# 11th Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

The 11th Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, formally the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected by the 1st plenary session of the 11th Central Committee in 1977, in the aftermath of the 11th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It was preceded by the CCP's 10th Politburo Standing Committee and was succeeded by the 12th in 1982.

## Composition
### 1st plenary session (1977–1978)

Members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 1st plenary session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party :
| Rank | Officeholder | Hanzi | 10th PSC | 4th PLE | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | No. of offices |
| 1 | Hua Guofeng | 华国锋 | Old | Renewed | 1921 | 1938 | 2008 | Shanxi | Three Party office 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 |
| 2 | Ye Jianying | 叶剑英 | Old | Renewed | 1897 | 1927 | 1986 | Guangdong | Four Party office First Vice Chairman, Central Committee State offices Minister of National Defense, People's Republic of China (before 1978) Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (from 1978) Military office Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee |
| 3 | Deng Xiaoping | 邓小平 | Old | Renewed | 1904 | 1924 | 1997 | Sichuan | Four 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 Chief, General Staff Department of the Central Military Commission |
| 4 | Li Xiannian | 李先念 | Old | Renewed | 1909 | 1927 | 1992 | Hubei | Two Party office Vice Chairman, Central Committee State office Vice Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China |
| 5 | Wang Dongxing | 汪东兴 | Old | Renewed | 1916 | 1932 | 2015 | Jiangxi | Two Party offices Vice Chairman, Central Committee Director, General Office of the Central Committee |

### 3rd plenary session (1978–1980)

Members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 3rd plenary session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party :
| Rank | Officeholder | Hanzi | 1st PLE | 5th PLE | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | No. of offices |
| 1 | Hua Guofeng | 华国锋 | Old | Renewed | 1921 | 1938 | 2008 | Shanxi | Three Party office 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 |
| 2 | Ye Jianying | 叶剑英 | Old | Renewed | 1897 | 1927 | 1986 | Guangdong | Three Party office First Vice Chairman, Central Committee State office Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Military office Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee |
| 3 | Deng Xiaoping | 邓小平 | Old | Renewed | 1904 | 1924 | 1997 | Sichuan | Four 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 Military office Chief, General Staff Department of the Central Military Commission |
| 4 | Li Xiannian | 李先念 | Old | Renewed | 1909 | 1927 | 1992 | Hubei | Two Party office Vice Chairman, Central Committee State office Vice Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China |
| 5 | Wang Dongxing | 汪东兴 | Old | Not | 1916 | 1932 | 2015 | Jiangxi | Two Party offices Vice Chairman, Central Committee Head, General Office of the Central Committee |
| 6 | Chen Yun | 陈云 | Comeback | Renewed | 1905 | 1924 | 1995 | Shanghai | Three Party offices Vice Chairman, Central Committee First Secretary, Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |

### 5th plenary session (1980–1981)

Members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 5th plenary session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party :
| Rank | Officeholder | Hanzi | 3rd PLE | 6th PLE | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | No. of offices |
| 1 | Hua Guofeng | 华国锋 | Old | Renewed | 1921 | 1938 | 2008 | Shanxi | Three Party office Chairman, Central Committee State office Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China (until September 1980) Military office Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee |
| 2 | Ye Jianying | 叶剑英 | Old | Renewed | 1897 | 1927 | 1986 | Guangdong | Three Party office First Vice Chairman, Central Committee State office Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Military office Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee |
| 3 | Deng Xiaoping | 邓小平 | Old | Renewed | 1904 | 1924 | 1997 | Sichuan | Three Party office Vice Chairman, Central Committee State office First-ranked Vice Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China (until September 1980) Organisational office Chairman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference |
| 4 | Li Xiannian | 李先念 | Old | Renewed | 1909 | 1927 | 1992 | Hubei | Two Party office Vice Chairman, Central Committee State office Vice Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China |
| 5 | Chen Yun | 陈云 | Old | Renewed | 1905 | 1924 | 1995 | Shanghai | Three Party offices Vice Chairman, Central Committee First Secretary, Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| 6 | Hu Yaobang | 胡耀邦 | New | Renewed | 1915 | 1933 | 1989 | Hunan | One Party office Secretary-General, Central Committee Secretariat |
| 7 | Zhao Ziyang | 赵紫阳 | New | Renewed | 1919 | 1938 | 2005 | Henan | Five Party offices Secretary, Sichuan Provincial Committee (February–March 1980) Leader, Central Leading Group for Financial and Economic Work of the Central Committee (from March 1980) State offices Governor, Sichuan Province (February–September 1980) Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China (from September 1980) Organisational office Vice Chairman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference |

### 6th plenary session (1981–1982)

Members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 6th plenary session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party :
| Rank | Officeholder | Hanzi | 5th PLE | 12th PSC | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | No. of offices |
| 1 | Hu Yaobang | 胡耀邦 | Old | Reelected | 1915 | 1933 | 1989 | Hunan | Two Party offices Chairman, Central Committee Secretary-General, Central Committee Secretariat |
| 2 | Ye Jianying | 叶剑英 | Old | Reelected | 1897 | 1927 | 1986 | Guangdong | Three Party office First Vice Chairman, Central Committee State office Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Military office Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee |
| 3 (de facto 1) | Deng Xiaoping | 邓小平 | Old | Reelected | 1904 | 1924 | 1997 | Sichuan | Three Party office Vice Chairman, Central Committee Organisational office Chairman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Military office Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee |
| 4 | Zhao Ziyang | 赵紫阳 | Old | Reelected | 1919 | 1938 | 2005 | Henan | Four Party offices Vice Chairman, Central Committee 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 |
| 5 | Li Xiannian | 李先念 | Old | Reelected | 1909 | 1927 | 1992 | Hubei | One Party office Vice Chairman, Central Committee |
| 6 | Chen Yun | 陈云 | Old | Reelected | 1905 | 1924 | 1995 | Shanghai | Two Party offices Vice Chairman, Central Committee First Secretary, Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection |
| 7 | Hua Guofeng | 华国锋 | Old | Not | 1921 | 1938 | 2008 | Shanxi | One Party office Vice Chairman, Central Committee |