10th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party

The 10th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 10th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st plenary session of the 10th Central Committee of the CCP on 30 August 1973 in the aftermath of the 10th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 9th Politburo and succeeded by the 11th. 11 of the 22 members served concurrently in the 10th Politburo Standing Committee.

Composition

Members

Members of the Political Bureau of the 10th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
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Officeholder		9th	11th	Birth	PM	Death	Birthplace	Ethnicity	Gender	Offices held	Ref.
Chen Xilian	陈锡联	Old	Elected	1915	1948	1999	Hubei	Han	Male	Two Military office Commander, Beijing Military Region of the People's Liberation Army State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China	[2]
Chen Yonggui	陈永贵	New	Elected	1914	1948	1986	Shanxi	Han	Male	One State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China	[3]
Deng Xiaoping[a]	邓小平	2nd PLE	Elected	1904	1924	1997	Sichuan	Han	Male	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	[4]
Dong Biwu	董必武	Old	Died	1886	1921	1975	Hubei	Han	Male	Two State offices Chairman, People's Republic of China (acting) Vice Chairman, People's Republic of China	[5]
Hua Guofeng	华国锋	New	Elected	1921	1938	2008	Shanxi	Han	Male	Seven Party offices Chairman, Central Committee (from October 1976) First Vice Chairman, Central Committee (April–October 1976) Secretary, Hunan Provincial Committee (before April 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)	[6]
Ji Dengkui	纪登奎	Alternate	Elected	1923	1938	1988	Shanxi	Han	Male	One Party office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China	[7]
Jiang Qing	江青	Old	Purged	1914	1933	1991	Shandong	Han	Female	One Party office Member, Cultural Revolution Group of the Central Committee	[8]
Kang Sheng	康生	Old	Died	1898	1925	1975	Shandong	Han	Male	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	[9]
Li Desheng	李德生	Alternate	Elected	1916	1932	2011	Henan	Han	Male	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	[10]
Li Xiannian	李先念	Old	Elected	1909	1927	1992	Hubei	Han	Male	One State office First Deputy Chairman, Shanghai Municipal Revolutionary Committee	[11]
Liu Bocheng	刘伯承	Old	Elected	1892	1926	1986	Sichuan	Han	Male	One State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress	[12]
Mao Zedong	毛泽东	Old	Died	1893	1921	1976	Hunan	Han	Male	Two Party office Chairman, Central Committee Military office Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee	[13]
Wang Dongxing	汪东兴	Alternate	Elected	1916	1932	2015	Jiangxi	Han	Male	One Party offices Director, General Office of the Central Committee	[14]
Wang Hongwen	王洪文	New	Purged	1935	1951	1992	Jilin	Han	Male	Two Party office Vice Chairman, Central Committee Military office Member, Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission of the Central Committee	[15]
Wei Guoqing	韦国清	New	Elected	1913	1931	1989	Guangxi	Zhuang	Male	Two Party office Secretary, Guangdong Provincial Party Committee State office Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress	[16]
Wu De	吴德	New	Elected	1913	1933	1995	Hebei	Han	Male	One Party office Secretary, Beijing Municipal Party Committee	[17]
Xu Shiyou	许世友	Old	Elected	1906	1927	1985	Henan	Han	Male	One Military office Commander, Guangzhou Military Region of the People's Liberation Army	[18]
Yao Wenyuan	姚文元	Old	Purged	1931	1948	2005	Zhejiang	Han	Male	One Party office First Deputy Chairman, Shanghai Municipal Revolutionary Committee	[19]
Ye Jianying	叶剑英	Old	Elected	1897	1927	1986	Guangdong	Han	Male	Three Party office Vice Chairman, Central Committee Military offices Vice Chairman, Central Military Commission of the Central Committee Vice Chairman, National Defense Council	[20]
Zhang Chunqiao	张春桥	Old	Purged	1917	1938	2005	Shandong	Han	Male	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	[21]
Zhou Enlai	周恩来	Old	Died	1898	1921	1976	Jiangsu	Han	Male	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	[22]
Zhu De	朱德	Old	Died	1886	1925	1976	Sichuan	Han	Male	One State office Chairman, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress	[23]

Alternates

Alternates of the Political Bureau of the 10th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
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Officeholder		9th	11th	Birth	PM	Death	Birthplace	Ethnicity	Gender	Offices held	Ref.
Ni Zhifu	倪志福	New	Member	1933	1958	2013	Shanghai	Han	Male	Two Party office Secretary, Beijing Municipal Party Committee State office Deputy Chairman, Beijing Municipal Revolutionary Committee	[24]
Saifuddin Azizi	赛福鼎·艾则孜	New	Alternate	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	[25]
Su Zhenhua	苏振华	New	Member	1912	1930	1979	Hunan	Han	Male	Two State offices Secretary, Shanghai Revolutionary Committee Mayor of Shanghai Municipal People's Government	[26]
Wu Guixian	吴桂贤	New	Not	1938	1958	Alive	Henan	Han	Female	One State office Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China	[27]

Explanatory notes

1. Was elected a member of the Politburo at the 2nd plenary session of the 10th Central Committee on 8–10 1975, removed from the Politburo by a decision of the Politburo on 6–7 April 1976 and reelected to the Politburo by the 3rd plenary session on 16–21 July 1977.