The 8th Secretariat, formally the Secretariat of the 8th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was nominated by the 8th Politburo Standing Committee and approved by the 1st Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee on 28 September 1956. The Secretariat was abolished by the 9th National Congress in 1969 and did not resurface until the formation of the 11th Secretariat in 1980.
Portrait | Name | Hanzi | Birth | PM | Death | Ethnicity | Ref. |
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Deng Xiaoping | 邓小平 | 1904 | 1924 | 1997 | Han | [2] |
Portrait | Name | Hanzi | Birth | PM | Death | Ethnicity | Ref. |
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Tao Zhu | 陶铸 | 1908 | 1926 | 1969 | Han | [3] |
Name | Hanzi | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | Ethnicity | Gender | No. of offices | Ref. |
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Deng Xiaoping | 邓小平 | 1904 | 1924 | 1997 | Sichuan province | Han | Male | One
| [2] |
Huang Kecheng [lower-alpha 1] | 黄克诚 | 1902 | 1925 | 1986 | Hunan province | Han | Male | Two
| [5] |
Kang Sheng [lower-alpha 2] | 康生 | 1898 | 1925 | 1975 | Shandong province | Han | Male | One
| [6] |
Li Fuchun [lower-alpha 3] | 李富春 | 1900 | 1922 | 1975 | Hunan province | Han | Male | Two
| [7] |
Li Xiannian [lower-alpha 2] | 李先念 | 1909 | 1927 | 1992 | Hubei province | Han | Male | One | [8] |
Li Xuefeng | 李雪峰 | 1903 | 1933 | 2003 | Shanxi province | Han | Male | Two
| [9] |
Liu Ningyi | 刘宁一 | 1907 | 1925 | 1994 | Hebei province | Han | Male | Two
| [10] |
Lu Dingyi [lower-alpha 4] | 陆定一 | 1906 | 1925 | 1996 | Jiangsu province | Han | Male | Three
| [11] |
Luo Ruiqing [lower-alpha 2] | 罗瑞卿 | 1906 | 1928 | 1978 | Sichuan province | Han | Male | Three
| [12] |
Peng Zhen [lower-alpha 5] | 彭真 | 1902 | 1923 | 1997 | Shanxi province | Han | Male | Two
| [13] |
Tan Zheng [lower-alpha 1] | 谭政 | 1906 | 1927 | 1988 | Hunan province | Han | Male | Two
| [14] |
Tan Zhenlin | 谭震林 | 1902 | 1926 | 1983 | Jiangxi province | Han | Male | One
| [15] |
Tao Zhu | 陶铸 | 1908 | 1926 | 1969 | Hunan province | Han | Male | Three
| [3] |
Wang Jiaxiang | 王稼祥 | 1906 | 1928 | 1974 | Anhui province | Han | Male | Two
| [16] |
Xie Fuzhi [lower-alpha 6] | 谢富治 | 1909 | 1931 | 1972 | Hubei province | Han | Male | Two
| [17] |
Ye Jianying [lower-alpha 7] | 叶剑英 | 1897 | 1927 | 1986 | Guangdong province | Han | Male | Two
| [18] |
Name | Hanzi | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | Ethnicity | Gender | No. of offices | Ref. |
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Hu Qiaomu | 胡乔木 | 1912 | 1932 | 1992 | Jiangsu province | Han | Male | One
| [19] |
Liu Lantao | 刘澜涛 | 1910 | 1926 | 1997 | Sichuan province | Han | Male | Three
| [20] |
Yang Shangkun [lower-alpha 5] | 杨尚昆 | 1907 | 1926 | 1998 | Chongqing | Han | Male | Two
| [21] |
The Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party, formally known as the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is the decision-making body of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
The Secretariat, officially the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is a body serving the Politburo and its Standing Committee. The secretariat is mainly responsible for carrying out routine operations of the Politburo and coordinating organizations and stakeholders to achieve tasks set out by the Politburo. It is empowered by the Politburo to make routine day-to-day decisions on issues of concern in accordance with the decisions of the Politburo, but it must consult the Politburo on substantive matters. The de facto head of the Secretariat is the first-ranked secretary.
The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, officially the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, is a political body that comprises the top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It is currently composed of 205 full members and 171 alternate members. Members are nominally elected once every five years by the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. In practice, the selection process is done privately, usually through consultation of the CCP's Politburo and its corresponding Standing Committee.
The 14th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 14th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st Plenary Session of the 14th Central Committee of the CCP on 19 October 1992 in the aftermath of the 14th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 13th Politburo and succeeded by the 15th. Seven of the 21 members served concurrently in the 14th Politburo Standing Committee.
The 13th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st Plenary Session of the 13th Central Committee of the CCP on 2 November 1987 in the aftermath of the 13th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 12th Politburo and succeeded by the 14th. Eighth of the 17 members served concurrently in the 13th Politburo Standing Committee.
The 10th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 10th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st Plenary Session of the 10th Central Committee of the CCP on 30 August 1973 in the aftermath of the 10th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 9th Politburo and succeeded by the 11th. 11 of the 22 members served concurrently in the 10th Politburo Standing Committee.
The 9th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 9th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st Plenary Session of the 9th Central Committee of the CCP on 28 April 1969 in the aftermath of the 9th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 8th Politburo and succeeded by the 10th. Five of the 21 members served concurrently in the 9th Politburo Standing Committee.
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.
The 7th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 7th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st Plenary Session of the 7th Central Committee of the CCP on 19 June 1945 in the aftermath of the 7th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 6th Politburo and succeeded by the 8th. Seven of the 15 members served concurrently in the 7th Secretariat.
The 6th Politburo, formally 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). This electoral term was preceded by the 5th Politburo and succeeded by the 7th in 1945.
The 8th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was in session from 1956 to 1969. It was preceded by the 7th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. It held 12 plenary sessions in this period of 13 years. It was the longest serving central committee ever held by the Communist Party.
The 7th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was in session from 1945 to 1956. It was a product of the convening of the 7th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. It held six plenary sessions in this 11-year period. It began in June 1945, before the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War, and the resumption of the Chinese Civil War. This committee would be succeeded by the 8th Central Committee.
The 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, between 18 and 24 October 2017. 2,280 delegates represented the party's estimated 89 million members. Preparations for the 19th National Congress began in 2016 and ended with a plenary session of the Central Committee a few days prior to the Congress. In 2016, local and provincial party organizations began electing delegates to the congress as well as receiving and amending party documents. It was succeeded by the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.
The 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was elected by the 19th National Congress in 2017, and sat until the next National Congress was convened in 2022. It formally succeeded the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and preceded the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
The 8th Politburo Standing Committee, formally the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 8th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee in 1956, in the aftermath of the 8th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It was preceded by the CCP's 7th Politburo Standing Committee and was succeeded by the 9th in 1969.
The 20th Secretariat, formally the Secretariat of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was nominated by the 20th Politburo Standing Committee and approved by the 1st Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee on 23 October 2022, in the aftermath of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It was preceded by the 19th Secretariat.
The 14th Secretariat, formally the Secretariat of the 14th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was nominated by the 14th Politburo Standing Committee and approved by the 1st Plenary Session of the 14th Central Committee on 19 October 1992, in the aftermath of the 14th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This electoral term was preceded by the 13th Secretariat and succeeded by the 15th in 1997.
The 13th Secretariat, formally the Secretariat of the 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was nominated by the 13th Politburo Standing Committee and approved by the 1st Plenary Session of the 13th Central Committee on 2 November 1987, in the aftermath of the 13th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This electoral term was preceded by the 12th Secretariat and succeeded by the 14th in 1992.
The 12th Secretariat, formally the Secretariat of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was nominated by the 12th Politburo Standing Committee and approved by the 1st Plenary Session of the 12th Central Committee on 13 September 1982, in the aftermath of the 12th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This electoral term was preceded by the 11th Secretariat and succeeded by the 13th in 1987.
The 11th Secretariat, formally the Secretariat of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was nominated by the 11th Politburo Standing Committee and approved by the 5th Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee on 29 February 1980. The 5th Plenary Session re-established the Secretariat, which had last existed in the period 1956–1969 during the 8th Central Committee. This electoral term was succeeded by the 12th in 1982.