8th Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party explained

The 8th Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, 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)

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Officeholder	scope=col	Hanzi	scope=col	7th SEC	scope=col	2nd PLE	scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col class="unsortable"
1		Mao Zedong	data-sort-value="4"	毛泽东	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1893	1921	1976	Hunan		^[1]
2		Liu Shaoqi	data-sort-value="4"	刘少奇	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1898	1921	1969	Henan		^[2]
3		Zhou Enlai	data-sort-value="128"	周恩来	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1898	1921	1976	Jiangsu		^[3]
4		Zhu De	data-sort-value="53"	朱德	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1886	1925	1976	Sichuan		^[4]
5		Chen Yun	data-sort-value="122"	陈云	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1905	1924	1995	Shanghai		^[5]
6		Deng Xiaoping	data-sort-value="34"	邓小平	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = LightGreen		1904	1924	1997	Sichuan		^[6]

5th Plenary Session (1958–1966)

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Officeholder	scope=col	Hanzi	scope=col	1st PLE	scope=col	11th PLE	scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col class="unsortable"
1		Mao Zedong	data-sort-value="4"	毛泽东	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1893	1921	1976	Hunan
2		Liu Shaoqi	data-sort-value="4"	刘少奇	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1898	1921	1969	Henan
3		Zhou Enlai	data-sort-value="128"	周恩来	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1898	1921	1976	Jiangsu
4		Zhu De	data-sort-value="53"	朱德	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1886	1925	1976	Sichuan
5		Chen Yun	data-sort-value="122"	陈云	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1905	1924	1995	Shanghai
6		Lin Biao	data-sort-value="4"	林彪	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = LightGreen		1907	1927	1971	Hubei		^[7]
7		Deng Xiaoping	data-sort-value="34"	邓小平	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1904	1924	1997	Sichuan

11th Plenary Session (1966–1968)

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Officeholder	scope=col	Hanzi	scope=col	5th PLE	scope=col	12th PLE	scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col class="unsortable"
1		Mao Zedong	data-sort-value="4"	毛泽东	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1893	1921	1976	Hunan
2		Lin Biao	data-sort-value="4"	林彪	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1907	1927	1971	Hubei
3		Zhou Enlai	data-sort-value="128"	周恩来	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1898	1921	1976	Jiangsu
4		Tao Zhu	data-sort-value="128"	陶铸	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1908	1926	1969	Hunan		^[8]
5		Chen Boda	data-sort-value="15"	陈伯达	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = LightGreen		1904	1927	1989	Fujian		^[9]
6		Deng Xiaoping	data-sort-value="34"	邓小平	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1904	1924	1997	Sichuan
7		Kang Sheng	data-sort-value="160"	康生	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = LightGreen		1898	1925	1975	Shandong		^[10]
8		Liu Shaoqi	data-sort-value="4"	刘少奇	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1898	1921	1969	Henan
9		Zhu De	data-sort-value="53"	朱德	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1886	1925	1976	Sichuan
10		Li Fuchun	data-sort-value="160"	李富春	bgcolor = LightGreen		bgcolor = LightGreen		1900	1922	1975	Hunan		^[11]
11		Chen Yun	data-sort-value="122"	陈云	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1905	1924	1995	Shanghai

12th Plenary Session (1968–1969)

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Officeholder	scope=col	Hanzi	scope=col	11th PLE	scope=col	9th PSC	scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col class="unsortable"
1		Mao Zedong	data-sort-value="4"	毛泽东	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1893	1921	1976	Hunan
2		Lin Biao	data-sort-value="4"	林彪	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1907	1927	1971	Hubei
3		Zhou Enlai	data-sort-value="128"	周恩来	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1898	1921	1976	Jiangsu
4		Chen Boda	data-sort-value="15"	陈伯达	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1904	1927	1989	Fujian		^[12]
5		Kang Sheng	data-sort-value="160"	康生	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1898	1925	1975	Shandong		^[13]
6		Zhu De	data-sort-value="53"	朱德	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1886	1925	1976	Sichuan
7		Li Fuchun	data-sort-value="160"	李富春	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1900	1922	1975	Hunan		^[14]
8		Chen Yun	data-sort-value="122"	陈云	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1905	1924	1995	Shanghai

External links

• 18th CCP Central Committee

Notes and References

1. Web site: Schram, Stuart Reynolds . Mao Zedong . . 26 July 2023 . 26 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230726162545/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mao-Zedong .
2. Web site: North, Robert C. . Liu Shaoqi . . 30 July 2023 . 30 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230730084121/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Liu-Shaoqi .
3. Web site: Zhou Enlai . . 26 July 2023 . 26 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230726162637/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zhou-Enlai .
4. Web site: Zhu De . . 26 July 2023 . 26 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230726163323/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zhu-De .
5. Web site: Tyler, Patrick E. . Chen Yun, Who Slowed China's Shift to Market, Dies at 89 . . 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 .
6. Web site: Deng Xiaoping . . 26 July 2023 . 26 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230726083941/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Deng-Xiaoping .
7. Web site: Rhoads, Edward J. M. . Lin Biao . . 26 July 2023 . 26 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230726175837/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lin-Biao .
8. Web site: 12. Rehabilitate wrongful convictions . 十二 平反昭雪冤假错案 . . 6 June 2014 . 26 July 2023 . 26 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230726221726/http://dangshi.people.com.cn/n/2014/0106/c85037-24032605-8.html . Chinese .
9. Web site: Chen Boda . . 26 July 2023 . 26 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230726174538/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Chen-Boda .
10. Web site: Kang Sheng . . 25 July 2023 . 26 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230726163011/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kang-Sheng .
11. Web site: 李富春 . Li Fuchun . . 16 October 2008 . 25 July 2023 . 26 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230726221648/https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-10/16/content_1122284.htm .
12. Web site: Chen Boda . . 26 July 2023 . 26 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230726174538/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Chen-Boda .
13. Web site: Kang Sheng . . 25 July 2023 . 26 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230726163011/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kang-Sheng .
14. Web site: 李富春 . Li Fuchun . . 16 October 2008 . 25 July 2023 . 26 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230726221648/https://www.gov.cn/gjjg/2008-10/16/content_1122284.htm .