The Central Committee of the 26th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was in session from 1981 until 1986. It elected, at its 1st Plenary Session, the 26th Politburo, the 26th Secretariat and the 26th Party Control Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Plenums The Central Committee was not a permanent institution. It convened plenary sessions. 15 CC plenary sessions were held between the 26th Congress and the 27th 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 1981 1 day 2nd Plenary Session 16 November 1981 1 day 3rd Plenary Session 24 May 1982 1 day 4th Plenary Session 12 November 1982 1 day 5th Plenary Session 22 November 1982 1 day 6th Plenary Session 14–15 June 1983 2 days 7th Plenary Session 26–27 December 1983 2 days 8th Plenary Session 13 February 1984 1 day 9th Plenary Session 10 April 1984 1 day 10th Plenary Session 23 October 1984 1 day 11th Plenary Session 11 March 1985 1 day 12th Plenary Session 23 April 1985 1 day 13th Plenary Session 1 July 1985 1 day 14th Plenary Session 15 October 1985 1 day 15th Plenary Session 18 February 1986 1 day
Composition Members