# 9th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party

The 9th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 9th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st plenary session of the 9th Central Committee of the CCP on 28 April 1969 in the aftermath of the 9th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 8th Politburo and succeeded by the 10th. Five of the 21 members served concurrently in the 9th Politburo Standing Committee.

## Composition
### Members

Members of the Political Bureau of the 9th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party :
| Officeholder | Officeholder | 8th | 10th | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | Gender | Offices held |
| Chen Boda | 陈伯达 | Old | Purged | 1904 | 1927 | 1989 | Fujian | Male | One Party office Chairman, Central Cultural Revolution Group |
| Chen Xilian | 陈锡联 | New | Elected | 1915 | 1948 | 1999 | Hubei | Male | One Military office Commander, Shenyang Military Region of the People's Liberation Army |
| Dong Biwu | 董必武 | Old | Elected | 1886 | 1921 | 1975 | Hubei | Male | Two State offices Chairman, People's Republic of China (acting) Vice Chairman, People's Republic of China |
| Huang Yongsheng | 黄永胜 | New | Coup | 1910 | 1927 | 1983 | Jiangxi | Male | Two Military office Commander, Beijing Military Region of the People's Liberation Army State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China |
| Jiang Qing | 江青 | New | Elected | 1914 | 1933 | 1991 | Shandong | Female | One Party office Member, Cultural Revolution Group of the Central Committee |
| Kang Sheng | 康生 | Old | Elected | 1898 | 1925 | 1975 | Shandong | Male | Three Party offices Vice Chairman, Central Committee Leader, Central Organization and Propaganda Leading Group State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| Li Xiannian | 李先念 | Old | Elected | 1909 | 1927 | 1992 | Hubei | Male | One State office First Deputy Chairman, Shanghai Municipal Revolutionary Committee |
| Li Zuopeng | 李作鹏 | New | Coup | 1914 | 1933 | 2003 | Jiangxi | Male | One Military office Political Commissar, People's Liberation Army Navy |
| Lin Biao | 林彪 | Old | Coup | 1907 | 1927 | 1971 | Hubei | Male | Five Party office First Vice Chairman, Central Committee State offices First-ranked Vice Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China Minister of National Defense, People's Republic of China Military offices Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee Vice Chairman, National Defense Council |
| Liu Bocheng | 刘伯承 | Old | Elected | 1892 | 1926 | 1986 | Sichuan | Male | One State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| Mao Zedong | 毛泽东 | Old | Elected | 1893 | 1921 | 1976 | Hunan | Male | Two Party office Chairman, Central Committee Military office Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee |
| Qiu Huizuo | 邱会作 | New | Coup | 1914 | 1932 | 2002 | Jiangxi | Male | One Military office Head, General Logistics Department of the Central Military Commission |
| Wu Faxian | 吴法宪 | New | Coup | 1915 | 1932 | 2004 | Jiangxi | Male | One Military office Commander, People's Liberation Army Air Force |
| Xie Fuzhi | 谢富治 | Alternate | Died | 1909 | 1931 | 1972 | Hubei | Male | Three Party office Secretary, Beijing Municipal Party Committee State offices Minister of Public Security Chairman, Beijing Municipal Revolutionary Committee |
| Xu Shiyou | 许世友 | New | Elected | 1906 | 1927 | 1985 | Henan | Male | One Military office Commander, Nanjing Military Region of the People's Liberation Army |
| Yao Wenyuan | 姚文元 | New | Elected | 1931 | 1948 | 2005 | Zhejiang | Male | One Party office First Deputy Chairman, Shanghai Municipal Revolutionary Committee |
| Ye Jianying | 叶剑英 | Old | Elected | 1897 | 1927 | 1986 | Guangdong | Male | Two Military offices Secretary-General, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee Political Commissar, Academy of Military Sciences of the People's Liberation Army |
| Ye Qun | 叶群 | New | Coup | 1917 | 1938 | 1971 | Henan | Female | One Military office Deputy Head, Cultural Revolution Group of the People's Liberation Army |
| Zhang Chunqiao | 张春桥 | Old | Elected | 1917 | 1938 | 2005 | Shandong | Male | Two Party office Secretary, Shanghai Municipal Committee State office Chairman, Shanghai Municipal Revolutionary Committee |
| Zhou Enlai | 周恩来 | Old | Elected | 1898 | 1921 | 1976 | Jiangsu | Male | Three Party office First Vice Chairman, Central Committee State office Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China Organisational office Chairman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference |
| Zhu De | 朱德 | Old | Elected | 1886 | 1925 | 1976 | Sichuan | Male | One State office Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |

### Alternates

Alternates of the Political Bureau of the 9th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party :
| Officeholder | Officeholder | 8th | 10th | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | Gender | Offices held |
| Ji Dengkui | 纪登奎 | New | Member | 1923 | 1938 | 1988 | Shanxi | Male | One Military office First Political Commissar, Beijing Military Region of the People's Liberation Army |
| Li Desheng | 李德生 | New | Member | 1916 | 1932 | 2011 | Henan | Male | Four Party office Secretary, Anui Provincial Party Committee Military offices Director, General Political Department of the People's Liberation Army Commander, Beijing Military Region of the People's Liberation Army State office Chairman, Anhui Provincial Revolutionary Committee |
| Li Xuefeng | 李雪峰 | Alternate | Purged | 1903 | 1933 | 2003 | Shanxi | Male | Two Military office Political Commissar, Hebei Provincial Military District of the People's Liberation Army State office Chairman, Hebei Provincial Revolutionary Committee |
| Wang Dongxing | 汪东兴 | New | Member | 1916 | 1932 | 2015 | Jiangxi | Male | One Party offices Director, General Office of the Central Committee |