18th Orgburo of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks)

The 18th Orgburo of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) was elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee, in the immediate aftermath of the 18th Congress.

Full members

Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Note
Andreyev, AndreyAndrey Andreyev (1895–1971)	22 March 1939	18 March 1946	7008220536000000000♠6 years, 361 days	Relieved of his duties by the 4th Plenary Session.
Zhdanov, AndreiAndrei Zhdanov (1896–1948)	22 March 1939	31 August 1948	7008303285600000000♠9 years, 223 days	Died in office.
Kaganovich, LazarLazar Kaganovich (1893–1991)	22 March 1939	18 March 1946	7008220536000000000♠6 years, 361 days	Relieved of his duties by the 4th Plenary Session.
Malenkov, GeorgyGeorgy Malenkov (1902–1988)	22 March 1939	16 October 1952	7008428220000000000♠13 years, 208 days	—
Mekhlis, LevLev Mekhlis (1889–1953)	22 March 1939	16 October 1952	7008428220000000000♠13 years, 208 days	—
Mikhailov, NikolaiNikolai Mikhailov (1906–1982)	22 March 1939	16 October 1952	7008428220000000000♠13 years, 208 days	—
Stalin, JosephJoseph Stalin (1878–1953)	22 March 1939	16 October 1952	7008428220000000000♠13 years, 208 days	—
Shvernik, NikolaiNikolai Shvernik (1888–1970)	22 March 1939	18 March 1946	7008220536000000000♠6 years, 361 days	Relieved of his duties by the 4th Plenary Session.
Shcherbakov, AlexanderAlexander Shcherbakov (1901–1945)	22 March 1939	10 May 1945	7008206366400000000♠6 years, 197 days	Died in office.
Aleksandrov, GeorgyGeorgy Aleksandrov (1908–1961)	18 March 1946	16 October 1952	7008207662400000000♠6 years, 212 days	—
Andrianov, VasilyVasily Andrianov (1902–1978)	18 March 1946	16 October 1952	7008207662400000000♠6 years, 212 days	—
Bulganin, NikolaiNikolai Bulganin (1895–1975)	18 March 1946	16 October 1952	7008207662400000000♠6 years, 212 days	—
Kuznetsov, AlexeyAlexey Kuznetsov (1907–1948)	18 March 1946	7 March 1949	7007937008000000000♠2 years, 354 days	Relieved of his duties by questionnaire.
Kuznetsov, VasilyVasily Kuznetsov (1901–1990)	18 March 1946	16 October 1952	7008207662400000000♠6 years, 212 days	—
Patolichev, NikolaiNikolai Patolichev (1908–1989)	18 March 1946	24 May 1947	7007373464000000000♠1 year, 67 days	—
Popov, GeorgyGeorgy Popov (1906–1968)	18 March 1946	16 October 1952	7008207662400000000♠6 years, 212 days	—
Rodionov, MikhailMikhail Rodionov (1907–1950)	18 March 1946	7 March 1949	7007937008000000000♠2 years, 354 days	Relieved of his duties by questionnaire.
Suslov, MikhailMikhail Suslov (1902–1982)	18 March 1946	16 October 1952	7008207662400000000♠6 years, 212 days	—
Shatalin, NikolaiNikolai Shatalin (1904–1984)	18 March 1946	16 October 1952	7008207662400000000♠6 years, 212 days	—
Chernousov, BorisBoris Chernousov (1908–1978)	10 March 1949	16 October 1952	7008113680800000000♠3 years, 220 days	Appointed by questionnaire.

References

History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

Organization

Congress

Conference

1st (1905)
2nd (1906)
3rd (August 1907)
4th (November 1907)
5th (1908)
6th (1912)
7th (1917)
8th (1919)
9th (1920)
10th (May 1921)
11th (December 1921)
12th (1922)
13th (1924)
14th (1925)
15th (1926)
16th (1929)
17th (1932)
18th (1941)
19th (1988)

Party leadership

Party leaders	Vladimir Lenin (1912–1924) Joseph Stalin (1929–1953) Nikita Khrushchev (1953–1964) Leonid Brezhnev (1964–1982) Yuri Andropov (1982–1984) Konstantin Chernenko (1984–1985) Mikhail Gorbachev (1985–1991)

Politburo	Aug.–Oct. 1917 Oct.–Dec. 1917 6th (1917–18) 7th (1918–19) 8th (1919–20) 9th (1920–21) 10th (1921–22) 11th (1922–23) 12th (1923–24) 13th (1924–25) 14th (1926–27) 15th (1927–30) 16th (1930–34) 17th (1934–39) 18th (1939–52) 19th (1952–56) 20th–21st (1956–61) 22nd (1961–66) 23rd (1966–71) 24th (1971–76) 25th (1976–81) 26th (1981–86) 27th (1986–90) 28th (1990–91)

Secretariat	6th (1917–18) 7th (1918–19) 8th (1919–20) 9th (1920–21) 10th (1921–22) 11th (1922–23) 12th (1923–24) 13th (1924–25) 14th (1926–27) 15th (1927–30) 16th (1930–34) 17th (1934–39) 18th (1939–52) 19th (1952–56) 20th–21st (1956–61) 22nd (1961–66) 23rd (1966–71) 24th (1971–76) 25th (1976–81) 26th (1981–86) 27th (1986–90) 28th (1990–91)

Orgburo	7th (Jan.–Mar. 1919) 8th (1919–20) 9th (1920–21) 10th (1921–22) 11th (1922–23) 12th (1923–24) 13th (1924–26) 14th (1926–27) 15th (1927–30) 16th (1930–34) 17th (1934–39) 18th (1939–52)

Central Control Commission	9th (1920–21) 10th (1921–22) 11th (1922–23) 12th (1923–24) 13th (1924–25) 14th (1926–27) 15th (1927–30) 16th (1930–34) 17th (1934–39) 18th (1939–52) 19th (1952–56) 20th–21st (1956–61) 22nd (1961–66) 23rd (1966–71) 24th (1971–76) 25th (1976–81) 26th (1981–86) 27th (1986–90) 28th (1990–91)

Central Committee	1st (1898–1903) 2nd (1903–05) 3rd (1905–06) 4th (1906–07) 5th (1907–12) 6th (1912–17) 7th (Apr.–Aug. 1917) 8th (1917–18) 9th (1918–19) 10th (1919–20) 11th (1920–21) 12th (1921–22) 13th (1922–23) 14th (1923–24) 15th (1924–25) 16th (1926–27) 17th (1927–30) 18th (1930–34) 19th (1934–39) 20th (1939–41) 21st (1941–52) 19th (1952–56) 20th (1956–59) 21th (1959–61) 22nd (1961–66) 23rd (1966–71) 24th (1971–76) 25th (1976–81) 26th (1981–86) 27th (1986–90) 28th (1990–91)

Central Auditing Commission	8th–9th (1919–21) 10th–12th (1921–24) 13th (1924–25) 14th (1926–27) 15th (1927–30) 16th (1930–34) 17th (1934–39) 18th (1939–52) 19th (1952–56) 20th–21st (1956–61) 22nd (1961–66) 23rd (1966–71) 24th (1971–76) 25th (1976–81) 26th (1981–86) 27th (1986–90)

Departments of the
Central Committee

Administrative Organs
Agriculture
Chemical Industry
Construction
Culture
Defence Industry
Foreign Cadres
General
Heavy Industry
Information
International
Light- and Food Industry
Machine Industry
Organisational-party Work
Planning and Financial Organs
Political Administration of the Ministry of Defence
Propaganda
Science and Education
Trade and Consumers' Services
Transportation-Communications

Republican branches

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