# 8th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party

The 8th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 8th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st plenary session of the 8th Central Committee of the CCP on 28 September 1956 in the aftermath of the 8th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 7th Politburo and succeeded by the 9th. 11 of the 26 members served concurrently in the 8th Politburo Standing Committee.

## Composition
### Members

Members of the Political Bureau of the 8th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party :
| Officeholder | Officeholder | 7th | 9th | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | Offices held |
| Chen Boda | 陈伯达 | 11th PLE | Elected | 1904 | 1927 | 1989 | Fujian | Two Party office Chairman, Central Cultural Revolution Group President, People's Daily |
| Chen Yi | 陈毅 | New | Not | 1901 | 1922 | 1972 | Sichuan | Four State offices Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Minister of Foreign Affairs President, China Foreign Affairs University Mayor, Shanghai Municipal People's Government |
| Chen Yun | 陈云 | Old | Not | 1905 | 1924 | 1995 | Shanghai | Two State offices First-ranked Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Chairman, National Capital Construction Commission |
| Deng Xiaoping | 邓小平 | Old | 12th PLE | 1904 | 1924 | 1997 | Sichuan | One Party office Secretary-General, Central Committee Secretariat |
| Dong Biwu | 董必武 | Old | Elected | 1886 | 1921 | 1975 | Hubei | Three Party office Secretary, Central Supervisory Commission of the Central Committee State offices Vice Chairman of the People's Republic of China President, Supreme People's Court |
| He Long | 贺龙 | New | 12th PLE | 1896 | 1926 | 1969 | Hunan | One State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China |
| Kang Sheng | 康生 | 11th PLE | Elected | 1898 | 1925 | 1975 | Shandong | Two Organisational office Vice Chairman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| Ke Qingshi | 柯庆施 | 6th PLE | Died | 1902 | 1922 | 1965 | Anhui | Two Party office Secretary, Shanghai Municipal Party Committee State office Mayor, Shanghai Municipal People's Government |
| Li Fuchun | 李富春 | New | Not | 1900 | 1922 | 1975 | Hunan | One State office Chairman, State Planning Commission of the State Council of the People's Republic of China |
| Li Jingquan | 李井泉 | 6th PLE | 11th PLE | 1909 | 1922 | 1989 | Jiangxi | Two Party office Secretary, Sichuan Provincial Party Committee State office Governor, Sichuan Provincial People's Government |
| Li Xiannian | 李先念 | New | Elected | 1909 | 1927 | 1992 | Hubei | One State office Minister of Finance |
| Lin Biao | 林彪 | Old | Elected | 1907 | 1927 | 1971 | Hubei | Five Party office First Vice Chairman, Central Committee State offices First-ranked Vice Premier 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 |
| Lin Boqu | 林伯渠 | Old | Died | 1886 | 1921 | 1960 | Hunan | One State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| Liu Bocheng | 刘伯承 | New | Elected | 1892 | 1926 | 1986 | Sichuan | Three Military offices Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee Vice Chairman, National Defense Council State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| Liu Shaoqi | 刘少奇 | Old | 12th PLE | 1898 | 1921 | 1969 | Henan | Three Party office First Vice Chairman, Central Committee State office Chairman of the People's Republic of China Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| Luo Ronghuan | 罗荣桓 | New | Died | 1902 | 1927 | 1963 | Hunan | Two Party office Secretary, Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Central Committee State office Secretary-General, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| Mao Zedong | 毛泽东 | Old | Elected | 1893 | 1921 | 1976 | Hunan | Three Party office Chairman, Central Committee Military office Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee Chairman, National Defense Council State office |
| Nie Rongzhen | 聂荣臻 | 11th PLE | Not | 1899 | 1923 | 1992 | Sichuan | Three Military offices Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee Vice Chairman, National Defense Council State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Chairman, State Science and Technology Commission |
| Peng Dehuai | 彭德怀 | New | 8th PLE | 1898 | 1928 | 1974 | Hunan | Two State offices Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Minister of National Defence |
| Peng Zhen | 彭真 | Old | 11th PLE | 1902 | 1923 | 1997 | Shanxi | Two Party office Secretary, Beijing Municipal Party Committee State office Mayor, Beijing Municipal People's Government |
| Tan Zhenlin | 谭震林 | 6th PLE | 12th PLE | 1902 | 1926 | 1983 | Jiangxi | One State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China |
| Tao Zhu | 陶铸 | 11th PLE | 12th PLE | 1908 | 1926 | 1969 | Hunan | Three Party office Head, Propaganda Department of the Central Committee Secretary, Guangdong Provincial Party Committee State office Governor, Guangdong Provincial People's Government |
| Xu Xiangqian | 徐向前 | 11th PLE | Not | 1901 | 1927 | 1990 | Shanxi | One Military office Vice Chairman, National Defense Council |
| Ye Jianying | 叶剑英 | 11th PLE | Elected | 1897 | 1927 | 1986 | Guangdong | Two Military offices Secretary-General, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee Political Commissar, Academy of Military Sciences of the People's Liberation Army |
| Zhou Enlai | 周恩来 | Old | Elected | 1898 | 1921 | 1976 | Jiangsu | 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 | One State office Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |

### Alternates

Alternates of the Political Bureau of the 8th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party :
| Officeholder | Officeholder | 7th | 9th | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | Ethnicity | Offices held |
| Bo Yibo | 薄一波 | New | 11th PLE | 1908 | 1925 | 2007 | Shanxi | Han | One State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China |
| Chen Boda | 陈伯达 | New | 11th PLE | 1904 | 1927 | 1989 | Fujian | Han | Two Party office Chairman, Central Cultural Revolution Group President, People's Daily |
| Kang Sheng | 康生 | New | 11th PLE | 1898 | 1925 | 1975 | Shandong | Han | Two Organisational office Vice Chairman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| Li Xuefeng | 李雪峰 | 11th PLE | Alternate | 1903 | 1933 | 2003 | Shanxi | Han | One Party office Secretary, Beijing Municipal Party Committee |
| Lu Dingyi | 陆定一 | New | 11th PLE | 1906 | 1925 | 1996 | Jiangsu | Han | Two State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Minister of Culture |
| Song Renqiong | 宋任穷 | 11th PLE | 12th PLE | 1909 | 1926 | 2005 | Hunan | Han | Three Military office Political Commissar, Shenyang Military Region of the People's Liberation Army State office Minister of the Third Ministry of Machine Industry Minister of the Second Ministry of Machine Industry |
| Ulanhu | 乌兰夫 | New | 11th PLE | 1907 | 1925 | 1988 | Suiyuan | Tümed | Three Party office Secretary, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Party Committee State offices Minister, State Ethnic Affairs Commission Governor, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region People's Government |
| Xie Fuzhi | 谢富治 | 11th PLE | Member | 1909 | 1931 | 1972 | Hubei | Han | Two State offices Minister of Public Security Chairman, Beijing Municipal Revolutionary Committee |
| Zhang Wentian | 张闻天 | Member | 8th PLE | 1907 | 1925 | 1946 | Shanghai | Han | One State office Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs |