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This is a list of members of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party who have served 11 years or more. One table ranks them according to continuous service, and another table ranks members according to total years as members. Zhou Enlai served the longest, but Mao Zedong had the continuously longest service of any member.

Longest-serving members

Longest-serving members of the Politburo Standing Committee
No. Officeholder Hanzi Took office Left office Duration Ref.
Days Years & days
1 Zhou Enlai 周恩来 21 May 1944
10 November 1927
4 July 1927 		8 January 1976
9 December 1937
9 August 1927 		15,272 41 years, 317 days [1]
2 Mao Zedong 毛泽东 17 January 1935 9 September 1976 15,211 41 years, 236 days [2]
3 Chen Yun 陈云 18 August 1977
9 June 1950
9 December 1937 		2 November 1987
28 April 1969
20 March 1943 		12,553 34 years, 124 days [3]
4 Zhu De 朱德 30 August 1973
21 May 1944 		6 July 1976
28 April 1969 		10,149 27 years, 288 days [4]
5 Liu Shaoqi 刘少奇 20 March 1943 31 October 1968 9,357 25 years, 225 days [5]
6 Deng Xiaoping 邓小平 21 July 1976
10 January 1975
28 September 1956 		2 November 1987
7 April 1976
31 October 1968 		8,990 24 years, 209 days [6]
7 Hu Jintao 胡锦涛 19 October 1992 15 November 2012 7,332 20 years, 27 days [7]
8 Xi Jinping 习近平 22 October 2007 Incumbent 6,227 17 years, 17 days [8]
9 Li Peng 李鹏 2 November 1987 22 November 2012 5,499 15 years, 20 days [9]
10 Li Keqiang 李克强 22 October 2007 23 October 2022 5,480 15 years, 1 day [10]
11 Kang Sheng 康生 12 August 1966
9 December 1937 		16 December 1975
20 March 1943 		5,340 14 years, 227 days [11]
12 Jiang Zemin 江泽民 24 June 1989 22 November 2002 4,899 13 years, 151 days [12]
12 Li Ruihuan 李瑞环 24 June 1989 22 November 2002 4,899 13 years, 151 days [13]
13 Lin Biao 林彪 25 May 1958 13 September 1971 4,859 13 years, 108 days [14]

Longest continuously serving members

Longest continuously serving members of the Politburo Standing Committee
No. Officeholder Hanzi Took office Left office Duration Ref.
Days Years & days
1 Mao Zedong 毛泽东 17 January 1935 9 September 1976 15,211 41 years, 236 days [2]
2 Zhou Enlai 周恩来 21 May 1944 8 January 1976 11,554 31 years, 232 days [1]
3 Liu Shaoqi 刘少奇 20 March 1943 31 October 1968 9,357 25 years, 225 days [5]
4 Zhu De 朱德 21 May 1944 28 April 1969 9,108 24 years, 342 days [4]
5 Hu Jintao 胡锦涛 19 October 1992 15 November 2012 7,332 20 years, 27 days [7]
6 Chen Yun 陈云 9 June 1950 28 April 1969 6,898 18 years, 323 days [3]
7 Xi Jinping 习近平 22 October 2007 Incumbent 6,227 17 years, 17 days [8]
8 Li Peng 李鹏 2 November 1987 22 November 2012 5,499 15 years, 20 days [9]
9 Li Keqiang 李克强 22 October 2007 23 October 2022 5,480 15 years, 1 day [10]
10 Jiang Zemin 江泽民 24 June 1989 22 November 2002 4,899 13 years, 151 days [12]
10 Li Ruihuan 李瑞环 24 June 1989 22 November 2002 4,899 13 years, 151 days [13]
11 Lin Biao 林彪 25 May 1958 13 September 1971 4,859 13 years, 108 days [14]
12 Deng Xiaoping 邓小平 28 September 1956 31 October 1968 4,416 12 years, 33 days [6]

See also

References

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