The 5th Politburo, formally the Political Bureau of the 5th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected by the 1st plenary session of the 5th Central Committee in 1927, in the aftermath of the 5th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This electoral term was preceded by the 4th Central Bureau and succeeded by the 6th Politburo in 1928.
Officeholder | 4th CEB | 1st PLE | PROVIS | 6th POL | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | Ref. | |
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Cai Hesen | 蔡和森 | Old | Member | Not | Elected | 1895 | 1921 | 1931 | Shanghai | [2] |
Chen Duxiu | 陳獨秀 | Old | Member | Not | Not | 1879 | 1921 | 1942 | Anhui | [3] |
Gu Shunzhang | 顾顺章 | New | Not | Member | Not | 1903 | 1925 | 1934 | Jiangsu | [4] |
Li Lisan | 李立三 | New | Member | Alternate | Not | 1899 | 1921 | 1967 | Hunan | [5] |
Li Weihan | 李维汉 | New | Member | Member | Not | 1896 | 1921 | 1984 | Hunan | [6] |
Luo Dengxian [a] | 罗登贤 | New | Not | Member | Not | 1905 | 1925 | 1933 | Guangdong | [7] |
Luo Yinong [b] | 罗亦农 | New | Not | Member | Not | 1902 | 1921 | 1928 | Hunan | [8] |
Peng Pai | 杨殷 | New | Not | Member | Not | 1896 | 1921 | 1929 | Guangdong | [9] |
Qu Qiubai | 瞿秋白 | Old | Member | Member | Elected | 1899 | 1921 | 1935 | Fujian | [10] |
Ren Bishi | 任弼时 | New | Not | Member | Not | 1904 | 1922 | 1950 | Hunan | [11] |
Su Zhaozheng | 苏兆征 | New | Not | Member | Elected | 1885 | 1925 | 1929 | Guangdong | [12] |
Tan Pingshan | 譚平山 | New | Member | Not | Not | 1886 | 1921 | 1956 | Guangdong | [13] |
Wang Hebo [c] | 王荷波 | New | Not | Member | Not | 1882 | 1922 | 1927 | Fujian | [14] |
Xiang Ying [d] | 项英 | New | Not | Member | Not | 1895 | 1922 | 1941 | Anhui | [15] |
Xiang Zhongfa | 向忠发 | New | Not | Member | Elected | 1879 | 1921 | 1931 | Shanghai | [16] |
Zhang Guotao | 张国焘 | Old | Member | Alternate | Not | 1897 | 1921 | 1979 | Sichuan | [17] |
Zhou Enlai [e] | 周恩来 | New | Member | Member | Elected | 1898 | 1921 | 1976 | Jiangsu | [18] |
Officeholder | 4th CEB | 1st PLE | PROVIS | 6th POL | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deng Zhongxia | 邓中夏 | New | Not | Alternate | Not | 1894 | 1921 | 1933 | Hunan | [19] |
Li Lisan | 李立三 | New | Member | Alternate | Member | 1899 | 1921 | 1967 | Hunan | [5] |
Mao Zedong [f] | 毛泽东 | New | Not | Alternate | Not | 1893 | 1921 | 1976 | Hunan | [20] |
Peng Gongda [g] | 彭公达 | New | Not | Alternate | Not | 1903 | 1921 | 1928 | Hunan | [21] |
Su Zhaozheng | 苏兆征 | New | Alternate | Not | Not | 1885 | 1925 | 1929 | Guangdong | [12] |
Zhang Guotao [h] | 张国焘 | New | Member | Alternate | Member | 1897 | 1921 | 1979 | Sichuan | [17] |
Zhang Tailei [i] | 张太雷 | New | Not | Alternate | Not | 1898 | 1921 | 1927 | Jiangsu | [22] |
Zhou Enlai [e] | 周恩来 | New | Alternate | Alternate | Not | 1898 | 1921 | 1976 | Jiangsu | [18] |
The Politburo Standing Committee (PSC), officially the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is a committee consisting of the top leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the state, as its members concurrently hold the most senior positions within the state council. Historically it has been composed of five to eleven members, and currently has seven members. Its officially mandated purpose is to conduct policy discussions and make decisions on major issues when the Politburo, a larger decision-making body, is not in session. According to the party's constitution, the General Secretary of the Central Committee must also be a member of the Politburo Standing Committee.
The general secretary of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Since 1989, the CCP general secretary has been the paramount leader of the PRC.
Zhu De was a Chinese general, military strategist, politician and revolutionary in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Zhang Wentian was a Chinese politician who was a high-ranking leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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Events from the year 1969 in China.
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