6th Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

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The 6th Politburo Standing Committee, formally the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 6th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 6th Central Committee in 1928, in the aftermath of the 6th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It was preceded by the 5th Politburo Standing Committee and succeeded by the 7th Secretariat in 1945.

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Composition

1st Plenary Session (1928–1930)

Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 1st Plenary Session of the 6th Central Committee
[1]
RankOfficeholder Hanzi 5th PSC 3rd PLE BirthPMDeathBirthplaceRef.
1 Xiang Chongfai.jpg Xiang Zhongfa 向忠发NewRenewed187919211931 Shanghai [2]
2 Zhou Enlai 1937.jpg Zhou Enlai 周恩来OldRenewed189819211976 Jiangsu [3]
3 Su Zhaozheng.jpg Su Zhaozheng 苏兆征OldDied188519251929 Guangdong [4]
4 XIang Ying.jpg Xiang Ying 项英NewNot189519221941 Anhui [5]
5 Cai Hesen.jpg Cai Hesen 蔡和森ComebackWar189519211931 Shanghai [6]
6 Lilisan.png Li Lisan 李立三ComebackNot189919211967 Hunan [7]

3rd Plenary Session (1930–1931)

Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 3rd Plenary Session of the 6th Central Committee
[1]
RankOfficeholder Hanzi 1st PLE 4th PLE BirthPMDeathBirthplaceRef.
1 Xiang Chongfai.jpg Xiang Zhongfa 向忠发OldRenewed187919211931 Shanghai [2]
2 Zhou Enlai 1937.jpg Zhou Enlai 周恩来OldRenewed189819211976 Jiangsu [3]
3 Qu Qiubai.JPG Qu Qiubai 瞿秋白ComebackNot189919211935 Fujian [8]

4th Plenary Session (January–June 1931)

Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 4th Plenary Session of the 6th Central Committee
[1]
RankOfficeholder Hanzi 3rd PLE 5th PLE BirthPMDeathBirthplaceRef.
1 Xiang Chongfai.jpg Xiang Zhongfa 向忠发OldWar187919211931 Shanghai [2]
2 Zhou Enlai 1937.jpg Zhou Enlai 周恩来OldRenewed189819211976 Jiangsu [3]
3 Zhang Guotao3.jpg Zhang Guotao 张国焘ComebackNot189719211979 Sichuan [9]
4 CCP-WangMing.jpg Wang Ming 王明NewNot190419241974 Anhui [10]

5th Plenary Session (1934–1935)

Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 5th Plenary Session of the 6th Central Committee
[1]
RankOfficeholder Hanzi 4th PLE 6th PLE BirthPMDeathBirthplaceRef.
1 Chin Banxian.jpg Bo Gu 博古NewRenewed189819211969 Jiangsu [11]
2 Zhang Wentian3.jpg Zhang Wentian 张闻天NewRenewed190719251946 Shanghai [12]
3 Zhou Enlai 1937.jpg Zhou Enlai 周恩来OldRenewed190019251976 Jiangsu [3]
4 XIang Ying.jpg Xiang Ying 项英ComebackNot189519221941 Anhui [5]

Zunyi Conference (1935–1937)

Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Zunyi Conference of the 6th Central Committee
[1]
RankOfficeholder Hanzi 5th PLE POL BirthPMDeathBirthplaceRef.
1 Zhang Wentian3.jpg Zhang Wentian 张闻天OldRenewed190719251946 Shanghai [12]
2 Mao Zedong, 1935.jpg Mao Zedong 毛泽东NewRenewed189319211976 Hunan [13]
3 Zhou Enlai 1937.jpg Zhou Enlai 周恩来OldNot190019251976 Jiangsu [3]
4 Chin Banxian.jpg Bo Gu 博古OldNot189819211969 Jiangsu [11]
5 Wang Jia Xiang .jpg Wang Jiaxiang 王稼祥NewNot190619281974 Anhui [14]

Politburo meeting (1937–1938)

Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the December 1937 Politburo meeting of the 6th Central Committee
[1]
RankOfficeholder Hanzi ZUN 6th PLE BirthPMDeathBirthplaceRef.
1 Mao Zedong, 1935.jpg Mao Zedong 毛泽东OldRenewed189319211976 Hunan [13]
2 CCP-WangMing.jpg Wang Ming 王明ComebackRenewed190419241974 Anhui [10]
3 Zhang Wentian3.jpg Zhang Wentian 张闻天OldRenewed190719251946 Shanghai [12]
4 Chen Yun .jpg Chen Yun 陈云NewRenewed190519241995 Shanghai [15]
5 Kang Seng in Yan'an.jpg Kang Sheng 康生NewRenewed189819251975 Shandong [16]

6th Plenary Session (1938–1943)

Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 6th Plenary Session of the 6th Central Committee
[1]
RankOfficeholder Hanzi POL POL BirthPMDeathBirthplaceRef.
1 Mao Zedong, 1935.jpg Mao Zedong 毛泽东OldRenewed189319211976 Hunan [13]
2 Zhang Wentian3.jpg Zhang Wentian 张闻天OldNot190719251946 Shanghai [12]
3 Chen Yun .jpg Chen Yun 陈云OldNot190519241995 Shanghai [15]
4 Kang Seng in Yan'an.jpg Kang Sheng 康生OldNot189819251975 Shandong [16]
5 CCP-WangMing.jpg Wang Ming 王明OldNot190419241974 Anhui [10]
6 Ren Bishi.jpg Ren Bishi 任弼时NewRenewed190419221950 Hunan [17]

Politburo meeting (1943–1944)

Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the March 1943 Politburo meeting of the 6th Central Committee
[1]
RankOfficeholder Hanzi 6th PLE 7th PLE BirthPMDeathBirthplaceRef.
1 Mao Zedong, 1935.jpg Mao Zedong 毛泽东OldRenewed189319211976 Hunan [13]
2 Liu Shaoqi (cropped).jpg Liu Shaoqi 刘少奇NewRenewed189819211969 Henan [18]
3 Ren Bishi.jpg Ren Bishi 任弼时OldRenewed190419221950 Hunan [17]

7th Plenary Session (1944–1945)

Members of the Presidium of the 7th Plenary Session of the 6th Central Committee
[1]
RankOfficeholder Hanzi POL 7th SEC BirthPMDeathBirthplaceRef.
1 Mao Zedong, 1935.jpg Mao Zedong 毛泽东OldReelected189319211976 Hunan [13]
2 Zhu De3 (cropped).jpg Zhu De 朱德NewReelected188619251976 Sichuan [19]
3 Liu Shaoqi (cropped).jpg Liu Shaoqi 刘少奇OldReelected189819211969 Henan [18]
4 Zhou Enlai 1937.jpg Zhou Enlai 周恩来ComebackReelected189819211976 Jiangsu [3]
5 Ren Bishi.jpg Ren Bishi 任弼时OldReelected190419221950 Hunan [17]

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