8th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party

The 8th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 8th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee of the CCP on 28 September 1956 in the aftermath of the 8th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 7th Politburo and succeeded by the 9th. 11 of the 26 members served concurrently in the 8th Politburo Standing Committee.

Composition[edit]

Members[edit]

Members of the Political Bureau of the 8th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
[1]
Name Hanzi 7th POL 9th POL Birth PM Death Birthplace No. of offices Ref.
Chen Boda 陈伯达 11th Plenum Reelected 1904 1927 1989 Fujian
Two
[2]
Chen Yi 陈毅 New Not 1901 1922 1972 Sichuan [3]
Chen Yun 陈云 Old Not 1905 1924 1995 Shanghai [4]
Deng Xiaoping 邓小平 Old 12th Plenum 1904 1924 1997 Sichuan [5]
Dong Biwu 董必武 Old Reelected 1886 1921 1975 Hubei [6]
He Long 贺龙 New 12th Plenum 1896 1926 1969 Hunan [7]
Kang Sheng 康生 11th Plenum Reelected 1898 1925 1975 Shandong [8]
Ke Qingshi 柯庆施 6th Plenum Died 1902 1922 1965 Anhui [9]
Li Fuchun 李富春 New Not 1900 1922 1975 Hunan [10]
Li Jingquan 李井泉 6th Plenum 11th Plenum 1909 1922 1989 Jiangxi [11]
Li Xiannian 李先念 New Reelected 1909 1927 1992 Hubei
One
[12]
Lin Biao 林彪 Old Reelected 1907 1927 1971 Hubei [13]
Lin Boqu 林伯渠 Old Died 1886 1921 1960 Hunan [14]
Liu Bocheng 刘伯承 New Reelected 1892 1926 1986 Sichuan [15]
Liu Shaoqi 刘少奇 Old 12th Plenum 1898 1921 1969 Henan [16]
Luo Ronghuan 罗荣桓 New Died 1902 1927 1963 Hunan [17]
Mao Zedong 毛泽东 Old Reelected 1893 1921 1976 Hunan
Three
[18]
Nie Rongzhen 聂荣臻 11th Plenum Not 1899 1923 1992 Sichuan
Three
[19]
Peng Dehuai 彭德怀 New 8th Plenum 1898 1928 1974 Hunan [20]
Peng Zhen 彭真 Old 11th Plenum 1902 1923 1997 Shanxi [21]
Tan Zhenlin 谭震林 6th Plenum 12th Plenum 1902 1926 1983 Jiangxi [22]
Tao Zhu 陶铸 11th Plenum 12th Plenum 1908 1926 1969 Hunan [23]
Xu Xiangqian 徐向前 11th Plenum Not 1901 1927 1990 Shanxi [24]
Ye Jianying 叶剑英 11th Plenum Reelected 1897 1927 1986 Guangdong [25]
Zhou Enlai 周恩来 Old Reelected 1898 1921 1976 Jiangsu [26]
Zhu De 朱德 Old Reelected 1886 1925 1976 Sichuan [27]

Alternates[edit]

Alternates of the Political Bureau of the 8th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
[1]
Name Hanzi 7th POL 9th POL Birth PM Death Birthplace Ethnicity No. of offices Ref.
Bo Yibo 薄一波 New 11th Plenum 1908 1925 2007 Shanxi Han [28]
Chen Boda 陈伯达 New 11th Plenum 1904 1927 1989 Fujian Han
Two
[2]
Kang Sheng 康生 New 11th Plenum 1898 1925 1975 Shandong Han [8]
Li Xuefeng 李雪峰 11th Plenum Alternate 1903 1933 2003 Shanxi Han [29]
Lu Dingyi 陆定一 New 11th Plenum 1906 1925 1996 Jiangsu Han [30]
Song Renqiong 宋任穷 11th Plenum 12th Plenum 1909 1926 2005 Hunan Han
Three
[31]
Ulanhu 乌兰夫 New 11th Plenum 1907 1925 1988 Suiyuan Tümed [32]
Xie Fuzhi 谢富治 11th Plenum Member 1909 1931 1972 Hubei Han [33]
Zhang Wentian 张闻天 Member 8th Plenum 1907 1925 1946 Shanghai Han [34]

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