12th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party

The 12th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party was elected at the 1st Plenary Session of the 12th Central Committee on September 13, 1982, consisting of 25 members and 3 alternate members. It served until 1987. It was preceded by the 11th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party. This politburo was reorganized in September 1985, with a retirement of senior members and election of new members. It was succeeded by the 13th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party.

Members (25)[]

• Hu Yaobang, General Secretary of the Party Central Committee and member of the Politburo Standing Committee
• Ye Jianying, member of the Politburo Standing Committee
• Deng Xiaoping, member of the Politburo Standing Committee
• Zhao Ziyang, member of the Politburo Standing Committee
• Li Xiannian, member of the Politburo Standing Committee
• Chen Yun, member of the Politburo Standing Committee

Others in stroke order of surnames:

• Wan Li
• Xi Zhongxun
• Wang Zhen
• Wei Guoqing
• Ulanhu
• Fang Yi
• Deng Yingchao
• Li Desheng
• Yang Shangkun
• Yang Dezhi
• Yu Qiuli
• Song Renqiong
• Zhang Tingfa
• Hu Qiaomu
• Nie Rongzhen
• Ni Zhifu
• Xu Xiangqian
• Peng Zhen
• Liao Chengzhi (died in June 1983)

Alternate members (3)[]

• Yao Yilin
• Qin Jiwei
• Chen Muhua^[1]

Members retiring in September 1985 (10)[]

• Ye Jianying
• Deng Yingchao
• Xu Xiangqian
• Nie Rongzhen
• Ulanhu
• Wang Zhen
• Wei Guoqing
• Li Desheng
• Song Renqiong
• Zhang Tingfa^[2]

Members elected in September 1985 (6)[]

at the 5th Plenary Session of the 12th Central Committee:

• Tian Jiyun
• Qiao Shi
• Li Peng
• Wu Xueqian
• Hu Qili
• Yao Yilin (previously alternate member) ^[3]

Membership after September 1985[]

Members (20)[]

• Hu Yaobang, General Secretay of the Party Central Committee until January 1987; member of the Politburo Standing Committee
• Deng Xiaoping, member of the Politburo Standing Committee
• Zhao Ziyang, member of the Politburo Standing Committee; appointed Acting General Secretay of the Party Central Committee in January 1987
• Li Xiannian, member of the Politburo Standing Committee
• Chen Yun, member of the Politburo Standing Committee

Others in stroke order of surnames:

• Wan Li
• Xi Zhongxun
• Fang Yi
• Tian Jiyun
• Qiao Shi
• Li Peng
• Yang Shangkun
• Yang Dezhi
• Wu Xueqian
• Yu Qiuli
• Hu Qiaomu
• Hu Qili
• Yao Yilin
• Ni Zhifu
• Peng Zhen

Alternate members (2)[]

• Qin Jiwei
• Chen Muhua

References[]

External links[]

• (in Chinese) Gazette of the 1st Session of the 12th CCP Central Committee