The Secretariat of the 26th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) was in session from 1981 to 1986.
Officers General Secretaries +General Secretaries of the 26th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Name Cyrillic Took office Left office Duration Ethnicity Portrait Леонид Брежнев 3 March 1981 10 November 1982 1906 1982 1931 Russian Юрий Андропов 12 November 1982 9 February 1984 1914 1984 1939 Russian Константин Черненко 13 February 1984 10 March 1985 1911 1985 1931 Ukrainian Михаил Горбачёв 11 March 1985 6 March 1986 1931 2022 1952 Russian
Second Secretaries
+Second Secretaries of the 26th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Name Cyrillic Took office Left office Duration Ethnicity Portrait Михаи́л Су́слов 3 March 1981 25 January 1982 1902 1982 1921 Russian Константин Черненко 25 January 1982 24 May 1982 1911 1985 1931 Ukrainian Юрий Андропов 24 May 1982 12 November 1982 1914 1984 1939 Russian Михаил Горбачёв 12 November 1982 11 March 1985 1931 2022 1952 Russian Егор Лигачёв 12 November 1982 6 March 1986 1920 2021 1944 Russian
Members +Members of the Secretariat of the 26th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Name Cyrillic 25th SEC 27th SEC Ethnicity Gender Юрий Андропов 1914 1984 1939 Russian Male Леонид Брежнев 1906 1982 1931 Russian Male Константин Черненко 1911 1985 1931 Ukrainian Male Владимир Долгих 1924 2020 1942 Russian Male Михаил Горбачёв 1931 2022 1952 Russian Male Иван Капитонов 1915 2002 1939 Russian Male Андре́й Кириле́нко 1906 1990 1930 Ukrainian Male Егор Лигачёв 1920 2021 1944 Russian Male Виктор Никонов 1929 1993 1954 Russian Male Борис Пономарёв 1905 1995 1919 Russian Male Григорий Романов 1923 2008 1944 Russian Male Константи́н Русако́в 1909 1993 1943 Russian Male Николай Рыжков 1929 2024 1956 Russian Male Михаил Суслов 1902 1982 1921 Russian Male Борис Ельцин 1931 2007 1961 Russian Male Лев Зайков 1923 2002 1957 Russian Male Михаил Зимянин 1914 1995 1939 Belarusian Male
References
External links Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Узкий состав ЦК РСДРП(б) - Политическое бюро ЦК РСДРП(б) - Бюро ЦК РСДРП(б) - РКП(б) - Политическое бюро ЦК РКП(б) - ВКП(б) - Президиум - Политическое бюро ЦК КПСС). Handbook on History of the Communist Party and the Soviet Union 1898–1991.