Orgburo of the 18th Congress of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks)

The 18th Orgburo of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) was elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee, in the immediate aftermath of the 18th Congress. It was the last Orgburo, as its functions were transferred to an enlarged Secretariat at the 19th Congress before the Orgburo itself was abolished.

Full members

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Name
(birth–death)
Took officeLeft officeDurationNote
Andrey Andreyev
(1895–1971)
22 March 193918 March 19466 years, 361 daysRelieved of his duties by the 4th Plenary Session.
Andrei Zhdanov
(1896–1948)
22 March 193931 August 19489 years, 223 daysDied in office.
Lazar Kaganovich
(1893–1991)
22 March 193918 March 19466 years, 361 daysRelieved of his duties by the 4th Plenary Session.
Georgy Malenkov
(1902–1988)
22 March 193916 October 195213 years, 208 days
Lev Mekhlis
(1889–1953)
22 March 193916 October 195213 years, 208 days
Nikolai Mikhailov
(1906–1982)
22 March 193916 October 195213 years, 208 days
Joseph Stalin
(1878–1953)
22 March 193916 October 195213 years, 208 days
Nikolai Shvernik
(1888–1970)
22 March 193918 March 19466 years, 361 daysRelieved of his duties by the 4th Plenary Session.
Alexander Shcherbakov
(1901–1945)
22 March 193910 May 19456 years, 197 daysDied in office.
Georgy Aleksandrov
(1908–1961)
18 March 194616 October 19526 years, 212 days
Vasily Andrianov
(1902–1978)
18 March 194616 October 19526 years, 212 days
Nikolai Bulganin
(1895–1975)
18 March 194616 October 19526 years, 212 days
Alexey Kuznetsov
(1905–1950)
18 March 19467 March 19492 years, 354 daysRelieved of his duties by questionnaire.
Vasily Kuznetsov
(1901–1990)
18 March 194616 October 19526 years, 212 days
Nikolai Patolichev
(1908–1989)
18 March 194624 May 19471 year, 67 days
Georgy Popov
(1906–1968)
18 March 194616 October 19526 years, 212 days
Mikhail Rodionov
(1907–1950)
18 March 19467 March 19492 years, 354 daysRelieved of his duties by questionnaire.
Mikhail Suslov
(1902–1982)
18 March 194616 October 19526 years, 212 days
Nikolai Shatalin
(1904–1984)
18 March 194616 October 19526 years, 212 days
Boris Chernousov
(1908–1978)
10 March 194916 October 19523 years, 220 daysAppointed by questionnaire.

References

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