# 11th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party

The 11th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st plenary session of the 11th Central Committee of the CCP on 19 August 1977 in the aftermath of the 11th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 10th Politburo and succeeded by the 12th. Eighth of the 29 members served concurrently in the 11th Politburo Standing Committee.

## Composition
### Members

Members of the Political Bureau of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party :
| Officeholder | Officeholder | 10th | 12th | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | Ethnicity | Gender | Offices held |
| Chen Xilian | 陈锡联 | Old | 5th PLE | 1915 | 1948 | 1999 | Hubei | Han | Male | One Military office Commander, Beijing Military Region of the People's Liberation Army |
| Chen Yonggui | 陈永贵 | Old | Not | 1914 | 1948 | 1986 | Shanxi | Han | Male | One State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China |
| Chen Yun | 陈云 | 3rd PLE | Elected | 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 | Elected | 1904 | 1924 | 1997 | Sichuan | Han | Male | Five Party office Vice Chairman, Central Committee State office First-ranked Vice Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China Organisational office Chairman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (from 1978) Military office Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee Chief, General Staff Department of the Central Military Commission |
| Deng Yingchao | 邓颖超 | 3rd PLE | Elected | 1904 | 1925 | 1992 | Guangxi | Han | Female | One Party office Second Secretary, Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection |
| Fang Yi | 方毅 | New | Elected | 1916 | 1931 | 1997 | Fujian | Han | Male | Three State offices Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Director, State Science and Technology Commission President, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Geng Biao | 耿飚 | New | Not | 1909 | 1928 | 2000 | Hunan | Han | Male | Two State offices Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Minister of National Defence |
| Hu Yaobang | 胡耀邦 | 3rd PLE | Elected | 1915 | 1933 | 1989 | Hunan | Han | Male | Three Party offices Chairman, Central Committee General Secretary, Central Committee Secretary-General, Central Committee Secretariat |
| Hua Guofeng | 华国锋 | Old | Not | 1921 | 1938 | 2008 | Shanxi | Han | Male | Four Party offices Chairman, Central Committee Vice Chairman, Central Committee State office Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China Military office Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee |
| Ji Dengkui | 纪登奎 | Old | 5th PLE | 1923 | 1938 | 1988 | Shanxi | Han | Male | One Party office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China |
| Li Desheng | 李德生 | Old | Elected | 1916 | 1932 | 2011 | Henan | Han | Male | One Military office Commander, Shenyang Military Region of the People's Liberation Army |
| Li Xiannian | 李先念 | Old | Elected | 1909 | 1927 | 1992 | Hubei | Han | Male | One State office President, People's Republic of China (from 1983) |
| Liu Bocheng | 刘伯承 | Old | Not | 1892 | 1926 | 1986 | Sichuan | Han | Male | One State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| Ni Zhifu | 倪志福 | Alternate | Elected | 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 | New | Elected | 1899 | 1923 | 1992 | Sichuan | Han | Male | One State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| Peng Chong | 彭冲 | New | Not | 1915 | 1934 | 2010 | Fujian | Han | Male | Four Party office Secretary, Shanghai Municipal Party Committee Organisational office Chairman, Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference State offices Secretary, Shanghai Revolutionary Committee Mayor of Shanghai Municipal People's Government |
| Peng Zhen | 彭真 | 4th PLE | Elected | 1902 | 1923 | 1997 | Shanxi | Han | Male | 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 |
| Su Zhenhua | 苏振华 | Alternate | Died | 1912 | 1930 | 1979 | Hunan | Han | Male | Two State offices Secretary, Shanghai Revolutionary Committee Mayor of Shanghai Municipal People's Government |
| Ulanhu | 乌兰夫 | New | Elected | 1907 | 1925 | 1988 | Suiyuan | Tümed | Male | One Party office Head, United Front Work Department of the Central Committee |
| Wang Dongxing | 汪东兴 | New | Not | 1916 | 1932 | 2015 | Jiangxi | Han | Male | Two Party offices Vice Chairman, Central Committee Director, General Office of the Central Committee |
| Wang Zhen | 王震 | 3rd PLE | Elected | 1908 | 1928 | 1993 | Hunan | Han | Male | One State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China |
| Wei Guoqing | 韦国清 | Old | Elected | 1913 | 1931 | 1989 | Guangxi | Zhuang | Male | Three Party office Secretary, Guangdong Provincial Party Committee Military office Head, General Political Department of the Central Military Commission State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| Wu De | 吴德 | Old | 5th PLE | 1913 | 1933 | 1995 | Hebei | Han | Male | One Party office Secretary, Beijing Municipal Party Committee |
| Xu Shiyou | 许世友 | Old | Not | 1906 | 1927 | 1985 | Henan | Han | Male | One Military office Commander, Guangzhou Military Region of the People's Liberation Army |
| Xu Xiangqian | 徐向前 | New | Elected | 1901 | 1927 | 1990 | Shanxi | Han | Male | Two State offices Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Minister of National Defence |
| Ye Jianying | 叶剑英 | Old | Elected | 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 | New | Elected | 1914 | 1931 | 1999 | Jiangxi | Han | Male | Two State offices Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Minister, State Planning Commission |
| Zhang Tingfa | 张廷发 | New | Elected | 1918 | 1936 | 2010 | Fujian | Han | Male | One Military office Commander, People's Liberation Army Air Force |
| Zhao Ziyang | 赵紫阳 | 4th PLE | Elected | 1919 | 1938 | 2005 | Henan | Han | Male | Five Party office Vice Chairman, Central Committee Head, Leading Group for Financial and Economic Affairs of the Central Committee Secretary, Sichuan Provincial Party Committee Organisational office Vice Chairman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference State office Governor of Sichuan |

### Alternates

Alternates of the Political Bureau of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party :
| Officeholder | Officeholder | 10th | 12th | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | Ethnicity | Gender | Offices held |
| Chen Muhua | 陈慕华 | New | Alternate | 1921 | 1938 | 2011 | Guangxi | Han | Female | Two State offices Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Minister of Foreign Economic Liaison |
| Saifuddin Azizi | 赛福鼎·艾则孜 | Alternate | Not | 1915 | 1949 | 2003 | Xinjiang | Uyghur | Male | Two Party office Secretary, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Party Committee State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| Zhao Ziyang | 赵紫阳 | New | 4th PLE | 1919 | 1938 | 2005 | Henan | Han | Male | Three Party office Secretary, Sichuan Provincial Party Committee Organisational office Vice Chairman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference State office Governor of Sichuan |