USSR: Communist Party: Politburo Politburo of the Central Committee 8 Apr 1966 Politburo elected by the Central Committee: full members - Brežnev, Voronov, Kirilenko, Kosygin, Mazurov, Pelshe, Podgornyj, Polyansky, Suslov, Shelepin, Shelest; candidate members - Grishin, Demichev, Kunayev, Masherov, Mzhavanadze, Rashidov, Ustinov, Shcherbitsky 21 Jun 1967 Andropov elected candidate member at the Central Committee plenum 9 Apr 1971 Politburo elected by the Central Committee: full members - Brežnev, Voronov, Grishin, Kirilenko, Kosygin, Kulakov, Kunayev, Mazurov, Pelshe, Podgornyj, Polyansky, Suslov, Shelepin, Shelest, Shcherbitsky; candidate members - Andropov, Demichev, Masherov, Mzhavanadze, Rashidov, Ustinov 23 Nov 1971 Solomentsev elected candidate member at the Central Committee plenum 19 May 1972 Ponomarev elected candidate member at the Central Committee plenum 18 Dec 1972 Mzhavanadze relieved of duties at the Central Committee plenum 27 Apr 1973 Voronov and Shelest relieved of duties at the Central Committee plenum; Andropov, Grechko and Gromyko elected full members, Romanov candidate member 16 Apr 1975 Shelepin relieved of duties at the Central Committee plenum 5 Mar 1976 Politburo elected by the Central Committee: full members - Andropov, Brežnev, Grechko, Grishin, Gromyko, Kirilenko, Kosygin, Kulakov, Kunayev, Mazurov, Pelshe, Podgornyj, Romanov, Suslov, Ustinov, Shcherbitsky; candidate members - Aliyev, Demichev, Masherov, Ponomarev, Rashidov, Solomentsev 26 Apr 1976 Grechko died 24 May 1977 Podgornyj relieved of duties at the Central Committee plenum 3 Oct 1977 Kuznecov and Cernenko elected candidate members at the Central Committee plenum 17 Jul 1978 Kulakov died 27 Nov 1978 Mazurov relieved of duties at the Central Committee plenum; Cernenko elected full member; Tikhonov and Shevardnadze candidate members 27 Nov 1979 Tikhonov elected full member at the Central Committee plenum; Gorbacëv elected candidate member 4 Oct 1980 Masherov died as a result of car accident 21 Oct 1980 Kosygin relieved of duties at the Central Committee plenum; Gorbacëv elected full member, Kiselyov candidate member 3 Mar 1981 Politburo elected by the Central Committee: full members - Andropov, Brežnev, Gorbacëv, Grishin, Gromyko, Kirilenko, Kunayev, Pelshe, Romanov, Suslov, Tikhonov, Ustinov, Cernenko, Shcherbitsky; candidate members - Aliyev, Demichev, Kiselyov, Kuznecov, Ponomarev, Rashidov, Solomentsev, Shevardnadze 25 Jan 1982 Suslov died 24 May 1982 Dolgikh elected candidate member at the Central Committee plenum 10 Nov 1982 Brežnev died 22 Nov 1982 Kirilenko relieved of duties at the Central Committee plenum; Aliyev elected full member 11 Jan 1983 Kiselyov died 29 May 1983 Pelshe died 15 Jun 1983 Vorotnikov elected candidate member at the Central Committee plenum 31 Oct 1983 Rashidov committed suicide 26 Dec 1983 Vorotnikov and Solomentsev elected full members at the Central Committee plenum; Chebrikov elected candidate member 9 Feb 1984 Andropov died 20 Dec 1984 Ustinov died 10 Mar 1985 Cernenko died 23 Apr 1985 Ligachev, Ryzhkov and Chebrikov elected full members at the Central Committee plenum; S.Sokolov elected candidate member 1 Jul 1985 Romanov relieved of duties at the Central Committee plenum; Shevardnadze elected full member 15 Oct 1985 Tikhonov relieved of duties at the Central Committee plenum; Talyzin elected candidate member 18 Feb 1986 Grishin relieved of duties at the Central Committee plenum; Yeltsin elected candidate member 6 Mar 1986 Politburo elected by the Central Committee: full members - Aliyev, Vorotnikov, Gorbacëv, Gromyko, Zaykov, Kunayev, Ligachev, Ryzhkov, Solomentsev, Chebrikov, Shevardnadze, Shcherbitsky; candidate members - Demichev, Dolgikh, Yeltsin, Slyunkov, S.Sokolov, Solovyov, Talyzin 28 Jan 1987 Kunayev relieved of duties at the Central Committee plenum; Yakovlev elected candidate member 26 Jun 1987 S.Sokolov relieved of duties at the Central Committee plenum; Slyunkov, Yakovlev and Nikonov elected full members, Yazov elected candidate member 21 Oct 1987 Aliyev relieved of duties at the Central Committee plenum 14 Feb 1988 Yeltsin relieved of duties at the Central Committee plenum; Maslyukov and Razumovsky elected candidate members 30 Sep 1988 Gromyko, Solomentsev, Demichev and Dolgikh relieved of duties at the Central Committee plenum; Medvedev elected full member, Biryukova, Vlasov and Lukyanov elected candidate members 20 Sep 1989 Nikonov, Chebrikov, Shcherbitsky, Solovyov and Talyzin relieved of duties at the Central Committee plenum; Kruchkov and Maslyukov elected full members, Primakov and Pugo candidate members 9 Dec 1989 Ivashko elected full member at the Central Committee plenum 14 Jul 1990 Politburo elected by the Central Committee: Burokyavichus, Gumbaridze, Gorbacëv, Gurenko, Dzasokhov, Ivashko, Karimov, Luchinsky, Masaliyev, Makhkamov, Movsisyan, Mutalibov, Nazarbayev, Niyazov, Polozkov, Prokofyev, Rubiks, Semyonova, Sillari, Ye.Sokolov, Stroyev, Frolov, Shenin and Yanayev [1] 11 Dec 1990 Ye.Sokolov and Movsisyan relieved of duties at the Central Committee plenum; Malofeyev and Pogosyan elected members 31 Jan 1991 Gumbaridze and Yanayev relieved of duties at the joint plenum of the Central Committee and Central Control Commission; Annus elected member 25 Apr 1991 Masaliyev relieved of duties at the joint plenum of the Central Committee and the Central Control Commission; Amanbayev, Yeremey and Surkov elected members 26 Jul 1991 Pogosyan relieved of duties at the Central Committee plenum Information source: [2] [1] The 28th Congress of the CPSU changed the party charter including procedures for election of the Politburo. It revoked division into full members and candidate members within the Politburo. [2] Чернев А.Д. 229 кремлевских вождей. Политбюро, Оргбюро, Секретариат ЦК Коммунистической партии в лицах и цифрах. Справочник. М.: Редакция журнала "Родина", Научный центр "Руссика". 1996. Last updated on: 08 Jun 2022 12:00:17; URL: www.archontology.org/nations/ussr/cpsu/politburo2.php
