22nd Secretariat of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

The 22nd Secretariat of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was elected by the 22nd Central Committee in the aftermath of the 22nd Congress.

List of members

Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Note
Khrushchev, NikitaNikita Khrushchev (1894–1971)	31 October 1961	14 October 1964	2 years, 349 days	Elected First Secretary at the 1st Plenary Session, and relieved of his duties at the 9th Plenary Session.
Brezhnev, LeonidLeonid Brezhnev (1906–1982)	21 June 1963	8 April 1966	4 years, 159 days	Elected to the Secretariat at the 5th Plenary Session, and was elected First Secretary at the 9th Plenary Session.
Andropov, YuriYuri Andropov (1914–1984)	23 November 1962	8 April 1966	3 years, 136 days	Elected at the 4th Plenary Session.
Demichev, PyotrPyotr Demichev (1918–2000)	31 October 1961	8 April 1966	4 years, 159 days	—
Ilyichev, LeonidLeonid Ilyichev (1906–1990)	31 October 1961	26 March 1965	3 years, 146 days	Relieved of his duties at the 11th Plenary Session.
Kapitonov, IvanIvan Kapitonov (1915–2002)	6 December 1965	8 April 1966	123 days	Elected at the 13th Plenary Session.
Kozlov, FrolFrol Kozlov (1908–1965)	31 October 1961	16 November 1964	3 years, 16 days	Relieved of his duties at the 10th Plenary Session.
Kulakov, FyodorFyodor Kulakov (1918–1978)	29 September 1965	8 April 1966	191 days	Elected at the 12th Plenary Session.
Kuusinen, Otto WilleOtto Wille Kuusinen (1881–1964)	31 October 1961	8 April 1966	4 years, 159 days	—
Podgorny, NikolaiNikolai Podgorny (1881–1964)	21 June 1963	12 June 1965	2 years, 168 days	Elected at the 5th Plenary Session, and relieved of his duties at the 13th Plenary Session.
Ponomarev, BorisBoris Ponomarev (1905–1995)	31 October 1961	8 April 1966	4 years, 159 days	—
Polyakov, VasilyVasily Polyakov (1913–2003)	23 November 1962	16 November 1964	1 year, 328 days	Elected at the 4th Plenary Session, and relieved of his duties at the 10th Plenary Session.
Rudakov, AleksandrAleksandr Rudakov (1910–1966)	23 November 1962	8 April 1966	3 years, 136 days	Elected at the 4th Plenary Session.
Shelepin, AlexanderAlexander Shelepin (1918–1994)	31 October 1961	8 April 1966	4 years, 159 days	—
Spiridonov, IvanIvan Spiridonov (1905–1991)	31 October 1961	23 April 1962	174 days	Relieved of his duties at the 3rd Plenary Session.
Suslov, MikhailMikhail Suslov (1902–1982)	31 October 1961	8 April 1966	4 years, 159 days	—
Titov, VitalyVitaly Titov (1907–1980)	31 October 1961	29 September 1965	3 years, 333 days	Relieved of his duties at the 12th Plenary Session.
Ustinov, DmitriyDmitriy Ustinov (1908–1984)	26 March 1965	8 April 1966	1 year, 13 days	Elected at the 11th Plenary Session.

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