# 8th Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

The 8th Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, formally the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 8th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected by the 1st plenary session of the 8th Central Committee in 1956, in the aftermath of the 8th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It was preceded by the CCP's 7th Politburo Standing Committee and was succeeded by the 9th in 1969.

## Composition
### 1st plenary session (1956–1958)

Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 1st plenary session of the 8th Central Committee :
| Rank | Officeholder | Hanzi | 7th SEC | 2nd PLE | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | No. of offices |
| 1 | Mao Zedong | 毛泽东 | Old | Renewed | 1893 | 1921 | 1976 | Hunan | Four Party office Chairman, Central Committee State office Chairman, People's Republic of China Military offices Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee Chairman, National Defense Council |
| 2 | Liu Shaoqi | 刘少奇 | Old | Renewed | 1898 | 1921 | 1969 | Henan | Two Party office First Vice Chairman, Central Committee State office Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| 3 | Zhou Enlai | 周恩来 | Old | Renewed | 1898 | 1921 | 1976 | Jiangsu | Four Party office Vice Chairman, Central Committee State offices Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China Minister of Foreign Affairs, People's Republic of China Organisational office Chairman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference |
| 4 | Zhu De | 朱德 | Old | Renewed | 1886 | 1925 | 1976 | Sichuan | Three Party office Vice Chairman, Central Committee State office Vice Chairman, People's Republic of China Military office Vice Chairman, National Defense Council |
| 5 | Chen Yun | 陈云 | Old | Renewed | 1905 | 1924 | 1995 | Shanghai | Two Party office Vice Chairman, Central Committee State office First-ranked Vice Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China |
| 6 | Deng Xiaoping | 邓小平 | New | Renewed | 1904 | 1924 | 1997 | Sichuan | Two Party office Secretary-General, Central Committee Secretariat State office Vice Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China |

### 5th plenary session (1958–1966)

Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 5th plenary session of the 8th Central Committee :
| Rank | Officeholder | Hanzi | 1st PLE | 11th PLE | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | No. of offices |
| 1 | Mao Zedong | 毛泽东 | Old | Renewed | 1893 | 1921 | 1976 | Hunan | Four Party office Chairman, Central Committee State office Chairman, People's Republic of China (before 1959) Military offices Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee Chairman, National Defense Council (before 1959) |
| 2 | Liu Shaoqi | 刘少奇 | Old | Renewed | 1898 | 1921 | 1969 | Henan | Four Party office First Vice Chairman, Central Committee State offices Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (before 1959) Chairman, People's Republic of China (from 1959) Military office Chairman, National Defense Council (from 1959) |
| 3 | Zhou Enlai | 周恩来 | Old | Renewed | 1898 | 1921 | 1976 | Jiangsu | Three Party office 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 |
| 4 | Zhu De | 朱德 | Old | Renewed | 1886 | 1925 | 1976 | Sichuan | Four Party office Vice Chairman, Central Committee State offices Vice Chairman, People's Republic of China (before 1959) Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (from 1959) Military office Vice Chairman, National Defense Council (before 1959) |
| 5 | Chen Yun | 陈云 | Old | Renewed | 1905 | 1924 | 1995 | Shanghai | Three Party office Vice Chairman, Central Committee State offices First-ranked Vice Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China (before 1964) Vice Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China (from 1964) |
| 6 | Lin Biao | 林彪 | New | Renewed | 1907 | 1927 | 1971 | Hubei | Six Party office Vice Chairman, Central Committee State offices Vice Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China (before 1964) First-ranked Vice Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China (from 1964) Minister of National Defense, People's Republic of China (from 1959) Military offices Vice Chairman, National Defense Council Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee (from 1959) |
| 7 | Deng Xiaoping | 邓小平 | Old | Renewed | 1904 | 1924 | 1997 | Sichuan | Two Party office Secretary-General, Central Committee Secretariat State office Vice Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China |

### 11th plenary session (1966–1968)

Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 11th plenary session of the 8th Central Committee :
| Rank | Officeholder | Hanzi | 5th PLE | 12th 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 | Lin Biao | 林彪 | Old | Renewed | 1907 | 1927 | 1971 | Hubei | Five Party office First Vice Chairman, Central Committee State offices First-ranked Vice Premier, State Council 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 |
| 3 | Zhou Enlai | 周恩来 | Old | Renewed | 1898 | 1921 | 1976 | Jiangsu | Two 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 |
| 4 | Tao Zhu | 陶铸 | New | Not | 1908 | 1926 | 1969 | Hunan | Three Party offices Standing Secretary, Central Committee Secretariat Head, Propaganda Department of the Central Committee (before 1967) State office Vice Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China |
| 5 | Chen Boda | 陈伯达 | New | Renewed | 1904 | 1927 | 1989 | Fujian | One Party office Chairman, Central Cultural Revolution Group |
| 6 | Deng Xiaoping | 邓小平 | Old | Not | 1904 | 1924 | 1997 | Sichuan | One State office Vice Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China |
| 7 | Kang Sheng | 康生 | New | Renewed | 1898 | 1925 | 1975 | Shandong | One State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| 8 | Liu Shaoqi | 刘少奇 | Old | Not | 1898 | 1921 | 1969 | Henan | Two State office Chairman, People's Republic of China Military office Chairman, National Defense Council |
| 9 | Zhu De | 朱德 | Old | Renewed | 1886 | 1925 | 1976 | Sichuan | One State office Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| 10 | Li Fuchun | 李富春 | New | Renewed | 1900 | 1922 | 1975 | Hunan | One State office Vice Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China |
| 11 | Chen Yun | 陈云 | Old | Renewed | 1905 | 1924 | 1995 | Shanghai | One State office Vice Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China |

### 12th plenary session (1968–1969)

Members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the 12th plenary session of the 8th Central Committee :
| Rank | Officeholder | Hanzi | 11th PLE | 9th PSC | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | No. of offices |
| 1 | Mao Zedong | 毛泽东 | Old | Reelected | 1893 | 1921 | 1976 | Hunan | Two Party office Chairman, Central Committee Military office Chairman, Central Military Commission |
| 2 | Lin Biao | 林彪 | Old | Reelected | 1907 | 1927 | 1971 | Hubei | Five Party office First Vice Chairman, Central Committee State offices First-ranked Vice Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China Minister of National Defense, People's Republic of China Military offices Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission Vice Chairman, National Defense Council |
| 3 | Zhou Enlai | 周恩来 | Old | Reelected | 1898 | 1921 | 1976 | Jiangsu | Two 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 |
| 4 | Chen Boda | 陈伯达 | Old | Reelected | 1904 | 1927 | 1989 | Fujian | One Party office Chairman, Central Cultural Revolution Group |
| 5 | Kang Sheng | 康生 | Old | Reelected | 1898 | 1925 | 1975 | Shandong | One State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| 6 | Zhu De | 朱德 | Old | Not | 1886 | 1925 | 1976 | Sichuan | One State office Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| 7 | Li Fuchun | 李富春 | Old | Not | 1900 | 1922 | 1975 | Hunan | One State office Vice Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China |
| 8 | Chen Yun | 陈云 | Old | Not | 1905 | 1924 | 1995 | Shanghai | One State office Vice Premier, State Council of the People's Republic of China |