The17th Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, formally theStanding Committee of the Political Bureau of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected by the 1st plenary session of the17th Central Committee in 2007, in the aftermath of the17th National Congress of theChinese Communist Party (CCP). It was preceded by the CCP's16th Politburo Standing Committee and was succeeded by the18th in 2012.