8th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party

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The 8th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 8th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee of the CCP on 28 September 1956 in the aftermath of the 8th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 7th Politburo and succeeded by the 9th. 11 of the 26 members served concurrently in the 8th Politburo Standing Committee.

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Composition

Members

Members of the Political Bureau of the 8th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
[1]
Name Hanzi 7th POL 9th POL BirthPMDeathBirthplaceEthnicityGenderNo. of officesRef.
Chen Boda 陈伯达11th PlenumReelected190419271989 Fujian province Han Male
Two
[2]
Chen Yi 陈毅NewNot190119221972 Sichuan province Han Male [3]
Chen Yun 陈云OldNot190519241995 Shanghai Han Male [4]
Deng Xiaoping 邓小平Old12th Plenum190419241997 Sichuan province Han Male [5]
Dong Biwu 董必武OldReelected188619211975 Hubei province Han Male [6]
He Long 贺龙New12th Plenum189619261969 Hunan province Han Male [7]
Kang Sheng 康生11th PlenumReelected189819251975 Shandong province Han Male [8]
Ke Qingshi 柯庆施6th PlenumDied190219221965 Anhui province Han Male [9]
Li Fuchun 李富春NewNot190019221975 Hunan province Han Male [10]
Li Jingquan 李井泉6th Plenum11th Plenum190919221989 Jiangxi province Han Male [11]
Li Xiannian 李先念NewReelected190919271992 Hubei province Han Male
One
[12]
Lin Biao 林彪OldReelected190719271971 Hubei province Han Male [13]
Lin Boqu 林伯渠OldDied188619211960 Hunan province Han Male [14]
Liu Bocheng 刘伯承NewReelected189219261986 Sichuan province Han Male [15]
Liu Shaoqi 刘少奇Old12th Plenum189819211969 Henan province Han Male [16]
Luo Ronghuan 罗荣桓NewDied190219271963 Hunan province Han Male [17]
Mao Zedong 毛泽东OldReelected189319211976 Hunan province Han Male
Three
[18]
Nie Rongzhen 聂荣臻11th PlenumNot189919231992 Sichuan province Han Male
Three
[19]
Peng Dehuai 彭德怀New8th Plenum189819281974 Hunan province Han Male [20]
Peng Zhen 彭真Old11th Plenum190219231997 Shanxi province Han Male [21]
Tan Zhenlin 谭震林6th Plenum12th Plenum190219261983 Jiangxi province Han Male [22]
Tao Zhu 陶铸11th Plenum12th Plenum190819261969 Hunan province Han Male [23]
Xu Xiangqian 徐向前11th PlenumNot190119271990 Shanxi province Han Male [24]
Ye Jianying 叶剑英11th PlenumReelected189719271986 Guangdong province Han Male [25]
Zhou Enlai 周恩来OldReelected189819211976 Jiangsu province Han Male [26]
Zhu De 朱德OldReelected188619251976 Sichuan province Han Male [27]

Alternates

Alternates of the Political Bureau of the 8th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
[1]
Name Hanzi 7th POL 9th POL BirthPMDeathBirthplaceEthnicityGenderNo. of officesRef.
Bo Yibo 薄一波New11th Plenum190819252007 Shanxi province Han Male [28]
Chen Boda 陈伯达New11th Plenum190419271989 Fujian province Han Male
Two
[2]
Kang Sheng 康生New11th Plenum189819251975 Shandong province Han Male [8]
Li Xuefeng 李雪峰11th PlenumAlternate190319332003 Shanxi province Han Male [29]
Lu Dingyi 陆定一New11th Plenum190619251996 Jiangsu province Han Male [30]
Song Renqiong 宋任穷11th Plenum12th Plenum190919262005 Hunan province Han Male
Three
[31]
Ulanhu 乌兰夫New11th Plenum190719251988 Suiyuan province Tümed Male [32]
Xie Fuzhi 谢富治11th PlenumMember190919311972 Hubei province Han Male [33]
Zhang Wentian 张闻天Member8th Plenum190719251946 Shanghai Han Male [34]

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