# 12th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party

The 12th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st plenary session of the 12th Central Committee of the CCP on 13 September 1982 in the aftermath of the 12th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 11th Politburo and succeeded by the 13th. Six of the 31 members served concurrently in the 12th Politburo Standing Committee.

## Composition
### Members

Members of the Political Bureau of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party :
| Officeholder | Officeholder | 11th | 13th | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | Ethnicity | Gender | Offices held |
| Chen Yun | 陈云 | Old | Not | 1905 | 1924 | 1995 | Shanghai | Han | Male | One Party office First Secretary, Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection |
| Deng Xiaoping | 邓小平 | Old | Not | 1904 | 1924 | 1997 | Sichuan | Han | Male | Four Party office Chairman, Central Advisory Commission Organisational office Chairman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (until 1983) Military offices Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee Chairman, Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China (from 1983) |
| Deng Yingchao | 邓颖超 | Old | 5th PLE | 1904 | 1925 | 1992 | Guangxi | Han | Female | One Organisational office Chairwoman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference |
| Fang Yi | 方毅 | Old | Not | 1916 | 1931 | 1997 | Fujian | Han | Male | One Party office Director, State Science and Technology Commission |
| Hu Qiaomu | 胡乔木 | New | Not | 1912 | 1932 | 1992 | Jiangsu | Han | Male | One State office President, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences |
| Hu Qili | 胡启立 | 5th PLE | Elected | 1929 | 1948 | Alive | Shaanxi | Han | Male | Two Party office First-ranked Secretary, Secretariat of the Central Committee Head, General Office of the Central Committee |
| Hu Yaobang | 胡耀邦 | Old | Elected | 1915 | 1933 | 1989 | Hunan | Han | Male | One Party office General Secretary, Central Committee |
| Li Desheng | 李德生 | Old | 5th PLE | 1916 | 1932 | 2011 | Henan | Han | Male | One State office First Political Commissar, People's Liberation Army National Defence University |
| Li Peng | 李鹏 | 5th PLE | Elected | 1928 | 1945 | 2019 | Shanghai | Han | Male | Two State offices Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Director, State Education Commission |
| Li Xiannian | 李先念 | Old | Not | 1909 | 1927 | 1992 | Hubei | Han | Male | One State office President, People's Republic of China (from 1983) |
| Liao Chengzhi | 廖承志 | New | Died | 1908 | 1923 | 1983 | Tokyo | Han | Male | One Party office Director, Overseas Chinese Affairs Office |
| Ni Zhifu | 倪志福 | Old | Not | 1933 | 1958 | 2013 | Shanghai | Han | Male | One Organisational office Chairman, Central Committee of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions |
| Nie Rongzhen | 聂荣臻 | Old | 5th PLE | 1899 | 1923 | 1992 | Sichuan | Han | Male | None Held no other political offices than membership in the Central Committee and the Politburo. |
| Peng Zhen | 彭真 | Old | Not | 1902 | 1923 | 1997 | Shanxi | Han | Male | One State office Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| Qiao Shi | 乔石 | 5th PLE | Elected | 1924 | 1940 | 2015 | Shanghai | Han | Male | Two Party offices Secretary, Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Central Committee Head, General Office of the Central Committee |
| Song Renqiong | 宋任穷 | New | 5th PLE | 1909 | 1926 | 2005 | Hunan | Han | Male | One Party office Head, Organisation Department of the Central Committee |
| Tian Jiyun | 田纪云 | 5th PLE | Elected | 1929 | 1945 | Alive | Shandong | Han | Male | One State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China |
| Ulanhu | 乌兰夫 | Old | 5th PLE | 1907 | 1925 | 1988 | Suiyuan | Tümed | Male | One State office Vice President of the People's Republic of China |
| Wan Li | 万里 | New | Elected | 1916 | 1933 | 2015 | Shandong | Han | Male | One State office First-ranked Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China |
| Wang Zhen | 王震 | Old | 5th PLE | 1908 | 1928 | 1993 | Hunan | Han | Male | One Party office President, Party School of the Central Committee |
| Wei Guoqing | 韦国清 | Old | 5th PLE | 1913 | 1931 | 1989 | Guangxi | Zhuang | Male | One State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| Wu Xueqian | 吴学谦 | 5th PLE | Elected | 1921 | 1939 | 2008 | Shanghai | Han | Male | Two State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China |
| Xi Zhongxun | 习仲勋 | New | Not | 1913 | 1928 | 2002 | Shaanxi | Han | Male | One State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| Xu Xiangqian | 徐向前 | Old | 5th PLE | 1901 | 1927 | 1990 | Shanxi | Han | Male | None Held no other political offices than membership in the Central Committee and the Politburo. |
| Yang Dezhi | 杨得志 | New | Not | 1911 | 1931 | 1994 | Hunan | Han | Male | One Military office Head, General Staff Department of the Central Military Commission |
| Yang Shangkun | 杨尚昆 | New | Elected | 1907 | 1926 | 1998 | Chongqing | Han | Male | Two Military offices Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission Secretary-General, Central Military Commission |
| Yao Yilin | 姚依林 | 5th PLE | Elected | 1917 | 1935 | 1994 | Hong Kong | Han | Male | One State office Head, State Planning Commission |
| Ye Jianying | 叶剑英 | Old | 4th PLE | 1897 | 1927 | 1986 | Guangdong | Han | Male | 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 |
| Yu Qiuli | 余秋里 | Old | Not | 1914 | 1931 | 1999 | Jiangxi | Han | Male | One Military office Head, General Political Department of the Central Military Commission |
| Zhang Tingfa | 张廷发 | Old | 5th PLE | 1918 | 1936 | 2010 | Fujian | Han | Male | One Military office Commander, People's Liberation Army Air Force |
| Zhao Ziyang | 赵紫阳 | Old | Elected | 1919 | 1938 | 2005 | Henan | Han | Male | 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) |

### Alternates

Alternates of the Political Bureau of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party :
| Officeholder | Officeholder | 11th | 13th | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | Ethnicity | Gender | Offices held |
| Chen Muhua | 陈慕华 | Alternate | Not | 1921 | 1938 | 2011 | Guangxi | Han | Female | Two State offices State Councilor of the People's Republic of China Governor, People's Bank of China |
| Qin Jiwei | 秦基偉 | New | Member | 1914 | 1930 | 1997 | Hubei | Han | Male | One State office Vice Minister of National Defense |
| Yao Yilin | 姚依林 | New | 5th PLE | 1917 | 1935 | 1994 | Hong Kong | Han | Male | One State office Head, State Planning Commission |