The 12th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st plenary session of the 12th Central Committee of the CCP on 13 September 1982 in the aftermath of the 12th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 11th Politburo and succeeded by the 13th. Six of the 31 members served concurrently in the 12th Politburo Standing Committee.
Officeholder | 11th | 13th | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | Ethnicity | Gender | Offices held | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chen Yun | 陈云 | Old | Not | 1905 | 1924 | 1995 | Shanghai | Han | Male | One
| [2] |
Deng Xiaoping | 邓小平 | Old | Not | 1904 | 1924 | 1997 | Sichuan | Han | Male | Four
| [3] |
Deng Yingchao | 邓颖超 | Old | 5th PLE | 1904 | 1925 | 1992 | Guangxi | Han | Female | One
| [4] |
Fang Yi | 方毅 | Old | Not | 1916 | 1931 | 1997 | Fujian | Han | Male | One
| [5] |
Hu Qiaomu | 胡乔木 | New | Not | 1912 | 1932 | 1992 | Jiangsu | Han | Male | One
| [6] |
Hu Qili | 胡启立 | 5th PLE | Elected | 1929 | 1948 | Alive | Shaanxi | Han | Male | Two
| [7] |
Hu Yaobang | 胡耀邦 | Old | Elected | 1915 | 1933 | 1989 | Hunan | Han | Male | One
| [8] |
Li Desheng | 李德生 | Old | 5th PLE | 1916 | 1932 | 2011 | Henan | Han | Male | [9] | |
Li Peng | 李鹏 | 5th PLE | Elected | 1928 | 1945 | 2019 | Shanghai | Han | Male | Two
| [10] |
Li Xiannian | 李先念 | Old | Not | 1909 | 1927 | 1992 | Hubei | Han | Male | One
| [11] |
Liao Chengzhi | 廖承志 | New | Died | 1908 | 1923 | 1983 | Tokyo | Han | Male | One
| [12] |
Ni Zhifu | 倪志福 | Old | Not | 1933 | 1958 | 2013 | Shanghai | Han | Male | One
| [13] |
Nie Rongzhen | 聂荣臻 | Old | 5th PLE | 1899 | 1923 | 1992 | Sichuan | Han | Male | None
| [14] |
Peng Zhen | 彭真 | Old | Not | 1902 | 1923 | 1997 | Shanxi | Han | Male | One
| [15] |
Qiao Shi | 乔石 | 5th PLE | Elected | 1924 | 1940 | 2015 | Shanghai | Han | Male | Two
| [16] |
Song Renqiong | 宋任穷 | New | 5th PLE | 1909 | 1926 | 2005 | Hunan | Han | Male | One
| [17] |
Tian Jiyun | 田纪云 | 5th PLE | Elected | 1929 | 1945 | Alive | Shandong | Han | Male | One
| [18] |
Ulanhu | 乌兰夫 | Old | 5th PLE | 1907 | 1925 | 1988 | Suiyuan | Tümed | Male | One
| [19] |
Wan Li | 万里 | New | Elected | 1916 | 1933 | 2015 | Shandong | Han | Male | One | [20] |
Wang Zhen | 王震 | Old | 5th PLE | 1908 | 1928 | 1993 | Hunan | Han | Male | One
| [21] |
Wei Guoqing | 韦国清 | Old | 5th PLE | 1913 | 1931 | 1989 | Guangxi | Zhuang | Male | One
| [22] |
Wu Xueqian | 吴学谦 | 5th PLE | Elected | 1921 | 1939 | 2008 | Shanghai | Han | Male | [23] | |
Xi Zhongxun | 习仲勋 | New | Not | 1913 | 1928 | 2002 | Shaanxi | Han | Male | One
| [24] |
Xu Xiangqian | 徐向前 | Old | 5th PLE | 1901 | 1927 | 1990 | Shanxi | Han | Male | None
| [25] |
Yang Dezhi | 杨得志 | New | Not | 1911 | 1931 | 1994 | Hunan | Han | Male | One
| [26] |
Yang Shangkun | 杨尚昆 | New | Elected | 1907 | 1926 | 1998 | Chongqing | Han | Male | Two
| [27] |
Yao Yilin | 姚依林 | 5th PLE | Elected | 1917 | 1935 | 1994 | Hong Kong | Han | Male | One
| [28] |
Ye Jianying | 叶剑英 | Old | 4th PLE | 1897 | 1927 | 1986 | Guangdong | Han | Male | Three
| [29] |
Yu Qiuli | 余秋里 | Old | Not | 1914 | 1931 | 1999 | Jiangxi | Han | Male | One
| [30] |
Zhang Tingfa | 张廷发 | Old | 5th PLE | 1918 | 1936 | 2010 | Fujian | Han | Male | One
| [31] |
Zhao Ziyang | 赵紫阳 | Old | Elected | 1919 | 1938 | 2005 | Henan | Han | Male | Three
| [32] |
Officeholder | 11th | 13th | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | Ethnicity | Gender | Offices held | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chen Muhua | 陈慕华 | Alternate | Not | 1921 | 1938 | 2011 | Guangxi | Han | Female | Two | [33] |
Qin Jiwei | 秦基偉 | New | Member | 1914 | 1930 | 1997 | Hubei | Han | Male | One
| [34] |
Yao Yilin | 姚依林 | New | 5th PLE | 1917 | 1935 | 1994 | Hong Kong | Han | Male | One
| [28] |
Wu Bangguo was a Chinese politician who served as the second-ranking member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party from 2002 to 2012, and as Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 2003 to 2013.
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