27th Secretariat of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

The 27th Secretariat of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 27th Central Committee in the aftermath of the 27th Congress.

List of members

Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Note
Mikhail Gorbachev (born 1931)	6 March 1986	14 July 1990	4 years, 130 days	Elected General Secretary at the 1st Plenary Session of the 27th Central Committee.
Oleg Baklanov (born 1932)	18 February 1988	14 July 1990	2 years, 146 days	Elected at the 6th Plenary Session of the 27th Central Committee.
Alexandra Biryukova (1929–2008)	6 March 1986	30 September 1988	2 years, 208 days	Resigned at the 9th Plenary Session of the 27th Central Committee.
Viktor Chebrikov (1923–1999)	30 September 1988	20 September 1989	355 days	Elected at the 9th Plenary Session of the 27th Central Committee and resigned at the 16th Plenary Session.
Anatoly Dobrynin (1919–2010)	6 March 1986	30 September 1988	2 years, 208 days	Resigned at the 9th Plenary Session of the 27th Central Committee.
Vladimir Dolgikh (born 1924)	6 March 1986	30 September 1988	2 years, 208 days	Resigned at the 9th Plenary Session of the 27th Central Committee.
Ivan Frolov (born 1929)	9 December 1989	14 July 1990	217 days	Elected at the 17th Plenary Session of the 27th Central Committee.
Andrei Girenko (born 1936)	20 September 1989	14 July 1990	297 days	Elected at the 16th Plenary Session of the 27th Central Committee.
Yegor Ligachev (born 1920)	6 March 1986	14 July 1990	4 years, 130 days	—
Anatoly Lukyanov (born 1930)	28 January 1987[1]	30 September 1988	1 year, 246 days	Elected at the 3rd Plenary Session of the 27th Central Committee and resigned at the 9th Plenary Session.
Yurii Manaenkov (born 1936)	20 September 1989	14 July 1990	297 days	Elected at the 16th Plenary Session of the 27th Central Committee.
Vadim Medvedev (born 1929)	6 March 1986	14 July 1990	4 years, 130 days	—
Viktor Nikonov (born 1938)	6 March 1986	20 September 1989	3 years, 198 days	Resigned at the 16th Plenary Session of the 27th Central Committee.
Georgy Razumovsky (born 1936)	6 March 1986	14 July 1990	4 years, 130 days	—
Nikolay Slyunkov (born 1929)	28 January 1987	14 July 1990	3 years, 167 days	Elected at the 3rd Plenary Session of the 27th Central Committee.
Yegor Stroyev (born 1937)	20 September 1989	14 July 1990	297 days	Elected at the 16th Plenary Session of the 27th Central Committee.
Gumer Usmanov (born 1932)	20 September 1989	14 July 1990	297 days	Elected at the 16th Plenary Session of the 27th Central Committee.
Alexander Yakovlev (1923–2005)	6 March 1986	14 July 1990	4 years, 130 days	—
Lev Zaykov (1923–2002)	6 March 1986	14 July 1990	4 years, 130 days	—
Mikhail Zimyanin (born 1932)	6 March 1986	28 January 1987	328 days	Resigned from his seat at the 3rd Plenary Session of the 27th Central Committee.

References

1. Garthoff, Raymond L. (1994). The Great Transition: American-Soviet Relations and the End of the Cold War. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution. pp. 302–303. ISBN 0-8157-3060-8.