7th Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party

The 7th Secretariat, formally the Secretariat of the 7th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 7th Central Committee in 1945, in the aftermath of the 7th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It was preceded by the CCP's 6th Politburo Standing Committee and was succeeded by the 8th Politburo Standing Committee in 1956.

Despite its name, this institution is more akin to the present-day Politburo Standing Committee than the Secretariat.

Composition

Members

1st Plenary Session (1945–1950)

Members of the Secretariat of the 1st Plenary Session of the 7th Central Committee
^[1]
Rank		Hanzi	6th PSC	3rd PLE	Birth	PM	Death	Birthplace	No. of offices	Ref.
1	Mao Zedong	毛泽东	Old	Renewed	1893	1921	1976	Hunan	Five Party office Chairman, Central Committee State office Chairman, Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China (from 1949) Organisational office Chairman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (from 1949) Military offices Chairman, Central Military Commission (before 1949) Chairman, People's Revolutionary Military Commission (from 1949)	^[2]
2	Zhu De	朱德	Old	Renewed	1886	1925	1976	Sichuan	Three Party office Secretary, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (from 1949) Military offices Commander-in-Chief, People's Liberation Army Vice Chairman, People's Revolutionary Military Commission (from 1949)	^[3]
3	Liu Shaoqi	刘少奇	Old	Renewed	1898	1921	1969	Henan	Three State office Vice Chairman, Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China (from 1949) Military offices Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission (before 1949) Vice Chairman, People's Revolutionary Military Commission (from 1949)	^[4]
4	Zhou Enlai	周恩来	Old	Renewed	1898	1921	1976	Jiangsu	Four State offices Premier, Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government (from 1949) Minister of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of China (from 1949) Military offices Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission (before 1949) Vice Chairman, People's Revolutionary Military Commission (from 1949)	^[5]
5	Ren Bishi	任弼时	Old	Died	1904	1922	1950	Hunan	One Party office Secretary-General, Central Committee Secretariat	^[6]

3rd Plenary Session (1950–1956)

Members of the Secretariat of the 3rd Plenary Session of the 7th Central Committee
^[1]
Rank		Hanzi	1st PLE	8th PSC	Birth	PM	Death	Birthplace	No. of offices	Ref.
1	Mao Zedong	毛泽东	Old	Reelected	1893	1921	1976	Hunan	Seven Party office Chairman, Central Committee State offices Chairman, Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China (before 1954) Chairman, People's Republic of China (from 1954) Organisational office Chairman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (before 1954) Military offices Chairman, People's Revolutionary Military Commission (before 1954) Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee (from 1954) Chairman, National Defense Council (from 1954)	^[2]
2	Zhu De	朱德	Old	Reelected	1886	1925	1976	Sichuan	Five Party office Secretary, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (before 1955) State office Vice Chairman, People's Republic of China (from 1954) Military offices Vice Chairman, People's Revolutionary Military Commission (before 1954) Commander-in-Chief, People's Liberation Army (before 1954) Vice Chairman, National Defense Council (from 1954)	^[3]
3	Liu Shaoqi	刘少奇	Old	Reelected	1898	1921	1969	Henan	Three State office Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Military offices Vice Chairman, People's Revolutionary Military Commission (before 1954) Vice Chairman, National Defense Council (from 1954)	^[4]
4	Zhou Enlai	周恩来	Old	Reelected	1898	1921	1976	Jiangsu	Four State offices Minister of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of China Premier, Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government (before 1954) Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China (from 1954) Organisational office Chairman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (from 1954)	^[5]
5	Chen Yun	陈云	Alternate	Reelected	1905	1924	1995	Shanghai	Two State offices Chairman, Central Commission for Economic and Financial Affairs (before 1954) First-ranked Vice Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China (from 1954)	^[7]

Alternates

1st Plenary Session (1945–1950)

Members of the Secretariat of the 1st Plenary Session of the 7th Central Committee
^[1]
Rank	Officeholder		Hanzi	6th PSC	3rd PLE	Birth	PM	Death	Birthplace	No. of offices	Ref.
1		Chen Yun	陈云	Comeback	Promoted	1905	1924	1995	Shanghai	One State office Chairman, Central Commission for Economic and Financial Affairs (from 1949)	^[7]
2		Peng Zhen	彭真	New	Renewed	1902	1923	1997	Shanxi	One Party office Secretary, Beijing Municipal Committee (from 1948)	^[8]

3rd Plenary Session (1950–1956)

Members of the Secretariat of the 3rd Plenary Session of the 7th Central Committee
^[1]
Rank	Officeholder		Hanzi	1st PLE	8th PSC	Birth	PM	Death	Birthplace	No. of offices	Ref.
1		Peng Zhen	彭真	Old	Not	1902	1923	1997	Shanxi	Two Party office Secretary, Beijing Municipal Committee State office Mayor, Beijing Municipal People's Government (from 1951)	^[8]

References

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^ ^a ^b Schram, Stuart Reynolds. "Mao Zedong". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Zhu De". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b North, Robert C. "Liu Shaoqi". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Zhou Enlai". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ "任弼时：共产党员的楷模" [Ren Bishi: A model for Communist Party members]. People's Daily (in Chinese). 10 December 2020. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b "彭真" [Peng Zhen]. People's Daily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

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Secretariat	Mao Zedong (Chairman) Zhu De Liu Shaoqi Zhou Enlai Ren Bishi (died 1950) → Chen Yun (1950)
Other members	Chen Yun (to Secretariat 1950) Kang Sheng Gao Gang (committed suicide 1954) Peng Zhen Dong Biwu Lin Boqu Zhang Wentian Peng Dehuai Lin Biao (added 1955) Deng Xiaoping (added 1955)
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