Politburo Standing Committees of the CCP (1992-2002)

*At the 15th National Congress, Jiang managed to have some of his rivals retired from all of their posts. He was able to do this with the backing of Party Elders such as Bo Yibo, arguing that Party Members over the age of 70 should not be allowed to hold office. Ironically, Jiang himself was 71 years old at the time, but he convinced elders that his retirement would destabilize the leadership