The Contenders

Hu Jintao
Li Changchun
Wu Bangguo
Wen Jiabao - updated!
Zeng Qinghong  
Xu Kuangdi - out of the running!
Huang Ju
Wu Jichuan
Li Ruihuan
Li Lanqing
Wu Yi
Jia Qinglin
Li Tieying
Wu Guanzheng
Luo Gan - updated!

Rising Stars in the Provinces - 
Song Defu - Party Secretary, Fujian Province
Xi Jinping - Governor of Fujian Province
Li Keqiang - Governor of Henan Province
Bo Xilai - Governor of Fujian Province
Li Chaoyuan - Party Secretary, Nanjing

State Officials:
Zeng Peiyang - State Planning Commission Chairman
Xiang Huaicheng - Finance Minister
Zhou Xiaochuan - Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission
Wang Qishan - Vice-Head of the Office for Restructuring the Economy 

Click on each name for their bio.