The 8th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), formally the Political Bureau of the 8th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was elected at the 1st plenary session of the 8th Central Committee of the CCP on 28 September 1956 in the aftermath of the 8th National Congress. This electoral term was preceded by the 7th Politburo and succeeded by the 9th. 11 of the 26 members served concurrently in the 8th Politburo Standing Committee.
Composition Members +Members of the Political Bureau of the 8th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Officeholder 7th 9th Chen Boda 1904 1927 1989 Fujian Chen Yi 1901 1922 1972 Sichuan Chen Yun 1905 1925 1995 Shanghai Deng Xiaoping 1904 1924 1997 Sichuan Dong Biwu 1886 1921 1975 Hubei He Long 1896 1926 1969 Hunan Kang Sheng 1898 1925 1975 Shandong Ke Qingshi 1902 1922 1965 Anhui Li Fuchun 1900 1922 1975 Hunan Li Jingquan 1909 1922 1989 Jiangxi Li Xiannian 1909 1927 1992 Hubei Lin Biao 1907 1925 1971 Hubei Lin Boqu 1886 1921 1960 Hunan Liu Bocheng 1892 1926 1986 Sichuan Liu Shaoqi 1898 1921 1969 Henan Luo Ronghuan 1902 1927 1963 Hunan Mao Zedong 1893 1921 1976 Hunan Nie Rongzhen 1899 1923 1992 Sichuan Peng Dehuai 1898 1928 1974 Hunan Peng Zhen 1902 1923 1997 Shanxi Tan Zhenlin 1902 1926 1983 Jiangxi Tao Zhu 1908 1926 1969 Hunan Xu Xiangqian 1901 1927 1990 Shanxi Ye Jianying 1897 1927 1986 Guangdong Zhou Enlai 1898 1921 1976 Jiangsu Zhu De 1886 1925 1976 Sichuan
Alternates +Alternates of the Political Bureau of the 8th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Officeholder 7th 9th Ethnicity Bo Yibo 1908 1925 2007 Shanxi Han Chen Boda 1904 1927 1989 Fujian Han Kang Sheng 1898 1925 1975 Shandong Han Li Xuefeng 1903 1933 2003 Shanxi Han Lu Dingyi 1906 1925 1996 Jiangsu Han Song Renqiong 1909 1926 2005 Hunan Han Ulanhu 1907 1925 1988 Suiyuan Tümed Xie Fuzhi 1909 1931 1972 Hubei Han Zhang Wentian 1900 1925 1976 Shanghai Han
References
External links Gazette of the 1st Session of the 8th CCP Central Committee