12th Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

The 12th Politburo Standing Committee, formally the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 12th Central Committee in 1982, in the aftermath of the 12th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It was preceded by the CCP's 11th Politburo Standing Committee and was succeeded by the 13th in 1987.

Composition

1st Plenary Session (1982–1985)

Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 1st Plenary Session of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
[1]
Rank Officeholder Hanzi 11th PSC 4th PLE Birth PM Death Birthplace No. of offices Ref.
1 Hu Yaobang 胡耀邦 Old Renewed 1915 1933 1989 Hunan [2]
2 Ye Jianying 叶剑英 Old Resigned 1897 1927 1986 Guangdong
Three
 [3]
3
(de facto 1) 		Deng Xiaoping 邓小平 Old Renewed 1904 1924 1997 Sichuan
Four
 [4]
4 Zhao Ziyang 赵紫阳 Old Renewed 1919 1938 2005 Henan [5]
5 Li Xiannian 李先念 Old Renewed 1909 1927 1992 Hubei
One
 [6]
6 Chen Yun 陈云 Old Renewed 1905 1924 1995 Shanghai [7]

4th Plenary Session (1985–1987)

Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 4th Plenary Session of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
[1]
Rank Officeholder Hanzi 1st PLE ENL Birth PM Death Birthplace No. of offices Ref.
1 Hu Yaobang 胡耀邦 Old Renewed 1915 1933 1989 Hunan [2]
2
(de facto 1) 		Deng Xiaoping 邓小平 Old Renewed 1904 1924 1997 Sichuan
Three
 [4]
3 Zhao Ziyang 赵紫阳 Old Renewed 1919 1938 2005 Henan [5]
4 Li Xiannian 李先念 Old Renewed 1909 1927 1992 Hubei [6]
5 Chen Yun 陈云 Old Renewed 1905 1924 1995 Shanghai [7]

Enlarged Meeting of the Politburo (January–November 1987)

Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Enlarged Meeting of the 12th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party
[1]
Rank Officeholder Hanzi 4th PLE 13th PSC Birth PM Death Birthplace No. of offices Ref.
1 Zhao Ziyang 赵紫阳 Old Reelected 1919 1938 2005 Henan
Four
 [5]
2
(de facto 1) 		Deng Xiaoping 邓小平 Old Not 1904 1924 1997 Sichuan
Three
 [4]
3 Li Xiannian 李先念 Old Not 1909 1927 1992 Hubei [6]
4 Chen Yun 陈云 Old Not 1905 1924 1995 Shanghai [7]
5 Hu Yaobang 胡耀邦 Old Died 1915 1933 1989 Hunan Held no office [2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "中共第十二届历次中央全会" [The Plenary Sessions of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China]. The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Hu Yaobang". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Ye Jianying". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Deng Xiaoping". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Chao, Tzu-yang; Zhao, Xiusheng (16 June 2023). "Zhao Ziyang". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "Li Xiannian". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  7. ^ a b c Tyler, Patrick E. (12 April 1995). "Chen Yun, Who Slowed China's Shift to Market, Dies at 89". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

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