Organization Department

Before that, he headed the powerful Organization Department, which is responsible for deciding who gets which political posts.

A Home Fit for a Princeling Dinny McMahon 2011

Professor CAI JIAN (Deputy Director, Center for Korean Studies, Fudan University): (Through Translator) Many foreign analysts believe he may be appointed to a position in the Organization Department, which is in charge of promoting government officials.

North Korea Signals Succession Plans Under Way 2010

Professor CAI JIAN (Deputy Director, Center for Korean Studies, Fudan University): (Through Translator) Many foreign analysts believe he may be appointed to a position in the Organization Department, which is in charge of promoting government officials.

North Korea Signals Succession Plans Under Way 2010

Professor CAI JIAN (Deputy Director, Center for Korean Studies, Fudan University): (Through Translator) Many foreign analysts believe he may be appointed to a position in the Organization Department, which is in charge of promoting government officials.

North Korea Signals Succession Plans Under Way 2010

One of the many changes planned by the Organization Department was the reassignment of the governor of the huge province of Sichuan, a man named Zhang Haoruo, to a position in Beijing where his rank would be lower than that of a colleague who had been governor of a smaller province.

China's New Rulers: The Path to Power Gilley, Bruce 2002

China has pursued similar academic recruitment schemes in the past, but the Thousand Talents plan is the first under the direction of the Organization Department, a key organ of the Communist Party.

Let a Thousand Talents Bloom Raymond Zhong 2011

One of the latest visitors to Chongqing was Li Yuanchao, the 60-year-old head of the party's powerful Organization Department who, like Mr. Bo, is a front-runner for promotion to the Politburo Standing Committee next year.

China Leaders Laud 'Red' Campaign Jeremy Page 2011

One of the latest visitors to Chongqing was Li Yuanchao, the 60-year-old head of the party's powerful Organization Department who, like Mr. Bo, is a front-runner for promotion to the Politburo Standing Committee next year.

China Leaders Laud 'Red' Campaign Jeremy Page 2011

The Organization Department uses these metrics to determine promotions (although friends in high places can be a trump card).

Cadre Capitalism 2010

I spent many, fruitless years trying to talk to someone from the Organization Department, until I stumbled across an official who worked for the body in Hunan province.

Richard McGregor: The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Leaders : China's Open Economy and Authoritarian Government Richard McGregor 2010