(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-02-14 19:14

BEIJING - China's local leaders have become younger with the finish of nationwide elections and reshuffles of legislatures, governments and political advisory bodies at the provincial level.

The Organization Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee said on Thursday that 815 officials took posts in provincial-level legislatures, governments and political advisory bodies leadership.

The breakdown included 231 in legislatures, 270 in governments and 314 in political advisory bodies.

Their average age was 1.7 years younger than that of their predecessors. More officials, aged from 45 to 50, were elected into local government leadership, the organization department revealed.

The number of local leadership posts was cut by three in each of the 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions on the Chinese mainland. In addition, 174 more officials were removed from posts in the reshuffle than the previous time.

China underwent leadership reshuffles this year as many officials had completed their five year term of duty.