24th Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

The 24th Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was elected by the 24th Central Committee in the aftermath of the 24th Congress.

24th Politburo

23rd Politburo ← →  25th Politburo
Duration	9 April 1971 – 5 March 1976

24th Politburo (1971–1976)

Candidate members Name (birth–death) Took office Left office Duration Yuri Andropov (1914–1984) 9 April 1971 27 April 1973 2 years, 18 days Pyotr Demichev (1917–2010) 9 April 1971 5 March 1976 4 years, 362 days Pyotr Masherov (1918–1980) 9 April 1971 5 March 1976 4 years, 362 days Vasil Mzhavanadze (1902–1988) 9 April 1971 18 December 1972 1 year, 253 days Sharof Rashidov (1917–1983) 9 April 1971 5 March 1976 4 years, 362 days Dmitriy Ustinov (1908–1984) 9 April 1971 5 March 1976 4 years, 362 days Mikhail Solomentsev (1913–2008) 23 November 1971 5 March 1976 4 years, 103 days Boris Ponomarev (1905–1995) 19 May 1972 5 March 1976 3 years, 291 days Grigory Romanov (1923–2008) 27 April 1973 5 March 1976 2 years, 313 days

Full members Name (birth–death) Took office Left office Duration Leonid Brezhnev (1906–1982) 9 April 1971 5 March 1976 4 years, 362 days Gennady Voronov (1910–1994) 9 April 1971 27 April 1973 2 years, 18 days Viktor Grishin (1914–1992) 9 April 1971 5 March 1976 4 years, 362 days Andrei Kirilenko (1906–1990) 9 April 1971 5 March 1976 4 years, 362 days Alexei Kosygin (1904–1980) 9 April 1971 5 March 1976 4 years, 362 days Fyodor Kulakov (1918–1978) 9 April 1971 5 March 1976 4 years, 362 days Dinmukhamed Konayev (1912–1993) 9 April 1971 5 March 1976 4 years, 362 days Kirill Mazurov (1914–1989) 9 April 1971 5 March 1976 4 years, 362 days Arvīds Pelše (1899–1983) 9 April 1971 5 March 1976 4 years, 362 days Nikolai Podgorny (1903–1983) 9 April 1971 5 March 1976 4 years, 362 days Dmitry Polyansky (1917–2001) 9 April 1971 5 March 1976 4 years, 362 days Mikhail Suslov (1902–1982) 9 April 1971 5 March 1976 4 years, 362 days Alexander Shelepin (1918–1994) 9 April 1971 16 April 1975 4 years, 7 days Petro Shelest (1908–1996) 9 April 1971 27 April 1973 2 years, 18 days Volodymyr Shcherbytsky (1918–1990) 9 April 1971 5 March 1976 4 years, 362 days Yuri Andropov (1914–1984) 27 April 1973 5 March 1976 2 years, 344 days Andrei Grechko (1903–1976) 27 April 1973 5 March 1976 2 years, 344 days Andrei Gromyko (1909–1989) 27 April 1973 5 March 1976 2 years, 344 days

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