The 16th Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, formally the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected by the 1st plenary session of the 16th Central Committee in 2002, in the aftermath of the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It was preceded by the CCP's 15th Politburo Standing Committee and was succeeded by the 17th in 2007.