11th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party

11th electoral term of the Political Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party The 11th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st plenary session of the 11th Central Committee of the CCP on 19 August 1977 in the aftermath of the 11th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 10th Politburo and succeeded by the 12th. Eighth of the 29 members served concurrently in the 11th Politburo Standing Committee. Composition Members +Members of the Political Bureau of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party 中国共产党第十一届中央领导机构 The 11th Central Leading Organisation of the Communist Party of China The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China 19 September 2008 6 August 2023 6 August 2023 https://archive.today/20230806092658/https://www.gov.cn/test/2008-09/19/content_1099420.htm Chinese https://www.gov.cn/test/2008-09/19/content_1099420.htm Officeholder 10th 12th Birth The year of birth of the person in question. PM Party membership—when the person in question joined the party. Death The year of death of the person in question. Birthplace Birthplace—in which large city or province the person in question was born in. Ethnicity Gender Offices held All offices held during the 11th term of the Politburo. Ref. References. Chen Xilian 陈锡联 Old Member of the Politburo of the 10th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 5th PLE Removed from the Politburo at the 5th plenary session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party on 23–29 February 1980. 1915 1948 1999 Hubei Han Male a6 One Military office Commander, Beijing Military Region of the People's Liberation Army 陈锡联 Chen Xilian The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China 16 October 2008 6 August 2023 6 August 2023 https://archive.today/20230806075145/https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-10/16/content_1122724.htm Chinese https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-10/16/content_1122724.htm Chen Yonggui 陈永贵 Old Member of the Politburo of the 10th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Not Not elected to the Politburo of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1914 1948 1986 Shanxi Han Male a6 One State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China 陈永贵 Chen Yonggui The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China 21 October 2008 6 August 2023 6 August 2023 https://archive.today/20230806074853/https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-10/21/content_1126473.htm Chinese https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-10/21/content_1126473.htm Chen Yun 陈云 3rd PLE Elected as a member of the Politburo at the 3rd plenary session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party on 18–22 December 1978. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1905 1925 1995 Shanghai Han Male a6 One Party office First Secretary, Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Tyler, Patrick E. Chen Yun, Who Slowed China's Shift to Market, Dies at 89 The New York Times 12 April 1995 25 July 2023 6 December 2014 https://archive.today/20141206182817/http://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/12/obituaries/chen-yun-who-slowed-china-s-shift-to-market-dies-at-89.html https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/12/obituaries/chen-yun-who-slowed-china-s-shift-to-market-dies-at-89.html Deng Xiaoping 邓小平 Old Member of the Politburo of the 10th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1904 1924 1997 Sichuan Han Male a6 Five Party office Vice Chairman, Central Committee State office First-ranked Vice Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China Organisational office Chairman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (from 1978) Military office Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee Chief, General Staff Department of the Central Military Commission Deng Xiaoping Encyclopædia Britannica 30 June 2023 26 July 2023 26 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230726083941/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Deng-Xiaoping https://www.britannica.com/biography/Deng-Xiaoping Deng Yingchao 邓颖超 3rd PLE Elected as a member of the Politburo at the 3rd plenary session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party on 18–22 December 1978. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1904 1924 1992 Guangxi Han Female a6 One Party office Second Secretary, Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Deng Yingchao Encyclopedia Britannica 7 July 2023 4 August 2023 4 August 2023 https://archive.today/20230804160422/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Deng-Yingchao https://www.britannica.com/biography/Deng-Yingchao Fang Yi 方毅 New Never served as a member of the Politburo before. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1916 1931 1997 Fujian Han Male a6 Three State offices Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Director, State Science and Technology Commission President, Chinese Academy of Sciences 方 毅 （1916—1997） Fang Yi (1916—1997) National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference 26 September 2011 4 August 2023 4 August 2023 https://archive.today/20230804160112/http://www.cppcc.gov.cn/2011/09/26/ARTI1317001118828509.shtml Chinese http://www.cppcc.gov.cn/2011/09/26/ARTI1317001118828509.shtml Geng Biao 耿飚 New Never served as a member of the Politburo before. Not Not elected to the Politburo of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1909 1928 2000 Hunan Han Male a6 Two State offices Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Minister of National Defence 耿飚同志生平 Life of Comrade Geng Biao The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China 9 June 2009 6 August 2023 6 August 2023 https://archive.today/20230806075402/https://www.gov.cn/test/2009-06/09/content_1335535.htm Chinese https://www.gov.cn/test/2009-06/09/content_1335535.htm Hu Yaobang 胡耀邦 3rd PLE Elected as a member of the Politburo at the 3rd plenary session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party on 18–22 December 1978. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1915 1933 1989 Hunan Han Male a6 Three Party offices Chairman, Central Committee General Secretary, Central Committee Secretary-General, Central Committee Secretariat Hu Yaobang Encyclopædia Britannica 26 July 2023 26 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230726083236/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hu-Yaobang https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hu-Yaobang Hua Guofeng 华国锋 Old Member of the Politburo of the 10th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Not Not elected to the Politburo of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1921 1938 2008 Shanxi Han Male a6 Four Party offices Chairman, Central Committee Vice Chairman, Central Committee State office Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China Military office Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee Hua Guofeng Encyclopædia Britannica 26 July 2023 26 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230726135641/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hua-Guofeng https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hua-Guofeng Ji Dengkui 纪登奎 Old Member of the Politburo of the 10th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 5th PLE Removed from the Politburo at the 5th plenary session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party on 23–29 February 1980. 1923 1938 1988 Shanxi Han Male a6 One Party office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China 纪登奎 Ji Dengkui People's Daily 6 August 2023 6 August 2023 https://archive.today/20230806073723/https://cpc.people.com.cn/daohang/n/2013/0226/c357263-20607152.html Chinese https://cpc.people.com.cn/daohang/n/2013/0226/c357263-20607152.html Li Desheng 李德生 Old Member of the Politburo of the 10th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1916 1932 2011 Henan Han Male a6 One Military office Commander, Shenyang Military Region of the People's Liberation Army 中共中央原副主席李德生逝世 Li Desheng, former vice chairman of the CPC Central Committee Sina Corporation 9 May 2011 26 July 2023 26 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230726163447/https://news.sina.com.cn/o/2011-05-09/061622428892.shtml Chinese https://news.sina.com.cn/o/2011-05-09/061622428892.shtml Li Xiannian 李先念 Old Member of the Politburo of the 10th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1909 1927 1992 Hubei Han Male a6 One State office President, People's Republic of China (from 1983) Li Xiannian Encyclopedia Britannica 19 June 2023 25 July 2023 26 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230726084201/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Li-Xiannian https://www.britannica.com/biography/Li-Xiannian Liu Bocheng 刘伯承 Old Member of the Politburo of the 10th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Not Not elected to the Politburo of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1892 1926 1986 Sichuan Han Male a6 One State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress 组图：纪念刘伯承诞辰120周年——难忘"军神"风采 Group photo: Commemorating the 120th anniversary of Liu Bocheng's birth - unforgettable "military god" style People's Daily 17 August 2015 25 July 2023 6 August 2023 https://archive.today/20230806073224/http://dangshi.people.com.cn/n/2012/1130/c85037-19752498.html http://dangshi.people.com.cn/n/2012/1130/c85037-19752498.html Ni Zhifu 倪志福 Alternate Alternate of the Politburo of the 10th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1933 1958 2013 Shanghai Han Male a6 One Organisational office Chairman, Central Committee of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions 倪志福同志生平 Life of Comrade Ni Zhifu People's Daily 2 May 2013 4 August 2023 4 August 2023 https://archive.today/20230804162317/https://cpc.people.com.cn/n/2013/0502/c87393-21346660.html Chinese https://cpc.people.com.cn/n/2013/0502/c87393-21346660.html Nie Rongzhen 聂荣臻 New Never served as a member of the Politburo before. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1899 1923 1992 Sichuan Han Male a6 One State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress 聂荣臻 Nie Rongzhen The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China 16 November 2007 4 August 2023 4 August 2023 https://archive.today/20230804161910/https://www.gov.cn/test/2007-11/16/content_807485.htm Chinese https://www.gov.cn/test/2007-11/16/content_807485.htm Peng Chong 彭冲 New Never served as a member of the Politburo before. Not Not elected to the Politburo of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1915 1934 2010 Fujian Han Male a6 Four Party office Secretary, Shanghai Municipal Party Committee Organisational office Chairman, Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference State offices Secretary, Shanghai Revolutionary Committee Mayor of Shanghai Municipal People's Government 彭冲 Peng Chong People's Daily 6 August 2023 6 August 2023 https://archive.today/20230806075721/https://cpc.people.com.cn/daohang/n/2013/0225/c357210-20593665.html Chinese https://cpc.people.com.cn/daohang/n/2013/0225/c357210-20593665.html Peng Zhen 彭真 4th PLE Elected as a member of the Politburo at the 4th plenary session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party on 25–28 September 1979. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1902 1923 1997 Shanxi Han Male a6 Two Party office Secretary, Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Central Committee State office Secretary-General, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress 彭真 Peng Zhen People's Daily 25 July 2023 30 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230730084843/https://cpc.people.com.cn/daohang/n/2013/0225/c357210-20593208.html Chinese https://cpc.people.com.cn/daohang/n/2013/0225/c357210-20593208.html Su Zhenhua 苏振华 Alternate Alternate of the Politburo of the 10th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Died Died of natural causes on 7 February 1979. 1912 1930 1979 Hunan Han Male a6 Two State offices Secretary, Shanghai Revolutionary Committee Mayor of Shanghai Municipal People's Government 苏振华 Su Zhenhua The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China 21 October 2008 6 August 2023 6 August 2023 https://archive.today/20230806073938/https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-10/21/content_1126506.htm Chinese https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-10/21/content_1126506.htm Ulanhu 乌兰夫 New Never served as a member of the Politburo before. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1907 1925 1988 Suiyuan Tümed Male a6 One Party office Head, United Front Work Department of the Central Committee 乌兰夫 （1906—1988） Ulanhu (1906—1988) National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference 26 September 2011 4 August 2023 4 August 2023 https://archive.today/20230804155908/http://www.cppcc.gov.cn/2011/09/26/ARTI1317001118828595.shtml Chinese http://www.cppcc.gov.cn/2011/09/26/ARTI1317001118828595.shtml Wang Dongxing 汪东兴 New Never served as a member of the Politburo before. Not Not elected to the Politburo of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1916 1932 2015 Jiangxi Han Male a6 Two Party offices Vice Chairman, Central Committee Director, General Office of the Central Committee Gittings, John Wang Dongxing obituary The Guardian 17 August 2015 25 July 2023 26 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230726140133/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/27/wang-dongxing https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/27/wang-dongxing Wang Zhen 王震 3rd PLE Elected as a member of the Politburo at the 3rd plenary session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party on 18–22 December 1978. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1908 1928 1993 Hunan Han Male a6 One State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China 王震 Wang Zhen The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China 28 March 2008 4 August 2023 4 August 2023 https://archive.today/20230804155309/https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-03/28/content_931305.htm Chinese https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-03/28/content_931305.htm Wei Guoqing 韦国清 Old Member of the Politburo of the 10th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1913 1931 1989 Guangxi Zhuang Male a6 Three Party office Secretary, Guangdong Provincial Party Committee Military office Head, General Political Department of the Central Military Commission State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress 韦国清（1913—1989） Wei Guoqing (1913—1989) National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference 4 August 2023 4 August 2023 https://archive.today/20230804155545/http://www.cppcc.gov.cn/2011/09/28/ARTI1317197372062313.shtml Chinese http://www.cppcc.gov.cn/2011/09/28/ARTI1317197372062313.shtml Wu De 吴德 Old Member of the Politburo of the 10th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 5th PLE Removed from the Politburo at the 5th plenary session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party on 23–29 February 1980. 1913 1933 1995 Hebei Han Male a6 One Party office Secretary, Beijing Municipal Party Committee 吴德 Wu De The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China 21 October 2008 6 August 2023 6 August 2023 https://archive.today/20230806074227/https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-10/21/content_1126471.htm Chinese https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-10/21/content_1126471.htm Xu Shiyou 许世友 Old Member of the Politburo of the 10th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Not Not elected to the Politburo of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1906 1927 1985 Henan Han Male a6 One Military office Commander, Guangzhou Military Region of the People's Liberation Army 许世友 Xu Shiyou The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China 16 October 2008 6 August 2023 6 August 2023 https://archive.today/20230806073456/https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-10/16/content_1122723.htm Chinese https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-10/16/content_1122723.htm Xu Xiangqian 徐向前 New Never served as a member of the Politburo before. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1901 1927 1990 Shanxi Han Male a6 Two State offices Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Minister of National Defence 徐向前 Xu Xiangqian The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China 16 November 2007 4 August 2023 4 August 2023 https://archive.today/20230804162602/https://www.gov.cn/test/2007-11/16/content_807482.htm Chinese https://www.gov.cn/test/2007-11/16/content_807482.htm Ye Jianying 叶剑英 Old Member of the Politburo of the 10th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1897 1927 1986 Guangdong Han Male a6 Three State office Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Military offices Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China Ye Jianying Encyclopædia Britannica 26 July 2023 26 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230726083620/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ye-Jianying https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ye-Jianying Yu Qiuli 余秋里 New Never served as a member of the Politburo before. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1914 1931 1999 Jiangxi Han Male a6 Two State offices Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Minister, State Planning Commission 余秋里 Yu Qiuli The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China 21 October 2008 4 August 2023 4 August 2023 https://archive.today/20230804160931/https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-10/21/content_1126594.htm Chinese https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-10/21/content_1126594.htm Zhang Tingfa 张廷发 New Never served as a member of the Politburo before. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1918 1936 2010 Fujian Han Male a6 One Military office Commander, People's Liberation Army Air Force 张廷发同志遗体在京火化 胡锦涛等到八宝山送别 Comrade Zhang Tingfa's body was cremated in Beijing Hu Jintao waited for Babaoshan to bid farewell The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China 31 March 2010 4 August 2023 4 August 2023 https://archive.today/20230804161351/https://www.gov.cn/ldhd/2010-03/31/content_1570359_2.htm Chinese https://www.gov.cn/ldhd/2010-03/31/content_1570359_2.htm Zhao Ziyang 赵紫阳 4th PLE Elected as a member of the Politburo at the 4th plenary session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party on 25–28 September 1979. Elected Member of the Politburo of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1919 1938 2005 Henan Han Male a6 Five Party office Vice Chairman, Central Committee Head, Leading Group for Financial and Economic Affairs of the Central Committee Secretary, Sichuan Provincial Party Committee Organisational office Vice Chairman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference State office Governor of Sichuan Chao, Tzu-yang Zhao, Xiusheng Zhao Ziyang Encyclopædia Britannica 16 June 2023 25 July 2023 26 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230726070118/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zhao-Ziyang https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zhao-Ziyang Alternates +Alternates of the Political Bureau of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Officeholder 10th 12th Birth The year of birth of the person in question. PM Party membership—when the person in question joined the party. Death The year of death of the person in question. Birthplace Birthplace—in which large city or province the person in question was born in. Ethnicity Gender Offices held All offices held during the 11th term of the Politburo. Ref. References. Chen Muhua 陈慕华 New Never served as a member of the Politburo before. Alternate Alternate of the Politburo of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1921 1938 2011 Guangxi Han Female a6 Two State offices Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Minister of Foreign Economic Liaison 陈慕华 Chen Muhua The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China 2 October 2008 5 August 2023 5 August 2023 https://archive.today/20230805084950/https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-10/21/content_1126662.htm https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-10/21/content_1126662.htm 陈慕华同志生平 Life of Comrade Chen Muhua All-China Women's Federation China Central Television 12 May 2011 5 August 2023 5 August 2023 https://archive.today/20230805085154/http://news.cntv.cn/china/20110512/109619.shtml http://news.cntv.cn/china/20110512/109619.shtml Saifuddin Azizi 赛福鼎·艾则孜 Alternate Alternate of the Politburo of the 10th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Not Not elected to the Politburo of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. 1915 1949 2003 Xinjiang Uyghur Male a6 Two Party office Secretary, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Party Committee State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Saifuddin Azizi 赛福鼎·艾则孜 The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China 21 October 2008 6 August 2023 6 August 2023 https://archive.today/20230806080327/https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-10/21/content_1126517.htm https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-10/21/content_1126517.htm Zhao Ziyang 赵紫阳 New Never served as a member of the Politburo before. 4th PLE Promoted to ordinary membership of the Politburo at the 4th plenary session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party on 25–28 September 1979. 1919 1938 2005 Henan Han Male a6 Three Party office Secretary, Sichuan Provincial Party Committee Organisational office Vice Chairman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference State office Governor of Sichuan Chao, Tzu-yang Zhao, Xiusheng Zhao Ziyang Encyclopædia Britannica 16 June 2023 25 July 2023 26 July 2023 https://archive.today/20230726070118/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zhao-Ziyang https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zhao-Ziyang References External links zh Gazette of the 1st Session of the 11th CCP Central Committee Category:11th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party Category:1977 in China