12th Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

The 12th Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, formally the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected by the 1st plenary session of the 12th Central Committee in 1982, in the aftermath of the 12th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It was preceded by the CCP's 11th Politburo Standing Committee and was succeeded by the 13th in 1987.

Composition

=1st plenary session (1982–1985)=

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|+Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 1st plenary session of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
{{ cite web | author = | title = 中共第十二届历次中央全会 | trans-title = The Plenary Sessions of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China | publisher = The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China | date = | accessdate = 25 July 2023 | archive-date = 26 July 2023 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20230726130158/https://www.gov.cn/test/2007-08/28/content_729805.htm | language = | URL = https://www.gov.cn/test/2007-08/28/content_729805.htm }}

! scope=col | {{abbr|Rank|The official numbering of the Politburo Standing Committee as announced by the 1st plenary session of the 12th Central Committee.}}

! scope=col colspan="2" | Officeholder

! scope=col | Hanzi

! scope=col | 11th PSC

! scope=col | 4th PLE

! scope=col | {{abbr|Birth|The year of birth of the person in question.}}

! scope=col | {{abbr|PM|Party membership—when the person in question joined the party.}}

! scope=col | {{abbr|Death|The year of death of the person in question.}}

! scope=col | {{abbr|Birthplace|Birthplace—in which large city or province the person in question was born in.}}

! scope=col | {{abbr|No. of offices|All political offices held during this electoral term.}}

! scope=col class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|References.}}

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! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Hu Yaobang

| data-sort-value="151" | 胡耀邦

| bgcolor = Salmon | {{abbr|Old|Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| bgcolor = LightGreen | {{abbr|Renewed|Membership in the Politburo Standing Committee renewed at the 4th plenary session of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| 1915

| 1933

| 1989

| Hunan

| {{show

| {{sort|a6|One}}

Party office
General Secretary, Central Committee

}}

| {{ cite web | author1 = | title = Hu Yaobang | work = Encyclopædia Britannica | date = | accessdate = 26 July 2023 | archive-date = 26 July 2023 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20230726083236/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hu-Yaobang | language = | URL = https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hu-Yaobang }}

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! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Ye Jianying

| data-sort-value="37" | 叶剑英

| bgcolor = Salmon | {{abbr|Old|Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| bgcolor = ffffbb | {{abbr|Resigned|Voluntarily resigned from office at the 4th plenary session on 16 September 1985 due to age and poor health.}}

| 1897

| 1927

| 1986

| Guangdong

| {{show

| {{sort|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

}}

| {{ cite web | author1 = | title = Ye Jianying | work = Encyclopædia Britannica | date = | accessdate = 26 July 2023 | archive-date = 26 July 2023 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20230726083620/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ye-Jianying | language = | URL = https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ye-Jianying }}

3
{{small|(de facto 1)}}

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! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Deng Xiaoping

| data-sort-value="32" | 邓小平

| bgcolor = Salmon | {{abbr|Old|Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| bgcolor = LightGreen | {{abbr|Renewed|Membership in the Politburo Standing Committee renewed at the 4th plenary session of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| 1904

| 1924

| 1997

| Sichuan

| {{show

| {{sort|a6|Four}}

Party office
Chairman, Central Advisory Commission
Organisational office
Chairman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference {{small|(before 1983)}}
Military offices
Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee
Chairman, Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China {{small|(from 1983)}}

}}

| {{ cite web | author1 = | title = Deng Xiaoping | work = Encyclopædia Britannica | date = | accessdate = 26 July 2023 | archive-date = 26 July 2023 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20230726083941/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Deng-Xiaoping | language = | URL = https://www.britannica.com/biography/Deng-Xiaoping }}

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! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Zhao Ziyang

| data-sort-value="144" | 赵紫阳

| bgcolor = Salmon | {{abbr|Old|Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| bgcolor = LightGreen | {{abbr|Renewed|Membership in the Politburo Standing Committee renewed at the 4th plenary session of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| 1919

| 1938

| 2005

| Henan

| {{show

| {{sort|a6|Three}}

Party office
Leader, Central Leading Group for Financial and Economic Work of the Central Committee
State office
Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China
Organisational office
Vice Chairman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference {{small|(before 1983)}}

}}

| {{ cite web | author1 = Chao, Tzu-yang| author2 = Zhao, Xiusheng | title = Zhao Ziyang | work = Encyclopædia Britannica | date = 16 June 2023 | accessdate = 25 July 2023 | archive-date = 26 July 2023 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20230726070118/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zhao-Ziyang | language = | URL = https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zhao-Ziyang }}

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! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Li Xiannian

| data-sort-value="74" | 李先念

| bgcolor = Salmon | {{abbr|Old|Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| bgcolor = LightGreen | {{abbr|Renewed|Membership in the Politburo Standing Committee renewed at the 4th plenary session of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| 1909

| 1927

| 1992

| Hubei

| {{show

| {{sort|a6|One}}

State office
President, People's Republic of China {{small|(from 1983)}}

}}

| {{ cite web | title = Li Xiannian | work = Encyclopedia Britannica | date = | accessdate = 25 July 2023 | archive-date = 26 July 2023 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20230726084201/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Li-Xiannian | language = | url = https://www.britannica.com/biography/Li-Xiannian }}

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! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Chen Yun

| data-sort-value="116" | 陈云

| bgcolor = Salmon | {{abbr|Old|Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| bgcolor = LightGreen | {{abbr|Renewed|Membership in the Politburo Standing Committee renewed at the 4th plenary session of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| 1905

| 1925

| 1995

| Shanghai

| {{show

| {{sort|a6|One}}

Party office
First Secretary, Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

}}

| {{ cite web | author = Tyler, Patrick E. | title = Chen Yun, Who Slowed China's Shift to Market, Dies at 89 | work = The New York Times | date = 12 April 1995 | accessdate = 25 July 2023 | archive-date = 6 December 2014 |archive-url = 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 | language = | URL = https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/12/obituaries/chen-yun-who-slowed-china-s-shift-to-market-dies-at-89.html }}

=4th plenary session (1985–1987)=

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|+Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 4th plenary session of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

! scope=col | {{abbr|Rank|The official numbering of the Politburo Standing Committee as announced by the 4th plenary session of the 12th Central Committee.}}

! scope=col colspan="2" | Officeholder

! scope=col | Hanzi

! scope=col | 1st PLE

! scope=col | ENL

! scope=col | {{abbr|Birth|The year of birth of the person in question.}}

! scope=col | {{abbr|PM|Party membership—when the person in question joined the party.}}

! scope=col | {{abbr|Death|The year of death of the person in question.}}

! scope=col | {{abbr|Birthplace|Birthplace—in which large city or province the person in question was born in.}}

! scope=col | {{abbr|No. of offices|All political offices held during this electoral term.}}

! scope=col class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|References.}}

| 90px

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Hu Yaobang

| data-sort-value="151" | 胡耀邦

| bgcolor = Salmon | {{abbr|Old|Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 4th plenary session of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| bgcolor = LightGreen | {{abbr|Renewed|Membership in the Politburo Standing Committee renewed at the Enlarged Meeting of the Politburo of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in January 1987.}}

| 1915

| 1933

| 1989

| Hunan

| {{show

| {{sort|a6|One}}

Party office
General Secretary, Central Committee

}}

2
{{small|(de facto 1)}}

| 90px

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Deng Xiaoping

| data-sort-value="32" | 邓小平

| bgcolor = Salmon | {{abbr|Old|Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 1st plenary session of the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| 1904

| 1924

| 1997

| Sichuan

| {{show

| {{sort|a6|Three}}

Party office
Chairman, Central Advisory Commission
Military offices
Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee
Chairman, Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China

}}

| 90px

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Zhao Ziyang

| data-sort-value="144" | 赵紫阳

| bgcolor = Salmon | {{abbr|Old|Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 4th plenary session of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| 1919

| 1938

| 2005

| Henan

| {{show

| {{sort|a6|Two}}

Party office
Leader, Central Leading Group for Financial and Economic Work of the Central Committee
State office
Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China

}}

| 90px

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Li Xiannian

| data-sort-value="116" | 李先念

| bgcolor = Salmon | {{abbr|Old|Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 4th plenary session of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| 1909

| 1927

| 1992

| Hubei

| {{show

| {{sort|a6|One}}

State office
President, People's Republic of China

}}

| 90px

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Chen Yun

| data-sort-value="116" | 陈云

| bgcolor = Salmon | {{abbr|Old|Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 4th plenary session of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| 1905

| 1925

| 1995

| Shanghai

| {{show

| {{sort|a6|One}}

Party office
First Secretary, Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

}}

=Enlarged meeting of the Politburo (January–November 1987)=

class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center

|+Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the enlarged meeting of the 12th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party

! scope=col | {{abbr|Rank|The official numbering of the Politburo Standing Committee as announced by the Enlarged Meeting of the Political Bureau on 18 January 1987.}}

! scope=col colspan="2" | Officeholder

! scope=col | Hanzi

! scope=col | 4th PLE

! scope=col | 13th PSC

! scope=col | {{abbr|Birth|The year of birth of the person in question.}}

! scope=col | {{abbr|PM|Party membership—when the person in question joined the party.}}

! scope=col | {{abbr|Death|The year of death of the person in question.}}

! scope=col | {{abbr|Birthplace|Birthplace—in which large city or province the person in question was born in.}}

! scope=col | {{abbr|No. of offices|All political offices held during this electoral term.}}

! scope=col class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|References.}}

| 90px

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Zhao Ziyang

| data-sort-value="144" | 赵紫阳

| bgcolor = Salmon | {{abbr|Old|Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 4th plenary session of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| bgcolor = LightGreen | {{abbr|Reelected|Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| 1919

| 1938

| 2005

| Henan

| {{show

| {{sort|a6|Four}}

Party offices
General Secretary, Central Committee
Leader, Central Leading Group for Financial and Economic Work of the Central Committee
Military offices
Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee
Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China

}}

2
{{small|(de facto 1)}}

| 90px

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Deng Xiaoping

| data-sort-value="32" | 邓小平

| bgcolor = Salmon | {{abbr|Old|Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 4th plenary session of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| bgcolor = PeachPuff | {{abbr|Not|Not elected to the Politburo Standing Committee of the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| 1904

| 1924

| 1997

| Sichuan

| {{show

| {{sort|a6|Three}}

Party office
Chairman, Central Advisory Commission
Military offices
Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee
Chairman, Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China

}}

| 90px

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Li Xiannian

| data-sort-value="116" | 李先念

| bgcolor = Salmon | {{abbr|Old|Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 4th plenary session of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| bgcolor = PeachPuff | {{abbr|Not|Not elected to the Politburo Standing Committee of the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| 1909

| 1927

| 1992

| Hubei

| {{show

| {{sort|a6|One}}

State office
President, People's Republic of China

}}

| 90px

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Chen Yun

| data-sort-value="116" | 陈云

| bgcolor = Salmon | {{abbr|Old|Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 4th plenary session of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| bgcolor = PeachPuff | {{abbr|Not|Not elected to the Politburo Standing Committee of the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| 1905

| 1925

| 1995

| Shanghai

| {{show

| {{sort|a6|One}}

Party office
First Secretary, Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

}}

| 90px

! align="center" scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | Hu Yaobang

| data-sort-value="151" | 胡耀邦

| bgcolor = Salmon | {{abbr|Old|Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 4th plenary session of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.}}

| bgcolor = LightYellow | {{abbr|Died|Suffered a heart attack on 8 April 1989 while attending a Politburo meeting and died a week later on 15 April.}}

| 1915

| 1933

| 1989

| Hunan

| align="left" | Held no office

References

External links

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