Historical membership of the Politburo Standing Committee
A List of Historical makeup of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China since 1927–present.
5th PSC (1927–1927)
6th PSC (1928–1945)
6th PSC 1st Plenary Session
6th PSC 3rd Plenary Session |
6th PSC 4th Plenary Session
6th PSC 5th Plenary Session
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6th PSC 6th Plenary Session
6th PSC 7th Plenary Session |
7th de facto PSC (1945–1956)
Often known as the "Big Five". Note: PSC originally termed the Party "Secretariat"
№ | Name | Image | Party position(s) | State position(s) |
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1 | Mao Zedong | Chairman of the Communist Party of China, Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission |
Chairman of the People's Republic of China | |
2 | Zhou Enlai | - | Premier of the Government Administration Council, Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China, Chairman of the People's Political Consultative Conference | |
3 | Ren Bishi (died in office) |
- | - | |
3* | Chen Yun | - | - | |
4 | Liu Shaoqi | President of the Central Party School | Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress | |
5 | Zhu De | - | Vice President of the People's Republic of China |
8th PSC (1956–1969)
First makeup (1956–1966)
Second makeup (1966–1969)
The Politburo Standing Committee was extensively changed in composition and importance of members by the 11th Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (August 1966). Particularly, Lin Biao was elected only Vice-Chairman of the Central Committee, with Liu Shaoqi falling from 2nd member in importance to 8th.
№ | Name | Image | Party position(s) | State position(s) |
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1 | Mao Zedong | Chairman of the CPC Central Committee, Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission |
- | |
2 | Lin Biao | Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Committee, First-ranking Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission |
Minister of National Defense, First Vice Premier of the State Council | |
3 | Zhou Enlai | Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission | Premier of the State Council, Chairman of the People's Political Consultative Conference | |
4 | Tao Zhu (removed, 1967) |
Head of the CPC Propaganda Department | ||
5 | Chen Boda | Head of the Cultural Revolution Group | ||
6 | Deng Xiaoping (removed, 1967) |
- | - | |
7 | Kang Sheng | Head of the Organization and Propaganda Leading Group, Advisor to the Cultural Revolution Group |
- | |
8 | Liu Shaoqi (expelled, 1968) |
Chairman of the People's Republic of China | ||
9 | Zhu De | Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission | Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress | |
10 | Li Fuchun | - | - | |
11 | Chen Yun | - | - |
9th PSC (1969–1973)
№ | Name | Image | Party position(s) | State position(s) |
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1 | Mao Zedong | Chairman of the Communist Party of China, Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission |
- | |
2 | Lin Biao (died in office, September 1971) |
Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of China, First-ranking Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission |
First Vice Premier of the State Council, Minister of National Defense | |
3 | Zhou Enlai | - | Premier of the State Council, Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |
4 | Chen Boda (suspended, 1970) |
Propaganda chief, editor-in-chief of Hongqi |
- | |
5 | Kang Sheng | Head of the Organization and Propaganda Leading Group | - | |
10th PSC (1973–1977)
№ | Name | Image | Party position(s) | State position(s) |
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1 | Mao Zedong (died in office, September 1976) |
Chairman of the CPC Central Committee, Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission |
- | |
1 | Hua Guofeng (elected, 1976) |
First Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Committee (April to October, 1976) Chairman of the CPC Central Committee, Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission |
Minister of Public Security, Premier of the State Council | |
2 | Zhou Enlai (died in office, January 1976) |
Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Committee | Premier of the State Council, Chairman of the People's Political Consultative Conference | |
3 | Wang Hongwen (membership suspended, October 1976) |
Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Committee | - | |
4 | Kang Sheng (died in office, December 1975) | Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Committee, Head of the CPC Propaganda Department |
- | |
5 (2*) |
Ye Jianying | Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission |
Minister of National Defense | |
6 |
Li Desheng (resigned, January 1975) |
Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, Director of the PLA General Political Department |
Commander of the Beijing (later, Shenyang) Military Regions | |
7 (3*) |
Deng Xiaoping (elected, January 1975; suspended, April 1976; reinstated, July 1977) |
Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission |
People's Liberation Army Chief-of-Staff | |
8 | Zhu De (died in office, July 1976) |
Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission | Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress | |
9 | Dong Biwu (died in office, April 1975) |
- | Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Vice Chair | |
10 | Zhang Chunqiao (membership suspended, October 1976) |
Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Committee, PLA General Political Department Director | Second Vice Premier of the State Council | |
11th PSC (1977–1982)
First makeup
Second makeup
In the wake of Deng Xiaoping's ascension to "paramount leader", the Politburo Standing Committee was extensively changed in composition and importance of members by the Sixth Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (June, 1981)—the same meeting that adopted a resolution condemning Mao Zedong's role in the Cultural Revolution. Note that, although Deng held the 3rd position in the PSC, it was he who maintained the actual power, mainly because his ideas were now at the centre of China's new political and economic line.
№ | Name | Image | Party position(s) | State position(s) |
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1 | Hu Yaobang (appointed, 1980) | Chairman of the CPC Central Committee, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee |
- | |
2 | Ye Jianying | Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission | Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress | |
3 (de facto 1) | Deng Xiaoping | Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Committee, Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission |
Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |
4 | Zhao Ziyang | Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Committee | Premier of the State Council | |
5 | Li Xiannian | Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Committee | - | |
6 | Chen Yun | Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Committee, First Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection |
- | |
7 | Hua Guofeng | Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Committee | - | |
12th PSC (1982–1987)
13th PSC (1987–1992)
№ | Name | Image | Party position(s) | State position(s) |
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1 | Zhao Ziyang (membership suspended 1989) |
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (1987–1989), First Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission (1987–1989) |
Premier of the State Council (1987–1989) | |
1* | Jiang Zemin | General Secretary of the Communist Party of China | - | |
2 | Li Peng | - | Premier of the State Council (1989–1992) | |
3 | Hu Qili | Secretariat member; CCP General Office director | - | |
4 | Qiao Shi | International Liaison Department Director; Secretariat Alternate; Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Secretary of the Political and Legislative Affairs Committee |
- | |
5 | Yao Yilin | - | First Vice Premier of the State Council |
14th PSC (1992–1997)
№ | Name | Image | Party position(s) | State position(s) |
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1 | Jiang Zemin | General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission |
President of the People's Republic of China, Chairman of the PRC Central Military Commission | |
2 | Li Peng | - | Premier of the State Council | |
3 | Qiao Shi | - | Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress | |
4 | Li Ruihuan | - | Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |
5 | Zhu Rongji | - | First Vice Premier of the State Council | |
6 | Liu Huaqing | First Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission | - | |
7 | Hu Jintao | Top-ranked Secretary of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, President of the Central Party School of CPC | - |
15th PSC (1997–2002)
16th PSC (2002–2007)
All nine members of the 16th PSC are university trained engineers.
17th PSC (2007–2012)
18th PSC (2012-present)
№ | Portrait | Information | Party position(s) | State position(s) | |
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1st [1] |
Name | Xi Jinping | General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission Leader of the Central Leading Group for Comprehensively Deepening Reforms Chairman of the National Security Commission |
President of the People's Republic of China Chairman of the PRC Central Military Commission | |
Birthplace | Xicheng District, Beijing | ||||
NPC Constituency | Shanghai at-large | ||||
Member since | 22 October 2007 | ||||
2nd [1] |
Name | Li Keqiang | Party secretary of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Deputy Leader of the Central Leading Group for Comprehensively Deepening Reforms Vice Chairman of the National Security Commission |
Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China | |
Birthplace | Dingyuan County, Anhui | ||||
NPC Constituency | Shandong at-large | ||||
Member since | 22 October 2007 | ||||
3rd [1] |
Name | Zhang Dejiang | Party secretary of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Vice Chairman of the National Security Commission |
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress | |
Birthplace | Tai'an County, Liaoning | ||||
NPC Constituency | Zhejiang at-large | ||||
Member since | 15 November 2012 | ||||
4th [1] |
Name | Yu Zhengsheng | Party secretary of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |
Birthplace | Shaoxing, Zhejiang | ||||
NPC Constituency | Hubei at-large | ||||
Member since | 15 November 2012 | ||||
5th [1] |
Name | Liu Yunshan | Top-ranked Secretary of the Central Secretariat of the CPC Chairman of the Central Guidance Commission for Building Spiritual Civilization President of the CPC Central Party School Deputy Leader of the Central Leading Group for Comprehensively Deepening Reforms |
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Birthplace | Tumed Right Banner, Inner Mongolia | ||||
NPC Constituency | Inner Mongolia at-large | ||||
Member since | 15 November 2012 | ||||
6th [1] |
Name | Wang Qishan | Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection | ||
Birthplace | Tianzhen County, Shanxi | ||||
NPC Constituency | Beijing at-large | ||||
Member since | 15 November 2012 | ||||
7th [1] |
Name | Zhang Gaoli | Deputy Party secretary of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Deputy Leader of the Central Leading Group for Comprehensively Deepening Reforms |
First Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China | |
Birthplace | Jinjiang, Fujian | ||||
NPC Constituency | Tianjin at-large | ||||
Member since | 15 November 2012 | ||||
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