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

The 18th Politburo of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) was elected by the 18th Central Committee in the aftermath of the 18th Congress.

18th Politburo (1939–1952)

Candidate members
Name
(birth–death)
Took office Left office Duration
Beria, LavrentiyLavrentiy Beria
(1899–1953)
22 March 1939 18 March 1946 6 years, 361 days
Shvernik, NikolayNikolay Shvernik
(1888–1970)
22 March 1939 16 October 1952 13 years, 208 days
Voznesensky, NikolaiNikolai Voznesensky
(1903–1950)
21 February 1941 26 February 1947 6 years, 5 days
Malenkov, GeorgyGeorgy Malenkov
(1902–1988)
21 February 1941 18 March 1946 5 years, 25 days
Shcherbakov, AlexanderAlexander Shcherbakov
(1901–1945)
21 February 1941 10 May 1945 4 years, 78 days
Bulganin, NikolaiNikolai Bulganin
(1895–1975)
18 March 1946 18 February 1948 1 years, 337 days
Kosygin, AlexeiAlexei Kosygin
(1904–1980)
18 March 1946 4 September 1948 2 years, 170 days

Full members
Name
(birth–death)
Took office Left office Duration
Andreyev, AndreyAndrey Andreyev
(1895–1971)
22 March 1939 16 October 1952 13 years, 208 days
Voroshilov, KlimentKliment Voroshilov
(1881–1969)
22 March 1939 16 October 1952 13 years, 208 days
Zhdanov, AndreiAndrei Zhdanov
(1896–1948)
22 March 1939 31 August 1948 9 years, 162 days
Kaganovich, LazarLazar Kaganovich
(1893–1991)
22 March 1939 16 October 1952 13 years, 208 days
Kalinin, MikhailMikhail Kalinin
(1875–1946)
22 March 1939 3 June 1946 7 years, 73 days
Mikoyan, AnastasAnastas Mikoyan
(1895–1978)
22 March 1939 16 October 1952 13 years, 208 days
Molotov, VyacheslavVyacheslav Molotov
(1890–1986)
22 March 1939 16 October 1952 13 years, 208 days
Stalin, JosephJoseph Stalin
(1878–1953)
22 March 1939 16 October 1952 13 years, 208 days
Khrushchev, NikitaNikita Khrushchev
(1894–1971)
22 March 1939 16 October 1952 13 years, 208 days
Malenkov, GeorgyGeorgy Malenkov
(1902–1988)
18 March 1946 16 October 1952 6 years, 212 days
Voznesensky, NikolaiNikolai Voznesensky
(1903–1950)
26 February 1947 7 March 1949 2 years, 9 days
Bulganin, NikolaiNikolai Bulganin
(1895–1975)
18 February 1948 16 October 1952 4 years, 241 days
Kosygin, AlexeiAlexei Kosygin
(1904–1980)
4 September 1948 16 October 1952 4 years, 42 days

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