# 10th Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

The 10th Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, formally the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 10th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected by the 1st plenary session of the 10th Central Committee in 1973, in the aftermath of the 10th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It was preceded by the CCP's 9th Politburo Standing Committee and was succeeded by the 11th in 1977.

## Composition
### 1st plenary session (1973–1975)

Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 1st plenary session of the 10th Central Committee :
| Rank | Officeholder | Hanzi | 9th PSC | 2nd PLE | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | No. of offices |
| 1 | Mao Zedong | 毛泽东 | Old | Renewed | 1893 | 1921 | 1976 | Hunan | Two Party office Chairman, Central Committee Military office Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee |
| 2 | Zhou Enlai | 周恩来 | Old | Renewed | 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 |
| 3 | Wang Hongwen | 王洪文 | New | Renewed | 1935 | 1951 | 1992 | Jilin | Two Party office Vice Chairman, Central Committee Military office Member, Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission of the Central Committee |
| 4 | Kang Sheng | 康生 | Old | Renewed | 1898 | 1925 | 1975 | Shandong | Three Party offices Vice Chairman, Central Committee Leader, Central Organization and Propaganda Leading Group State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| 5 | Ye Jianying | 叶剑英 | New | Renewed | 1897 | 1927 | 1986 | Guangdong | Three Party office Vice Chairman, Central Committee Military offices Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee Vice Chairman, National Defense Council |
| 6 | Li Desheng | 李德生 | New | Resigned | 1916 | 1932 | 2011 | Henan | Three Party office Vice Chairman, Central Committee Military offices Director, General Political Department of the People's Liberation Army Commander, Shenyang Military Region of the People's Liberation Army |
| 7 | Zhu De | 朱德 | Comeback | Renewed | 1886 | 1925 | 1976 | Sichuan | One State office Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| 8 | Zhang Chunqiao | 张春桥 | New | Renewed | 1917 | 1938 | 2005 | Shandong | Three Party office Secretary, Shanghai Municipal Committee State offices Vice Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China Chairman, Shanghai Municipal Revolutionary Committee |
| 9 | Dong Biwu | 董必武 | New | Renewed | 1886 | 1921 | 1975 | Hubei | Two State offices Chairman, People's Republic of China (acting) Vice Chairman, People's Republic of China |

### 2nd plenary session (1975–1977)

Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 2nd plenary session of the 10th Central Committee :
| Rank | Officeholder | Hanzi | 1st PLE | 3rd PLE | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | No. of offices |
| 1 | Mao Zedong | 毛泽东 | Old | Died | 1893 | 1921 | 1976 | Hunan province | Two Party office Chairman, Central Committee (before 1976) Military office Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee (before 1976) |
| 2 | Hua Guofeng | 华国锋 | New | Renewed | 1921 | 1938 | 2008 | Shanxi | Seven Party offices Secretary, Hunan Provincial Committee (before April 1976) First Vice Chairman, Central Committee (April–October 1976) Chairman, Central Committee (from October 1976) State offices Chairman, Shanghai Municipal Revolutionary Committee (before 1976) Minister of Public Security, People's Republic of China Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China (from 1976) Military office Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee (from 1976) |
| 3 | Zhou Enlai | 周恩来 | Old | Died | 1898 | 1921 | 1976 | Jiangsu | Three Party office First Vice Chairman, Central Committee (before 1976) State office Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China (before 1976) Organisational office Chairman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (before 1976) |
| 4 | Wang Hongwen | 王洪文 | Old | Purged | 1935 | 1951 | 1992 | Jilin | Two Party office Vice Chairman, Central Committee (before 1976) Military office Member, Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission (before 1976) |
| 5 | Kang Sheng | 康生 | Old | Died | 1898 | 1925 | 1975 | Shandong | Three Party offices Vice Chairman, Central Committee (before 1975) Leader, Central Organization and Propaganda Leading Group (before 1975) State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (before 1975) |
| 6 | Ye Jianying | 叶剑英 | Old | Renewed | 1897 | 1927 | 1986 | Guangdong | Four Party offices Vice Chairman, Central Committee (before 1976) First Vice Chairman, Central Committee (from 1976) State office Minister of National Defense, People's Republic of China Military office Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee |
| 7 | Zhu De | 朱德 | Old | Died | 1886 | 1925 | 1976 | Sichuan | One State office Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| 8 | Dong Biwu | 董必武 | Old | Died | 1886 | 1921 | 1975 | Hubei | One State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| 9 | Zhang Chunqiao | 张春桥 | Old | Purged | 1917 | 1938 | 2005 | Shandong | Four Party office Secretary, Shanghai Municipal Committee (before 1976) State offices Chairman, Shanghai Municipal Revolutionary Committee (before 1976) First-ranked Vice Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China (from 1976) Military office Director, General Political Department of the People's Liberation Army (before 1976) |
| 10 | Deng Xiaoping | 邓小平 | Comeback | Removed | 1904 | 1924 | 1997 | Sichuan | Four Party office Vice Chairman, Central Committee (before 1976) State office First-ranked Vice Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China (before 1976) Military offices Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee (before 1976) Chief, General Staff Department of the Central Military Commission (before 1976) |

### 3rd plenary session (July–August 1977)

Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 3rd plenary session of the 10th Central Committee :
| Rank | Officeholder | Hanzi | 3rd PLE | 12th PSC | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | No. of offices |
| 1 | Hua Guofeng | 华国锋 | Old | Reelected | 1921 | 1938 | 2008 | Shanxi | Three Party office 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 |
| 2 | Ye Jianying | 叶剑英 | Old | Reelected | 1897 | 1927 | 1986 | Guangdong | Three Party office First Vice Chairman, Central Committee State office Minister of National Defense, People's Republic of China Military office Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee |
| 3 | Deng Xiaoping | 邓小平 | Comeback | Reelected | 1904 | 1924 | 1997 | Sichuan | Four Party office Vice Chairman, Central Committee State office First-ranked Vice Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China Military offices Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee Chief, General Staff Department of the Central Military Commission |