18th Secretariat of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks)
The 18th Secretariat of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was elected by the 18th Central Committee in the aftermath of the 18th Congress, held in 1939.
List of members
| Name (birth–death) |
Took office | Left office | Duration | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stalin, JosephJoseph Stalin (1878–1953) |
22 April 1939 | 14 October 1952 | 13 years, 175 days | — |
| Andreyev, AndreyAndrey Andreyev (1895–1971) |
22 April 1939 | 18 March 1946 | 6 years, 330 days | — |
| Kuznetsov, AlexeyAlexey Kuznetsov (1905–1950) |
18 March 1946 | 28 January 1949 | 9 years, 281 days | The official explanation for his removal was that he was being "reassigned". |
| Zhdanov, AndreiAndrei Zhdanov (1896–1948) |
22 April 1939 | 31 August 1947 | 9 years, 131 days | Died in office of natural causes. |
| Malenkov, GeorgyGeorgy Malenkov (1902–1988) |
22 April 1939 | 6 May 1946 | 7 years, 14 days | Removed on Stalin's orders. |
| 1 July 1948 | 14 October 1952 | 4 years, 105 days | Reelected to the Secretariat at Stalin's proposal. | |
| Khrushchev, NikitaNikita Khrushchev (1894–1971) |
16 December 1949 | 14 October 1952 | 13 years, 175 days | — |
| Patolichev, NikolayNikolay Patolichev (1908–1989) |
5 June 1946 | 24 May 1947 | 2 years, 87 days | — |
| Ponomarenko, PanteleimonPanteleimon Ponomarenko (1902–1984) |
1 July 1948 | 14 October 1952 | 4 years, 105 days | — |
| Popov, GeorgyGeorgy Popov (1906–1968) |
18 March 1946 | 16 December 1949 | 10 years, 238 days | — |
| Shcherbakov, Alexander Alexander Shcherbakov (1901–1945) |
5 May 1941 | 10 May 1945 | 6 years, 18 days | Elected to the Secretariat at the 6th Plenary Session, but died of natural causes during his tenure. |
| Suslov, MikhailMikhail Suslov (1902–1982) |
24 May 1947 | 14 October 1952 | 5 years, 112 days | — |
References
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