# 5th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party

The 5th Politburo, formally the Political Bureau of the 5th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected by the 1st plenary session of the 5th Central Committee in 1927, in the aftermath of the 5th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This electoral term was preceded by the 4th Central Bureau and succeeded by the 6th Politburo in 1928.

## Composition
### Members

Members of the Political Bureau of the 5th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party :
| Officeholder | Officeholder | 4th CEB | 1st PLE | PROVIS | 6th POL | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace |
| Cai Hesen | 蔡和森 | Old | Member | Not | Elected | 1895 | 1921 | 1931 | Shanghai |
| Chen Duxiu | 陳獨秀 | Old | Member | Not | Not | 1879 | 1921 | 1942 | Anhui |
| Gu Shunzhang | 顾顺章 | New | Not | Member | Not | 1903 | 1925 | 1934 | Jiangsu |
| Li Lisan | 李立三 | New | Member | Alternate | Not | 1899 | 1921 | 1967 | Hunan |
| Li Weihan | 李维汉 | New | Member | Member | Not | 1896 | 1921 | 1984 | Hunan |
| Luo Dengxian | 罗登贤 | New | Not | Member | Not | 1905 | 1925 | 1933 | Guangdong |
| Luo Yinong | 罗亦农 | New | Not | Member | Not | 1902 | 1921 | 1928 | Hunan |
| Peng Pai | 杨殷 | New | Not | Member | Not | 1896 | 1921 | 1929 | Guangdong |
| Qu Qiubai | 瞿秋白 | Old | Member | Member | Elected | 1899 | 1921 | 1935 | Fujian |
| Ren Bishi | 任弼时 | New | Not | Member | Not | 1904 | 1922 | 1950 | Hunan |
| Su Zhaozheng | 苏兆征 | New | Not | Member | Elected | 1885 | 1925 | 1929 | Guangdong |
| Tan Pingshan | 譚平山 | New | Member | Not | Not | 1886 | 1921 | 1956 | Guangdong |
| Wang Hebo | 王荷波 | New | Not | Member | Not | 1882 | 1922 | 1927 | Fujian |
| Xiang Ying | 项英 | New | Not | Member | Not | 1895 | 1922 | 1941 | Anhui |
| Xiang Zhongfa | 向忠发 | New | Not | Member | Elected | 1879 | 1921 | 1931 | Shanghai |
| Zhang Guotao | 张国焘 | Old | Member | Alternate | Not | 1897 | 1921 | 1979 | Sichuan |
| Zhou Enlai | 周恩来 | New | Member | Member | Elected | 1898 | 1921 | 1976 | Jiangsu |

### Alternates

Alternates of the Political Bureau of the 5th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party :
| Officeholder | Officeholder | 4th CEB | 1st PLE | PROVIS | 6th POL | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace |
| Deng Zhongxia | 邓中夏 | New | Not | Alternate | Not | 1894 | 1921 | 1933 | Hunan |
| Li Lisan | 李立三 | New | Member | Alternate | Member | 1899 | 1921 | 1967 | Hunan |
| Mao Zedong | 毛泽东 | New | Not | Alternate | Not | 1893 | 1921 | 1976 | Hunan |
| Peng Gongda | 彭公达 | New | Not | Alternate | Not | 1903 | 1921 | 1928 | Hunan |
| Su Zhaozheng | 苏兆征 | New | Alternate | Not | Not | 1885 | 1925 | 1929 | Guangdong |
| Zhang Guotao | 张国焘 | New | Member | Alternate | Member | 1897 | 1921 | 1979 | Sichuan |
| Zhang Tailei | 张太雷 | New | Not | Alternate | Not | 1898 | 1921 | 1927 | Jiangsu |
| Zhou Enlai | 周恩来 | New | Alternate | Alternate | Not | 1898 | 1921 | 1976 | Jiangsu |

## Explanatory notes

* ↑ Luo Dengxian was a member until July 1928.
* ↑ Luo Yinong was a member until April 1928.
* ↑ Wang Hebo was a member until October 1928.
* ↑ Xiang Ying was a member until July 1928.
* 1 2 Zhou Enlai was by-elected as a member of the Politburo in May 1928, and served as an ordinary member until August when he was demoted to alternate membership. He was by-elected as a member again in November 1927.
* ↑ Mao Zedong was an alternate until November 1927.
* ↑ Peng Gongda was an alternate until November 1927.
* ↑ Zhang Guotao was an alternate until November 1927.
* ↑ Zhang Tailei was an alternate until December 1927.