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.
Name | Hanzi | 7th POL | 9th POL | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | Ethnicity | Gender | No. of offices | Ref. |
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Chen Boda | 陈伯达 | 11th Plenum | Reelected | 1904 | 1927 | 1989 | Fujian province | Han | Male | Two
| [2] |
Chen Yi | 陈毅 | New | Not | 1901 | 1922 | 1972 | Sichuan province | Han | Male | [3] | |
Chen Yun | 陈云 | Old | Not | 1905 | 1924 | 1995 | Shanghai | Han | Male | Two
| [4] |
Deng Xiaoping | 邓小平 | Old | 12th Plenum | 1904 | 1924 | 1997 | Sichuan province | Han | Male | One
| [5] |
Dong Biwu | 董必武 | Old | Reelected | 1886 | 1921 | 1975 | Hubei province | Han | Male | Three
| [6] |
He Long | 贺龙 | New | 12th Plenum | 1896 | 1926 | 1969 | Hunan province | Han | Male | One
| [7] |
Kang Sheng | 康生 | 11th Plenum | Reelected | 1898 | 1925 | 1975 | Shandong province | Han | Male | Two
| [8] |
Ke Qingshi | 柯庆施 | 6th Plenum | Died | 1902 | 1922 | 1965 | Anhui province | Han | Male | Two
| [9] |
Li Fuchun | 李富春 | New | Not | 1900 | 1922 | 1975 | Hunan province | Han | Male | One
| [10] |
Li Jingquan | 李井泉 | 6th Plenum | 11th Plenum | 1909 | 1922 | 1989 | Jiangxi province | Han | Male | Two
| [11] |
Li Xiannian | 李先念 | New | Reelected | 1909 | 1927 | 1992 | Hubei province | Han | Male | One
| [12] |
Lin Biao | 林彪 | Old | Reelected | 1907 | 1927 | 1971 | Hubei province | Han | Male | Five
| [13] |
Lin Boqu | 林伯渠 | Old | Died | 1886 | 1921 | 1960 | Hunan province | Han | Male | One
| [14] |
Liu Bocheng | 刘伯承 | New | Reelected | 1892 | 1926 | 1986 | Sichuan province | Han | Male | Three
| [15] |
Liu Shaoqi | 刘少奇 | Old | 12th Plenum | 1898 | 1921 | 1969 | Henan province | Han | Male | Three
| [16] |
Luo Ronghuan | 罗荣桓 | New | Died | 1902 | 1927 | 1963 | Hunan province | Han | Male | Two
| [17] |
Mao Zedong | 毛泽东 | Old | Reelected | 1893 | 1921 | 1976 | Hunan province | Han | Male | Three
| [18] |
Nie Rongzhen | 聂荣臻 | 11th Plenum | Not | 1899 | 1923 | 1992 | Sichuan province | Han | Male | Three
| [19] |
Peng Dehuai | 彭德怀 | New | 8th Plenum | 1898 | 1928 | 1974 | Hunan province | Han | Male | [20] | |
Peng Zhen | 彭真 | Old | 11th Plenum | 1902 | 1923 | 1997 | Shanxi province | Han | Male | Two
| [21] |
Tan Zhenlin | 谭震林 | 6th Plenum | 12th Plenum | 1902 | 1926 | 1983 | Jiangxi province | Han | Male | One
| [22] |
Tao Zhu | 陶铸 | 11th Plenum | 12th Plenum | 1908 | 1926 | 1969 | Hunan province | Han | Male | Three
| [23] |
Xu Xiangqian | 徐向前 | 11th Plenum | Not | 1901 | 1927 | 1990 | Shanxi province | Han | Male | One
| [24] |
Ye Jianying | 叶剑英 | 11th Plenum | Reelected | 1897 | 1927 | 1986 | Guangdong province | Han | Male | Two
| [25] |
Zhou Enlai | 周恩来 | Old | Reelected | 1898 | 1921 | 1976 | Jiangsu province | Han | Male | Three
| [26] |
Zhu De | 朱德 | Old | Reelected | 1886 | 1925 | 1976 | Sichuan province | Han | Male | One
| [27] |
Name | Hanzi | 7th POL | 9th POL | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | Ethnicity | Gender | No. of offices | Ref. |
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Bo Yibo | 薄一波 | New | 11th Plenum | 1908 | 1925 | 2007 | Shanxi province | Han | Male | One
| [28] |
Chen Boda | 陈伯达 | New | 11th Plenum | 1904 | 1927 | 1989 | Fujian province | Han | Male | Two
| [2] |
Kang Sheng | 康生 | New | 11th Plenum | 1898 | 1925 | 1975 | Shandong province | Han | Male | Two
| [8] |
Li Xuefeng | 李雪峰 | 11th Plenum | Alternate | 1903 | 1933 | 2003 | Shanxi province | Han | Male | One
| [29] |
Lu Dingyi | 陆定一 | New | 11th Plenum | 1906 | 1925 | 1996 | Jiangsu province | Han | Male | Two | [30] |
Song Renqiong | 宋任穷 | 11th Plenum | 12th Plenum | 1909 | 1926 | 2005 | Hunan province | Han | Male | Three
| [31] |
Ulanhu | 乌兰夫 | New | 11th Plenum | 1907 | 1925 | 1988 | Suiyuan province | Tümed | Male | Three
| [32] |
Xie Fuzhi | 谢富治 | 11th Plenum | Member | 1909 | 1931 | 1972 | Hubei province | Han | Male | Two
| [33] |
Zhang Wentian | 张闻天 | Member | 8th Plenum | 1907 | 1925 | 1946 | Shanghai | Han | Male | One
| [34] |
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