# 8th Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party

The 8th Secretariat, formally the Secretariat of the 8th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was nominated by the 8th Politburo Standing Committee and approved by the 1st Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee on 28 September 1956. The Secretariat was abolished by the 9th National Congress in 1969 and did not resurface until the formation of the 11th Secretariat in 1980.

## Officers
### Secretary-General (1956–1966)

Secretary-General of the 8th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party :
| Portrait | Name | Hanzi | Birth | PM | Death | Ref. |
| | Deng Xiaoping | 邓小平 | 1904 | 1924 | 1997 | |

### Standing Secretary (1966–1969)

Standing Secretary of the 8th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party :
| Portrait | Name | Hanzi | Birth | PM | Death | Ref. |
| | Tao Zhu | 陶铸 | 1908 | 1926 | 1969 | |

## Composition
### Members

Members of the Secretariat of the 8th Central Committee :
| Name | Hanzi | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | No. of offices |
| Deng Xiaoping | 邓小平 | 1904 | 1924 | 1997 | Sichuan | One Party office Secretary-General, Central Committee Secretariat |
| Huang Kecheng | 黄克诚 | 1902 | 1925 | 1986 | Hunan | Two Military office Secretary-General, Central Military Commission State office Vice Minister of National Defense |
| Kang Sheng | 康生 | 1898 | 1925 | 1975 | Shandong | One State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China |
| Li Fuchun | 李富春 | 1900 | 1922 | 1975 | Hunan | Two State offices Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Chairman, State Planning Commission of the State Council |
| Li Xiannian | 李先念 | 1909 | 1927 | 1992 | Hubei | One State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Minister of Finance |
| Li Xuefeng | 李雪峰 | 1903 | 1933 | 2003 | Shanxi | Two Military office Political Commissar, Beijing Military Region of the People's Liberation Army State office Secretary, Beijing Municipal Party Committee |
| Liu Ningyi | 刘宁一 | 1907 | 1925 | 1994 | Hebei | Two State offices Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Secretary-General, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
| Lu Dingyi | 陆定一 | 1906 | 1925 | 1996 | Jiangsu | Three Party office Head, Propaganda Department of the Central Committee State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Minister of Culture |
| Luo Ruiqing | 罗瑞卿 | 1906 | 1928 | 1978 | Sichuan | Three Military office Chief of the General Staff, People's Liberation Army State office Minister of Public Security Vice Minister of National Defense |
| Peng Zhen | 彭真 | 1902 | 1923 | 1997 | Shanxi | Two Party office Secretary, Beijing Municipal Party Committee State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Secretary-General, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Mayor, Beijing Municipal People's Government |
| Tan Zheng | 谭政 | 1906 | 1927 | 1988 | Hunan | Two Military office Chief of the General Staff, People's Liberation Army Party office Deputy Secretary, Central Supervisory Commission of the Central Committee |
| Tan Zhenlin | 谭震林 | 1902 | 1926 | 1983 | Jiangxi | One State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China |
| Tao Zhu | 陶铸 | 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 |
| Wang Jiaxiang | 王稼祥 | 1906 | 1928 | 1974 | Anhui | Two Party office Head, Foreign Liaison Department of the Central Committee State office Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Xie Fuzhi | 谢富治 | 1909 | 1931 | 1972 | Hubei | Two State offices Minister of Public Security Political Commissar, People's Armed Police |
| Ye Jianying | 叶剑英 | 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 |

### Alternates

Alternates of the Secretariat of the 8th Central Committee :
| Name | Hanzi | Birth | PM | Death | Birthplace | No. of offices |
| Hu Qiaomu | 胡乔木 | 1912 | 1932 | 1992 | Jiangsu | One Party office Deputy Secretary-General, Central Committee |
| Liu Lantao | 刘澜涛 | 1910 | 1926 | 1997 | Sichuan | Three Military office First Political Commissar, Lanzhou Military Region of the People's Liberation Army Organisational office Vice Chairman, National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Party office First Secretary, Northwest Bureau of the Central Committee |
| Yang Shangkun | 杨尚昆 | 1907 | 1926 | 1998 | Chongqing | Two Party offices Head, General Office of the Central Committee Deputy Secretary-General, Central Committee |

## Explanatory notes

* 1 2 Tan Zheng and Huang Kecheng were dismissed from the Secretariat by a decision of the 10th Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee on 24–27 September 1962.
* 1 2 3 Kang Sheng was elected the Secretariat by a decision of the 10th Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee on 24–27 September 1962.
* ↑ Li Fuchun and Li Xiannian were elected to the Secretariat by a decision of the 5th Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee on 25 May 1958.
* ↑ Lu Dingyi and Luo Ruiqing were elected the Secretariat by a decision of the 10th Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee on 24–27 September 1962 and dismissed by a decision of the 8th Politburo in May 1966.
* 1 2 Peng Zhen and Yang Shangkun were dismissed from the Secretariat by a decision of the 8th Politburo in May 1966.
* ↑ Xie Fuzhi and Liu Ningyi were elected the Secretariat by a decision of the 11th Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee on 1–12 August 1966.
* ↑ Ye Jianying was elected the Secretariat by a decision of the 8th Politburo in May 1966.