The 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was in a 5-year session from 1977 to 1982. The

10th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The 10th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was in session from 1973 to 1977. It was preceded by the 9th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. It held three plenary sessions in the 4-year period. It was formally succeede ...

preceded it. It held seven plenary sessions in the 5-year period. It was formally succeeded by the

12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was in session from September 1982 to November 1987. It held seven plenary sessions. It was securely succeeded by the 13th Central Committee. It elected the 12th Politburo of the Chinese C ...

. It elected the

11th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party The 11th Central Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party was elected at the 1st Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee on August 19, 1977, consisting of 23 members and 3 alternate members. There were additions to the membership in 1978 and ...

in 1977. It was the first

Politburo A politburo () or political bureau is the executive committee for communist parties. It is present in most former and existing communist states. Names The term "politburo" in English comes from the Russian ''Politbyuro'' (), itself a contractio ...

elected after Mao Zedong's death in 1976. This politburo was the first to discuss China's wide

economic reforms An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services. In general, it is defined as a social domain that emphasize the practices, discourses, and material expressions associated with th ...

, from the preceding period of high economic control.

Members

Hua Guofeng Hua Guofeng (; born Su Zhu; 16 February 1921 – 20 August 2008), alternatively spelled as Hua Kuo-feng, was a Chinese politician who served as Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and Premier of the People's Republic of China. The design ...

:''The following is in stroke order of surnames:'' In the 3rd Session in 1978, 9 persons were elected to the Central Committee:

Huang Kecheng Huang Kecheng () (October 1, 1902 – December 28, 1986) was a senior general (大将) in the People's Liberation Army. Biography Huang Kecheng was born in Yongxing, Hunan Province, and he was the third of four children. His father w ...

(),

Song Renqiong Song Renqiong (; 11 July 1909 – 8 January 2005), born Song Yunqin (), was a general in the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and one of the Eight Elders of the Chinese Communist Party. Biography Song Renqiong ...

Hu Qiaomu Hu Qiaomu (4 June 191228 September 1992) was a Chinese sociologist, Marxist philosopher and politician. Hu Qiaomu is a controversial figure for opposing the reform and opening up era of economic reform that followed the death of Mao Zedong. He ...

(),

Xi Zhongxun Xi Zhongxun (15 October 1913 – 24 May 2002) was a Chinese communist revolutionary and a subsequent political official in the People's Republic of China. He is considered to be among the first and second generation of Chinese leadership. ...

Wang Renzhong Wang Renzhong (; January 15, 1917 – March 16, 1992) was a Chinese political leader. He was born to a peasant family in Jing County, Hebei. In November 1933, he joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). From 1938, he served as the vice director ...

(),

Huang Huoqing Huang Huoqing (; 1901 – November 9, 1999) was a politician of the People's Republic of China. Biography Huang Huoqing was born in Zaoyang County, Hubei in 1901. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1926. After the foundation of the Peo ...

Chen Zaidao Chen Zaidao (, 24 January 1909 – 6 April 1993) was a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army, who commanded the Wuhan Military Region from 1954 to 1967. He is most noted for having arrested pro-Mao Xie Fuzhi and Wang Li during the ...

(),

Han Guang Han Guang (died 206 BC) was the ruler of the Kingdom of Liaodong () of the Eighteen Kingdoms during the Chu–Han Contention, an interregnum between the Qin and Han dynasties of China. Han Guang was initially a minor official serving in the ...

(),

Zhou Huijiu Zhou Huijiu (; 1 March 1909 – 9 February 1999) is a Chinese scientist specializing in metallic materials, heat treating and mechanical properties. He was an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Biography Zhou was born in Shenyang, ...

(). In the 4th Session in 1979, 12 persons were elected to the Central Committee:

Wang Heshou Wang may refer to: Names * Wang (surname) (王), a common Chinese surname * Wāng (汪), a less common Chinese surname * Titles in Chinese nobility * A title in Korean nobility * A title in Mongolian nobility Places * Wang River in Thailan ...

(),

Liu Lanbo Liu Lanbo (; 1904 – 5 March 1982) was a Communist revolutionary and politician of the People's Republic of China. He served as Chairman (Governor) of Liaodong Province, and twice as Minister of Electric Power. Biography Liu Lanbo was born in 1 ...

(),

Liu Lantao Liu Lantao (; November 1910 – 31 December 1997) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician of the People's Republic of China. Early life Liu was born in Shaanxi Province in 1910. After participating in the May Thirtieth Movement of 1 ...

(),

An Ziwen An Ziwen (; 25 September 1909 – 25 June 1980), born as An Zhihan (安之瀚), was a Chinese politician and member of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He served as minister of the CCP Central Committee Organization Departme ...

(),

Li Chang Li Chang (12 December 1914 – 3 September 2010) was an official of the People's Republic of China. He served as the Secretary of Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CPC from 1982 to 1985, then as member of the Central Advi ...

(),

Yang Shangkun Yang Shangkun (3 August 1907 – 14 September 1998) was a Chinese Communist military and political leader, President of the People's Republic of China (''de jure'' head of state) from 1988 to 1993, and one of the Eight Elders that dominat ...

, Zhou Yang (),

Lu Dingyi Lu Dingyi (; June 9, 1906 – May 9, 1996) was a leader of the Chinese Communist Party. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China and before the Cultural Revolution, he was credited as one of the top officials in socialist cult ...

(),

Hong Xuezhi Hong Xuezhi (; February 2, 1913 – November 20, 2006) was a general in the Chinese Red Army and a politician in the People's Republic of China. He was the only person awarded the rank of general in 1955 who was reawarded the same rank in 1988 a ...

(),

Peng Zhen Peng Zhen (pronounced ; October 12, 1902 – April 26, 1997) was a leading member of the Chinese Communist Party. He led the party organization in Beijing following the victory of the Communists in the Chinese Civil War in 1949, but was pu ...

Jiang Nanxiang Jiang may refer to: * ''Jiang'' (rank), rank held by general officers in the military of China * Jiang (surname), several Chinese surnames **Jiang Zemin (1926–2022), as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party *Jiang River The Jiang Riv ...

(), and

Bo Yibo Bo Yibo (; 17 February 1908 – 15 January 2007) was a Chinese politician. He was one of the most senior political figures in China during the 1980s and 1990s. After joining the Chinese Communist Party when he was 17, he worked as a Communist P ...

.Gazette of the 4th Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee

Chronology

#''1st Plenary Session'' #*Date: August 18, 1977 #*Location:

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

#*Significance:

was appointed Chairman of the CCP Central Committee, with

Ye Jianying Ye Jianying (; 28 April 1897 – 22 October 1986) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary leader and politician, one of the founding Ten Marshals of the People's Republic of China. He was the top military leader in the 1976 coup that overth ...

Deng Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping (22 August 1904 – 19 February 1997) was a Chinese revolutionary leader, military commander and statesman who served as the paramount leader of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC) from December 1978 to November 1989. Aft ...

Li Xiannian Li Xiannian (pronounced ; 23 June 1909 – 21 June 1992) was a Chinese Communist military and political leader, President of the People's Republic of China (''de jure'' head of state) from 1983 to 1988 under Paramount Leader Deng Xiaoping and ...

and

Wang Dongxing Wang Dongxing (; 9 January 1916 – 21 August 2015) was a Chinese military commander and politician, famous for being the chief of Mao Zedong's personal bodyguard force, the 9th Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security (which included the ''8 ...

as vice-chairmen. Hua was also appointed Chairman of the CCP Central Military Commission. 32-member

(the largest ever), 5-member

Politburo Standing Committee The Politburo Standing Committee (PSC), officially the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, is a committee consisting of the top leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Histori ...

and other central organs were elected. #''2nd Plenary Session'' #*Date: February 18–23, 1978 #*Location: Beijing #*Significance: The agenda was the preparation of the

5th National People's Congress The 5th National People's Congress () was in session from 1978 to 1983. It succeeded the 4th National People's Congress. It held five plenary sessions in this period. The Congress passed the 1978 Constitution of the People's Republic of China ...

and the 5th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. The

1978 Constitution of the People's Republic of China The 1978 Constitution of the People's Republic of China was promulgated in 1978. This was the PRC's 3rd constitution, and was adopted at the 1st Meeting of the 5th National People's Congress on March 5, 1978, two years after the downfall of the ...

, reports to the NPC, nominees for top State posts and the new lyrics of the National Anthem praising

Mao Zedong Mao Zedong pronounced ; also Romanization of Chinese, romanised traditionally as Mao Tse-tung. (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who was the List of national founde ...

were approved. #'' 3rd Plenary Session'' #*Date: December 18–22, 1978 #*Location: Beijing #*Significance: Official criticism of the

Cultural Revolution The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, and lasting until his death in 1976. Its stated go ...

started, and a new economic program aiming to

liberalization Liberalization or liberalisation (British English) is a broad term that refers to the practice of making laws, systems, or opinions less severe, usually in the sense of eliminating certain government regulations or restrictions. The term is used m ...

was approved. Hua Guofeng renounced to his "

Two Whatevers The "Two Whatevers" () refers to the statement that "We will resolutely uphold whatever policy decisions Chairman Mao made, and unswervingly follow whatever instructions Chairman Mao gave" (). This statement was contained in a joint editorial, e ...

", and he was criticized for promoting

personality cult A cult of personality, or a cult of the leader, Mudde, Cas and Kaltwasser, Cristóbal Rovira (2017) ''Populism: A Very Short Introduction''. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 63. is the result of an effort which is made to create an id ...

Chen Yun Chen Yun (, pronounced ; 13 June 1905 – 10 April 1995) was one of the most influential leaders of the People's Republic of China during the 1980s and 1990s and one of the major architects and important policy makers for the Reform and o ...

was appointed additional vice-chairman and Standing Committee member, and also head of the re-created

Central Commission for Discipline Inspection The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) is the highest internal control institution of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), tasked with enforcing internal rules and regulations and combating corruption and malfeasance in the pa ...

. This session is considered the beginning of Deng Xiaoping's paramount leadership. #''4th Plenary Session'' #*Date: September 25–28, 1979 #*Location: Beijing #*Significance: Preparations were made for the 30th anniversary of the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, sli ...

. A ''Decision of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party On the Question of Speeding Up Agricultural Development'' was adopted.

, one of the top officials purged during the Cultural Revolution, was elected to the Politburo. #''5th Plenary Session'' #*Date: February 23–29, 1980 #*Location: Beijing #*Significance:

Liu Shaoqi Liu Shaoqi ( ; 24 November 189812 November 1969) was a Chinese revolutionary, politician, and theorist. He was Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee from 1954 to 1959, First Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party from 1956 to 1966 and ...

was completely rehabilitated. The Secretariat of the CCP Central Committee was re-established with

Hu Yaobang Hu Yaobang (; 20 November 1915 – 15 April 1989) was a high-ranking official of the China, People's Republic of China. He held the top office of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1981 to 1987, first as Chairman of the Chinese Communist P ...

General Secretary Secretary is a title often used in organizations to indicate a person having a certain amount of authority, power, or importance in the organization. Secretaries announce important events and communicate to the organization. The term is derive ...

. Former Maoists including

Wu De Wu De (; February 5, 1913 – November 29, 1995), born Li Chunhua (), was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician of the People's Republic of China. He served in provincial-level leadership positions in Pingyuan Province, Tianjin municip ...

and

Chen Xilian Chen Xilian (pronounced ; 4 January 1915 – 10 June 1999) was a Chinese military officer and politician, general of the People's Liberation Army. A prominent Maoist, he held very important positions in both military and political spheres. Foll ...

resigned. Article 45 of the State Constitution was amended by removing the citizens' right to ''"speak out freely, air their views fully, hold great debates and write

dazibao Big-character posters () are handwritten posters with large characters, usually mounted on walls in public spaces such as universities, factories, government departments, and sometimes directly on the streets. They were used as a means of protest ...

"''. The decision to convene the 12th Party Congress was adopted. #''6th Plenary Session'' #*Date: June 27–29, 1981 #*Location: Beijing #*Significance: The ''Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party Since the Founding of the People’s Republic of China'' was adopted, completely denouncing the Cultural Revolution and Mao Zedong's theory of continuing revolution under proletarian dictatorship. Hua Guofeng resigned (though he was re-elected a junior vice-chairman), replaced by Hu Yaobang as Chairman of the Central Committee and Deng Xiaoping as Chairman of the Central Military Commission. #''7th Plenary Session'' #*Date: August 6, 1982 #*Location: Beijing #*Significance: Preparations were made for the 12th Party Congress.

Notes

External links

11th Central Committee of the CCP

People's Daily Online The ''People's Daily'' () is the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The newspaper provides direct information on the policies and viewpoints of the CCP. In addition to its main Chinese-language ...

. {{Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party 1977 establishments in China 1982 disestablishments in China