8th Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party

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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.

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Officers

Secretary-General (1956–1966)

Secretary-General of the 8th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
[1]
PortraitName Hanzi BirthPMDeathEthnicityRef.
Deng Xiaoping at the arrival ceremony for the Vice Premier of China (cropped).jpg Deng Xiaoping 邓小平190419241997 Han [2]

Standing Secretary (1966–1969)

Standing Secretary of the 8th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
[1]
PortraitName Hanzi BirthPMDeathEthnicityRef.
F200712251046402986833271.jpg Tao Zhu 陶铸190819261969 Han [3]

Composition

Members

Members of the Secretariat of the 8th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
[1]
Name Hanzi BirthPMDeathBirthplaceEthnicityGenderNo. of officesRef.
Deng Xiaoping 邓小平190419241997 Sichuan province Han Male [2]
Huang Kecheng [lower-alpha 1] 黄克诚190219251986 Hunan province Han Male [5]
Kang Sheng [lower-alpha 2] 康生189819251975 Shandong province Han Male [6]
Li Fuchun [lower-alpha 3] 李富春190019221975 Hunan province Han Male [7]
Li Xiannian [lower-alpha 2] 李先念190919271992 Hubei province Han Male [8]
Li Xuefeng 李雪峰190319332003 Shanxi province Han Male [9]
Liu Ningyi 刘宁一190719251994 Hebei province Han Male [10]
Lu Dingyi [lower-alpha 4] 陆定一190619251996 Jiangsu province Han Male [11]
Luo Ruiqing [lower-alpha 2] 罗瑞卿190619281978 Sichuan province Han Male [12]
Peng Zhen [lower-alpha 5] 彭真190219231997 Shanxi province Han Male [13]
Tan Zheng [lower-alpha 1] 谭政190619271988 Hunan province Han Male [14]
Tan Zhenlin 谭震林190219261983 Jiangxi province Han Male [15]
Tao Zhu 陶铸190819261969 Hunan province Han Male [3]
Wang Jiaxiang 王稼祥190619281974 Anhui province Han Male [16]
Xie Fuzhi [lower-alpha 6] 谢富治190919311972 Hubei province Han Male
Two
[17]
Ye Jianying [lower-alpha 7] 叶剑英189719271986 Guangdong province Han Male [18]

Alternates

Alternates of the Secretariat of the 8th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
[1]
Name Hanzi BirthPMDeathBirthplaceEthnicityGenderNo. of officesRef.
Hu Qiaomu 胡乔木191219321992 Jiangsu province Han Male
One
[19]
Liu Lantao 刘澜涛191019261997 Sichuan province Han Male [20]
Yang Shangkun [lower-alpha 5] 杨尚昆190719261998 Chongqing Han Male
Two
[21]

Explanatory notes

  1. 1 2 Tan Zheng and Huang Kecheng were dismissed from the Secretariat by a decision of the 10th Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee on 24–27 September 1962. [4]
  2. 1 2 3 Kang Sheng was elected the Secretariat by a decision of the 10th Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee on 24–27 September 1962. [4]
  3. Li Fuchun and Li Xiannian were elected to the Secretariat by a decision of the 5th Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee on 25 May 1958. [4]
  4. Lu Dingyi and Luo Ruiqing were elected the Secretariat by a decision of the 10th Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee on 24–27 September 1962 and dismissed by a decision of the 8th Politburo in May 1966. [4]
  5. 1 2 Peng Zhen and Yang Shangkun were dismissed from the Secretariat by a decision of the 8th Politburo in May 1966. [1]
  6. Xie Fuzhi and Liu Ningyi were elected the Secretariat by a decision of the 11th Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee on 1–12 August 1966. [4]
  7. Ye Jianying was elected the Secretariat by a decision of the 8th Politburo in May 1966. [4]

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