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.
Officeholder | 7th | 9th | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | Offices held | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chen Boda | 陈伯达 | 11th PLE | Elected | 1904 | 1927 | 1989 | Fujian | Two
| [2] |
Chen Yi | 陈毅 | New | Not | 1901 | 1922 | 1972 | Sichuan | [3] | |
Chen Yun | 陈云 | Old | Not | 1905 | 1925 | 1995 | Shanghai | Two
| [4] |
Deng Xiaoping | 邓小平 | Old | 12th PLE | 1904 | 1924 | 1997 | Sichuan | One
| [5] |
Dong Biwu | 董必武 | Old | Elected | 1886 | 1921 | 1975 | Hubei | Three
| [6] |
He Long | 贺龙 | New | 12th PLE | 1896 | 1926 | 1969 | Hunan | One
| [7] |
Kang Sheng | 康生 | 11th PLE | Elected | 1898 | 1925 | 1975 | Shandong | Two
| [8] |
Ke Qingshi | 柯庆施 | 6th PLE | Died | 1902 | 1922 | 1965 | Anhui | Two
| [9] |
Li Fuchun | 李富春 | New | Not | 1900 | 1922 | 1975 | Hunan | One
| [10] |
Li Jingquan | 李井泉 | 6th PLE | 11th PLE | 1909 | 1922 | 1989 | Jiangxi | Two
| [11] |
Li Xiannian | 李先念 | New | Elected | 1909 | 1927 | 1992 | Hubei | One
| [12] |
Lin Biao | 林彪 | Old | Elected | 1907 | 1925 | 1971 | Hubei | Five
| [13] |
Lin Boqu | 林伯渠 | Old | Died | 1886 | 1921 | 1960 | Hunan | One
| [14] |
Liu Bocheng | 刘伯承 | New | Elected | 1892 | 1926 | 1986 | Sichuan | Three
| [15] |
Liu Shaoqi | 刘少奇 | Old | 12th PLE | 1898 | 1921 | 1969 | Henan | Three
| [16] |
Luo Ronghuan | 罗荣桓 | New | Died | 1902 | 1927 | 1963 | Hunan | Two
| [17] |
Mao Zedong | 毛泽东 | Old | Elected | 1893 | 1921 | 1976 | Hunan | Three
| [18] |
Nie Rongzhen | 聂荣臻 | 11th PLE | Not | 1899 | 1923 | 1992 | Sichuan | Three
| [19] |
Peng Dehuai | 彭德怀 | New | Not | 1898 | 1928 | 1974 | Hunan | [20] | |
Peng Zhen | 彭真 | Old | 11th PLE | 1902 | 1923 | 1997 | Shanxi | Two
| [21] |
Tan Zhenlin | 谭震林 | 6th PLE | 12th PLE | 1902 | 1926 | 1983 | Jiangxi | One
| [22] |
Tao Zhu | 陶铸 | 11th PLE | 12th PLE | 1908 | 1926 | 1969 | Hunan | Three
| [23] |
Xu Xiangqian | 徐向前 | 11th PLE | Not | 1901 | 1927 | 1990 | Shanxi | One
| [24] |
Ye Jianying | 叶剑英 | 11th PLE | Elected | 1897 | 1927 | 1986 | Guangdong | Two
| [25] |
Zhou Enlai | 周恩来 | Old | Elected | 1898 | 1921 | 1976 | Jiangsu | Three
| [26] |
Zhu De | 朱德 | Old | Elected | 1886 | 1925 | 1976 | Sichuan | One
| [27] |
Officeholder | 7th | 9th | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | Ethnicity | Offices held | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bo Yibo | 薄一波 | New | 11th PLE | 1908 | 1925 | 2007 | Shanxi | Han | One
| [28] |
Chen Boda | 陈伯达 | New | 11th PLE | 1904 | 1927 | 1989 | Fujian | Han | Two
| [2] |
Kang Sheng | 康生 | New | 11th PLE | 1898 | 1925 | 1975 | Shandong | Han | Two
| [8] |
Li Xuefeng | 李雪峰 | 11th PLE | Alternate | 1903 | 1933 | 2003 | Shanxi | Han | One
| [29] |
Lu Dingyi | 陆定一 | New | 11th PLE | 1906 | 1925 | 1996 | Jiangsu | Han | Two | [30] |
Song Renqiong | 宋任穷 | 11th PLE | 12th PLE | 1909 | 1926 | 2005 | Hunan | Han | Three
| [31] |
Ulanhu | 乌兰夫 | New | 11th PLE | 1907 | 1925 | 1988 | Suiyuan | Tümed | Three
| [32] |
Xie Fuzhi | 谢富治 | 11th PLE | Member | 1909 | 1931 | 1972 | Hubei | Han | Two
| [33] |
Zhang Wentian | 张闻天 | Member | Not | 1900 | 1925 | 1976 | Shanghai | Han | One
| [34] |