Chapter VI
Party Cadres
Article 33. Party cadres are the backbone of the Party's cause and public servants of the people. The Party selects its cadres according to the principle that they should possess both political integrity and professional competence, adheres to the practice of appointing people on their merits and opposes favoritism; it exerts genuine efforts to make the ranks of the cadres more revolutionary, younger in average age, better educated and more professionally competent.
The Party attaches great importance to education, training, selection and assessment of cadres, especially to the training and selection of outstanding young cadres. The Party actively promotes the reform of the cadre system.
The Party attaches great importance to the training and promotion of women cadres and cadres from among the ethnic minorities.
Article 34. Leading Party cadres at all levels must show exemplary performance in carrying out their duties as Party members prescribed in Article 3 of this Constitution and must meet the following basic requirements:
1) Know Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping Theory well enough to perform their duties, earnestly put the important thought of Three Represents into practice, take the lead in applying the Scientific Outlook on Development, try hard to analyze and solve practical problems with the stand, viewpoint and methods of Marxism, keep stressing study, political awareness and integrity, and be able to stand the test of all trials and tribulations.
2) Have the lofty ideal of communism and firm conviction in socialism with Chinese characteristics, firmly implement the Party's basic line, principles and policies, be determined to carry out reform and opening up, devote themselves to the cause of modernization, work hard to start undertakings in socialist construction, foster a correct view on evaluating their performances and make solid achievements that can stand the test of practice and time to the satisfaction of the people.
3) Persist in emancipating their minds, seeking truth from facts, keeping up with the times and blazing new trails in a pioneering spirit; conduct earnest investigations and studies so as to be able to integrate the Party's principles and policies with the actual conditions in their localities or departments and work efficiently; tell the truth, do practical work, seek tangible results and oppose formalism.
4) Be fervently dedicated to the revolutionary cause and imbued with a strong sense of political responsibility, have practical experience, and be qualified for leading posts in organizational ability, general education and vocational knowledge.
第六章 黨的干部
第三十三條 黨的干部是黨的事業的骨干，是人民的公仆。黨按照德才兼備的原則選拔干部，堅持任人唯賢，反對任人唯親，努力實現干部隊伍的革命化、年輕化、知識化、專業化。
黨重視教育、培訓、選拔和考核干部，特別是培養、選拔優秀年輕干部。積極推進干部制度改革。
黨重視培養、選拔女干部和少數民族干部。
第三十四條 黨的各級領導干部必須模范地履行本章程第三條所規定的黨員的各項義務，并且必須具備以下的基本條件：
（一）具有履行職責所需要的馬克思列寧主義、毛澤東思想、鄧小平理論的水平，認真實踐“三個代表”重要思想，帶頭貫徹落實科學發展觀，努力用馬克思主義的立場、觀點、方法分析和解決實際問題，堅持講學習、講政治、講正氣，經得起各種風浪的考驗。
（二）具有共產主義遠大理想和中國特色社會主義堅定信念，堅決執行黨的基本路線和各項方針、政策，立志改革開放，獻身現代化事業，在社會主義建設中艱苦創業，樹立正確政績觀，做出經得起實踐、人民、歷史檢驗的實績。
（三）堅持解放思想，實事求是，與時俱進，開拓創新，認真調查研究，能夠把黨的方針、政策同本地區、本部門的實際相結合，卓有成效地開展工作，講實話，辦實事，求實效，反對形式主義。
（四）有強烈的革命事業心和政治責任感，有實踐經驗，有勝任領導工作的組織能力、文化水平和專業知識。
（五）正確行使人民賦予的權力，依法辦事，清正廉潔，勤政為民，以身作則，艱苦樸素，密切聯系群眾，堅持黨的群眾路線，自覺地接受黨和群眾的批評和監督，加強道德修養，做到自重、自省、自警、自勵，反對官僚主義，反對任何濫用職權、謀求私利的不正之風。
（六）堅持和維護黨的民主集中制，有民主作風，有全局觀念，善于團結同志，包括團結同自己有不同意見的同志一道工作。
第三十五條 黨員干部要善于同黨外干部合作共事，尊重他們，虛心學習他們的長處。
黨的各級組織要善于發現和推薦有真才實學的黨外干部擔任領導工作，保證他們有職有權，充分發揮他們的作用。
第三十六條 黨的各級領導干部，無論是由民主選舉產生的，或是由領導機關任命的，他們的職務都不是終身的，都可以變動或解除。
年齡和健康狀況不適宜于繼續擔任工作的干部，應當按照國家的規定退、離休。
