8th Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

The 8th Politburo Standing Committee, formally the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 8th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee in 1956, in the aftermath of the 8th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It was preceded by the CCP's 7th Politburo Standing Committee and was succeeded by the 9th in 1969.

Composition

1st Plenary Session (1956–1958)

Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 1st Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee
[1]
Rank Officeholder Hanzi 7th SEC 2nd PLE Birth PM Death Birthplace No. of offices Ref.
1 Mao Zedong 毛泽东 Old Renewed 1893 1921 1976 Hunan
Four
 [2]
2 Liu Shaoqi 刘少奇 Old Renewed 1898 1921 1969 Henan [3]
3 Zhou Enlai 周恩来 Old Renewed 1898 1921 1976 Jiangsu [4]
4 Zhu De 朱德 Old Renewed 1886 1925 1976 Sichuan
Three
 [5]
5 Chen Yun 陈云 Old Renewed 1905 1924 1995 Shanghai [6]
6 Deng Xiaoping 邓小平 New Renewed 1904 1924 1997 Sichuan [7]

5th Plenary Session (1958–1966)

Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 5th Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee
[1]
Rank Officeholder Hanzi 1st PLE 11th PLE Birth PM Death Birthplace No. of offices Ref.
1 Mao Zedong 毛泽东 Old Renewed 1893 1921 1976 Hunan
Four
 [2]
2 Liu Shaoqi 刘少奇 Old Renewed 1898 1921 1969 Henan
Four
 [3]
3 Zhou Enlai 周恩来 Old Renewed 1898 1921 1976 Jiangsu [4]
4 Zhu De 朱德 Old Renewed 1886 1925 1976 Sichuan
Four
 [5]
5 Chen Yun 陈云 Old Renewed 1905 1924 1995 Shanghai [6]
6 Lin Biao 林彪 New Renewed 1907 1927 1971 Hubei
Six
 [8]
7 Deng Xiaoping 邓小平 Old Renewed 1904 1924 1997 Sichuan [7]

11th Plenary Session (1966–1968)

Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 11th Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee
[1]
Rank Officeholder Hanzi 5th PLE 12th PLE Birth PM Death Birthplace No. of offices Ref.
1 Mao Zedong 毛泽东 Old Renewed 1893 1921 1976 Hunan
Two
 [2]
2 Lin Biao 林彪 Old Renewed 1907 1927 1971 Hubei [8]
3 Zhou Enlai 周恩来 Old Renewed 1898 1921 1976 Jiangsu [4]
4 Tao Zhu 陶铸 New Not 1908 1926 1969 Hunan [9]
5 Chen Boda 陈伯达 New Renewed 1904 1927 1989 Fujian
One
 [10]
6 Deng Xiaoping 邓小平 Old Not 1904 1924 1997 Sichuan [7]
7 Kang Sheng 康生 New Renewed 1898 1925 1975 Shandong [11]
8 Liu Shaoqi 刘少奇 Old Not 1898 1921 1969 Henan
Two
 [8]
9 Zhu De 朱德 Old Renewed 1886 1925 1976 Sichuan [5]
10 Li Fuchun 李富春 New Renewed 1900 1922 1975 Hunan [12]
11 Chen Yun 陈云 Old Renewed 1905 1924 1995 Shanghai [6]

12th Plenary Session (1968–1969)

Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 12th Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee
[1]
Rank Officeholder Hanzi 11th PLE 9th PSC Birth PM Death Birthplace No. of offices Ref.
1 Mao Zedong 毛泽东 Old Reelected 1893 1921 1976 Hunan
Two
 [2]
2 Lin Biao 林彪 Old Reelected 1907 1927 1971 Hubei [8]
3 Zhou Enlai 周恩来 Old Reelected 1898 1921 1976 Jiangsu [4]
4 Chen Boda 陈伯达 Old Reelected 1904 1927 1989 Fujian
One
 [10]
5 Kang Sheng 康生 Old Reelected 1898 1925 1975 Shandong [11]
6 Zhu De 朱德 Old Not 1886 1925 1976 Sichuan [5]
7 Li Fuchun 李富春 Old Not 1900 1922 1975 Hunan [12]
8 Chen Yun 陈云 Old Not 1905 1924 1995 Shanghai [6]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d Schram, Stuart Reynolds. "Mao Zedong". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b North, Robert C. "Liu Shaoqi". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "Zhou Enlai". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d "Zhu De". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d 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.
  7. ^ a b c "Deng Xiaoping". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d Rhoads, Edward J. M. "Lin Biao". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  9. ^ "十二 平反昭雪冤假错案" [12. Rehabilitate wrongful convictions]. People's Daily (in Chinese). 6 June 2014. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Chen Boda". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Kang Sheng". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  12. ^ a b "李富春" [Li Fuchun]. The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China. 16 October 2008. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

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