastern province heilongjiang one-time party boss southwestern province guizhou li zhanshu consider one xi close advisors often accompany overseas trip friendship date back days work together hebei 1980s wang yang 62 vice premier economic portfolio former party chief guangdong province export powerhouse serve 2007-2012. bear poor rural family eastern anhui province wang go work factory age 17 support family father die concern impact three decades rapid development lobby social political reform however back draw criticism party conservatives wang huning 62 month top policy researcher party former presidents jiang zemin hu jintao position keep xi head central policy research office wang coin three represent scientific outlook development respectively jiang hu contributions party think well chinese dream xi vision wang formerly academic shanghai fudan university specialize first international relations law also consider one xi close advisors zhao leji 60 also name chinese communist party new anti-corruption chief wednesday name vice governor northwestern province qinghai 1994 age 37. zhao spend 29 years qinghai pick xi serve party boss shaanxi province northwest 2007. zhao xi natives shaanxi zhao head powerful organization department oversee personnel decisions politburo member degree philosophy peking university han zheng 63 party chief shanghai china financial hub spend entire career han briefly promote shanghai mayor then-party boss sack amid corruption scandal 2006. resume mayoral role xi jinping yu zhengsheng currently party fourth-ranked leader become party chief han become shanghai party boss 2012 version story refiled fix spell politburo headline china 's new politburo stand committee lineup