# 13th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party

The 13th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st plenary session of the 13th Central Committee of the CCP on 2 November 1987 in the aftermath of the 13th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 12th Politburo and succeeded by the 14th. Eighth of the 17 members served concurrently in the 13th Politburo Standing Committee.

## Composition
### Members

Members of the Political Bureau of the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party :
| Officeholder | Officeholder | 12th | 14th | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | Offices held |
| Hu Qili | 胡启立 | Old | Removed | 1929 | 1948 | Alive | Shaanxi | One Party office First-ranked Secretary, Secretariat of the Central Committee |
| Hu Yaobang | 胡耀邦 | Old | Died | 1915 | 1933 | 1989 | Hunan | None Held no political office other than Politburo and Central Committee membership. |
| Jiang Zemin | 江泽民 | New | Elected | 1926 | 1946 | 2022 | Jiangsu | Four Party offices General Secretary, Central Committee Head, Central Leading Group for Taiwan Affairs of the Central Committee Head, Central Leading Group for Financial and Economic Work of the Central Committee Military office Chairman, Central Military Commission |
| Li Peng | 李鹏 | Old | Elected | 1928 | 1945 | 2019 | Shanghai | One State office Premier of the People's Republic of China |
| Li Ruihuan | 李瑞环 | New | Elected | 1934 | 1959 | Alive | Tianjin | One Party office Leader, Central Leading Group for Propaganda, Ideology and Culture of the Central Committee |
| Li Tieying | 李铁映 | New | Elected | 1936 | 1955 | Alive | Shaanxi | Two State offices Chairman, State Commission for Restructuring Economy of the State Council Chairman, State Education Commission of the State Council |
| Li Ximing | 李錫銘 | New | Not | 1926 | 1948 | 2008 | Shandong | One Party office Secretary, Beijing Municipal Committee |
| Qiao Shi | 乔石 | Old | Elected | 1924 | 1940 | 2015 | Shanghai | Two Party offices Secretary, Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Secretary, Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Central Committee |
| Qin Jiwei | 秦基偉 | Alternate | Not | 1914 | 1930 | 1997 | Hubei | One State office Minister of National Defense |
| Song Ping | 宋平 | New | Not | 1917 | 1937 | Alive | Hong Kong | One Party office Head, Organisation Department of the Central Committee |
| Tian Jiyun | 田纪云 | Old | Elected | 1929 | 1945 | Alive | Shandong | One State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China |
| Wan Li | 万里 | Old | Not | 1916 | 1933 | 2015 | Shandong | One State office Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| Wu Xueqian | 吴学谦 | Old | Not | 1921 | 1939 | 2008 | Shanghai | Two State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China |
| Yang Rudai | 杨汝岱 | New | Not | 1926 | 1950 | 2018 | Sichuan | One Party office Secretary, Sichuan Provincial Committee |
| Yang Shangkun | 杨尚昆 | Old | Not | 1907 | 1926 | 1998 | Chongqing | Three Party office Head, Central Leading Group for Taiwan Affairs of the Central Committee Military office First-ranked Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission State office President of the People's Republic of China |
| Yao Yilin | 姚依林 | Old | Not | 1917 | 1935 | 1994 | Shanghai | Three State offices Vice Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China (before 1988) First-ranked Vice Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China (from 1988) Minister in charge, State Development Commission |
| Zhao Ziyang | 赵紫阳 | Old | Removed | 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 |

### Alternate

Alternate of the Political Bureau of the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party :
| Officeholder | Officeholder | 12th | 14th | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | Offices held | Ref. |
| Ding Guangen | 丁关根 | New | Member | 1929 | 1956 | 2012 | Jiangsu | Two Party office Head, United Front Work Department of the Central Committee State office Chairman, Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council | |