Longest-serving members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party explained

This is a list of members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party who have served 11 years or more. One table ranks them according to continuous service, and another table ranks members according to total years as members. Zhou Enlai served the longest, but Mao Zedong had the continuously longest service of any member.

Longest-serving members

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Officeholderscope=col Rowspan="2" Hanziscope=col Rowspan="2" Took officescope=col Rowspan="2" Left officescope=col colspan="2" unsortable Durationscope=col Rowspan="2" class="unsortable"
scope=col Daysscope=col Years & days
1Zhou Enlaidata-sort-value="128" 周恩来



15,27241 years, 317 days
2Mao Zedongdata-sort-value="4" 毛泽东
3Chen Yundata-sort-value="122" 陈云



12,55334 years, 124 days
4Zhu Dedata-sort-value="53" 朱德

10,14927 years, 288 days
5Liu Shaoqidata-sort-value="4" 刘少奇[1]
6Deng Xiaopingdata-sort-value="25" 邓小平



8,99024 years, 209 days
7Hu Jintaodata-sort-value="15" 胡锦涛
8Xi Jinpingdata-sort-value="1" 习近平Incumbent
9Li Pengdata-sort-value="54" 李鹏
10Li Keqiangdata-sort-value="11" 李克强
11Kang Shengdata-sort-value="160" 康生

5,34014 years, 227 days[2]
12Jiang Zemindata-sort-value="49" 江泽民
12Li Ruihuandata-sort-value="67" 李瑞环
13Lin Biaodata-sort-value="4" 林彪

Longest continuously serving members

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Officeholderscope=col Rowspan="2" Hanziscope=col Rowspan="2" Took officescope=col Rowspan="2" Left officescope=col colspan="2" unsortable Durationscope=col Rowspan="2" class="unsortable"
scope=col Daysscope=col Years & days
1Mao Zedongdata-sort-value="4" 毛泽东[3]
2Zhou Enlaidata-sort-value="128" 周恩来[4]
3Liu Shaoqidata-sort-value="4" 刘少奇[5]
4Zhu Dedata-sort-value="53" 朱德[6]
5Hu Jintaodata-sort-value="15" 胡锦涛[7]
6Chen Yundata-sort-value="122" 陈云[8]
7Xi Jinpingdata-sort-value="1" 习近平Incumbent[9]
8Li Pengdata-sort-value="54" 李鹏[10]
9Li Keqiangdata-sort-value="11" 李克强[11]
10Jiang Zemindata-sort-value="49" 江泽民[12]
10Li Ruihuandata-sort-value="67" 李瑞环[13]
11Lin Biaodata-sort-value="4" 林彪[14]
12Deng Xiaopingdata-sort-value="25" 邓小平[15]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: North, Robert C. . Liu Shaoqi . . 30 July 2023 . 30 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230730084121/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Liu-Shaoqi .
  2. Web site: Kang Sheng . . 25 July 2023 . 26 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230726163011/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kang-Sheng .
  3. Web site: Schram, Stuart Reynolds . Mao Zedong . . 26 July 2023 . 26 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230726162545/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mao-Zedong .
  4. Web site: Zhou Enlai . . 26 July 2023 . 26 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230726162637/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zhou-Enlai .
  5. Web site: North, Robert C. . Liu Shaoqi . . 30 July 2023 . 30 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230730084121/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Liu-Shaoqi .
  6. Web site: Zhu De . . 26 July 2023 . 26 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230726163323/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zhu-De .
  7. Web site: Profile: Hu Jintao . . 14 March 2013 . 24 July 2023 . 24 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230724094240/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-20216496 .
  8. 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 .
  9. Web site: . Xi Jinping 习近平 . . 21 July 2023 . 24 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230524092434/https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/china_20180318_xi_jinping_profile.pdf .
  10. Web site: Ricking, Christoph . Ex-Chinese Premier Li Peng dies at 90 . . 25 July 2023 . 25 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230725073654/https://www.dw.com/en/li-peng-former-chinese-premier-dies-at-90/a-49715431 .
  11. Web site: . Li Keqiang 李克强 . . 21 July 2023 . 24 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221124122204/https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/china_20180318_li_keqiang_profile.pdf .
  12. Web site: Buckley, Chris . Wines, Michael . Jiang Zemin, Leader Who Guided China Into Global Market, Dies at 96 . . 30 November 2022 . 25 July 2023 . 1 December 2022 . https://archive.today/20221201000033/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/30/world/asia/jiang-zemin-dead.html#selection-309.0-309.67 .
  13. Web site: Profile: Li Ruihuan . . 25 July 2023 . 25 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230725073105/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/asia_pac/02/china_party_congress/leadership_changes/html/li_ruihuan.stm .
  14. 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 .
  15. Web site: Deng Xiaoping . . 26 July 2023 . 26 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230726083941/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Deng-Xiaoping .

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