The Central Committee of the 25th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was in session from 1976 until 1981. It elected, at its 1st Plenary Session, the 25th Politburo, the 25th Secretariat and the 25th Party Control Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Plenums The Central Committee was not a permanent institution. It convened plenary sessions. 12 CC plenary sessions were held between the 25th Congress and the 26th Congress. When the CC was not in session, decision-making power was vested in the internal bodies of the CC itself; that is, the Politburo and the Secretariat. None of these bodies were permanent either; typically they convened several times a month.
+ Plenary sessions of the Central Committee Plenum Date Length 1st Plenary Session 3 March 1976 1 day 2nd Plenary Session 25–26 October 1976 2 days 3rd Plenary Session 24 May 1977 1 day 4th Plenary Session 3 October 1977 1 day 5th Plenary Session 13 December 1977 1 day 6th Plenary Session 3–4 July 1978 2 days 7th Plenary Session 27 November 1978 1 day 8th Plenary Session 17 April 1979 1 day 9th Plenary Session 27 November 1979 1 day 10th Plenary Session 23 June 1980 1 day 11th Plenary Session 21 October 1980 1 day 12th Plenary Session 20 February 1981 1 day
Composition Members