# 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)

Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 1st plenary session of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party :
| Rank | Officeholder | Hanzi | 11th PSC | 4th PLE | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | No. of offices |
| 1 | Hu Yaobang | 胡耀邦 | Old | Renewed | 1915 | 1933 | 1989 | Hunan | One Party office General Secretary, Central Committee |
| 2 | Ye Jianying | 叶剑英 | Old | Resigned | 1897 | 1927 | 1986 | Guangdong | 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 |
| 3 (de facto 1) | Deng Xiaoping | 邓小平 | Old | Renewed | 1904 | 1924 | 1997 | Sichuan | Four Party office Chairman, Central Advisory Commission Organisational office Chairman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (before 1983) Military offices Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee Chairman, Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China (from 1983) |
| 4 | Zhao Ziyang | 赵紫阳 | Old | Renewed | 1919 | 1938 | 2005 | Henan | 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 (before 1983) |
| 5 | Li Xiannian | 李先念 | Old | Renewed | 1909 | 1927 | 1992 | Hubei | One State office President, People's Republic of China (from 1983) |
| 6 | Chen Yun | 陈云 | Old | Renewed | 1905 | 1924 | 1995 | Shanghai | One Party office First Secretary, Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection |

### 4th plenary session (1985–1987)

Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 4th plenary session of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party :
| Rank | Officeholder | Hanzi | 1st PLE | ENL | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | No. of offices |
| 1 | Hu Yaobang | 胡耀邦 | Old | Renewed | 1915 | 1933 | 1989 | Hunan | One Party office General Secretary, Central Committee |
| 2 (de facto 1) | Deng Xiaoping | 邓小平 | Old | Renewed | 1904 | 1924 | 1997 | Sichuan | 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 |
| 3 | Zhao Ziyang | 赵紫阳 | Old | Renewed | 1919 | 1938 | 2005 | Henan | 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 |
| 4 | Li Xiannian | 李先念 | Old | Renewed | 1909 | 1927 | 1992 | Hubei | One State office President, People's Republic of China |
| 5 | Chen Yun | 陈云 | Old | Renewed | 1905 | 1924 | 1995 | Shanghai | One Party office First Secretary, Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection |

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

Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the enlarged meeting of the 12th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party :
| Rank | Officeholder | Hanzi | 4th PLE | 13th PSC | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | No. of offices |
| 1 | Zhao Ziyang | 赵紫阳 | Old | Reelected | 1919 | 1938 | 2005 | Henan | 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 (de facto 1) | Deng Xiaoping | 邓小平 | Old | Not | 1904 | 1924 | 1997 | Sichuan | 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 |
| 3 | Li Xiannian | 李先念 | Old | Not | 1909 | 1927 | 1992 | Hubei | One State office President, People's Republic of China |
| 4 | Chen Yun | 陈云 | Old | Not | 1905 | 1924 | 1995 | Shanghai | One Party office First Secretary, Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection |
| 5 | Hu Yaobang | 胡耀邦 | Old | Died | 1915 | 1933 | 1989 | Hunan | Held no office |