12th Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party explained

The 12th Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, formally the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected by the 1st plenary session of the 12th Central Committee in 1982, in the aftermath of the 12th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It was preceded by the CCP's 11th Politburo Standing Committee and was succeeded by the 13th in 1987.

Composition

1st plenary session (1982–1985)

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Officeholder	scope=col	Hanzi	scope=col	11th PSC	scope=col	4th PLE	scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col class="unsortable"
1		Hu Yaobang	data-sort-value="151"	胡耀邦	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1915	1933	1989	Hunan		[1]
2		Ye Jianying	data-sort-value="37"	叶剑英	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = ffffbb		1897	1927	1986	Guangdong		[2]
3		Deng Xiaoping	data-sort-value="32"	邓小平	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1904	1924	1997	Sichuan		[3]
4		Zhao Ziyang	data-sort-value="144"	赵紫阳	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1919	1938	2005	Henan		[4]
5		Li Xiannian	data-sort-value="74"	李先念	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1909	1927	1992	Hubei		[5]
6		Chen Yun	data-sort-value="116"	陈云	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1905	1924	1995	Shanghai		[6]

4th plenary session (1985–1987)

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Officeholder	scope=col	Hanzi	scope=col	1st PLE	scope=col	ENL	scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col class="unsortable"
1		Hu Yaobang	data-sort-value="151"	胡耀邦	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1915	1933	1989	Hunan
2		Deng Xiaoping	data-sort-value="32"	邓小平	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1904	1924	1997	Sichuan
3		Zhao Ziyang	data-sort-value="144"	赵紫阳	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1919	1938	2005	Henan
4		Li Xiannian	data-sort-value="116"	李先念	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1909	1927	1992	Hubei
5		Chen Yun	data-sort-value="116"	陈云	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1905	1924	1995	Shanghai

Enlarged meeting of the Politburo (January–November 1987)

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Officeholder	scope=col	Hanzi	scope=col	4th PLE	scope=col	13th PSC	scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col		scope=col class="unsortable"
1		Zhao Ziyang	data-sort-value="144"	赵紫阳	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightGreen		1919	1938	2005	Henan
2		Deng Xiaoping	data-sort-value="32"	邓小平	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1904	1924	1997	Sichuan
3		Li Xiannian	data-sort-value="116"	李先念	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1909	1927	1992	Hubei
4		Chen Yun	data-sort-value="116"	陈云	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = PeachPuff		1905	1924	1995	Shanghai
5		Hu Yaobang	data-sort-value="151"	胡耀邦	bgcolor = Salmon		bgcolor = LightYellow		1915	1933	1989	Hunan	Held no office

External links

• 18th CCP Central Committee

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hu Yaobang . . 26 July 2023 . 26 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230726083236/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hu-Yaobang .
2. Web site: Ye Jianying . . 26 July 2023 . 26 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230726083620/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ye-Jianying .
3. Web site: Deng Xiaoping . . 26 July 2023 . 26 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230726083941/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Deng-Xiaoping .
4. Web site: Chao, Tzu-yang. Zhao, Xiusheng . Zhao Ziyang . . 16 June 2023 . 25 July 2023 . 26 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230726070118/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Zhao-Ziyang .
5. Web site: Li Xiannian . . 25 July 2023 . 26 July 2023 . https://archive.today/20230726084201/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Li-Xiannian .
6. Web site: Tyler, Patrick E. . Chen Yun, Who Slowed China's Shift to Market, Dies at 89 . . 12 April 1995 . 25 July 2023 . 6 December 2014 . https://archive.today/20141206182817/http://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/12/obituaries/chen-yun-who-slowed-china-s-shift-to-market-dies-at-89.html .