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Born: 21 December 1942 · Age: 83
Hu Jintao is 83 years old as of October 2026. He was born on 21 December 1942.
Chinese Communist Party leader and President of China from 2002 to 2012, a decade of rapid growth and the Beijing Olympics
Did you know?During his time as a student, he was an enthusiastic ballroom dancer and often performed in university shows.
Hu Jintao led China during a decade of extraordinary growth. Trained as a hydraulic engineer, he rose steadily through the Communist Party. He was known for his careful, colourless style. In 2002 he became party leader and later president. His slogan of a "harmonious society" aimed to ease the gap between rich and poor. China hosted the 2008 Beijing Olympics and became the world's second-biggest economy. In 2012 he handed power to Xi Jinping in an orderly transition.
Hu Jintao (born 21 December 1942) is a retired Chinese politician who served as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 2002 to 2012, president of China from 2003 to 2013, chairman of the Party Central Military Commission (CMC) from 2004 to 2012 and chairman of the State Central Military…
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Chinese politician, born 1942
Hu Jintao was born in Jiangyan, Jiangsu, on 21 December 1942.
He studied at Tsinghua University.
He became party leader in 2002.
He was president from 2003 to 2013.
Career highlights
Did you know?He was led out of the 2022 Communist Party congress in front of the cameras.
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Last reviewed: October 2026