23rd Secretariat of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

The 23rd Secretariat of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was elected by the 23rd Central Committee in the aftermath of the 23rd Congress.

List of members

Rank	Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Note
1	Brezhnev, LeonidLeonid Brezhnev (1906–1982)	8 April 1966	9 April 1971	5 years, 2 days	Elected General Secretary at the 1st Plenary Session.
7	Andropov, YuriYuri Andropov (1914–1984)	8 April 1966	21 June 1967	1 year, 75 days	Resigned from his seat at the 5th Plenary Session.
5	Demichev, PyotrPyotr Demichev (1918–2000)	8 April 1966	9 April 1971	5 years, 2 days	—
9	Kapitonov, IvanIvan Kapitonov (1915–2002)	8 April 1966	9 April 1971	5 years, 2 days	—
10	Katushev, KonstantinKonstantin Katushev (1927–2010)	10 April 1968	9 April 1971	2 years, 364 days	—
4	Kirilenko, AndreiAndrei Kirilenko (1906–1990)	8 April 1966	9 April 1971	5 years, 2 days	—
11	Kulakov, FyodorFyodor Kulakov (1918–1978)	8 April 1966	9 April 1971	5 years, 2 days	—
8	Ponomarev, BorisBoris Ponomarev (1905–1995)	8 April 1966	9 April 1971	5 years, 2 days	—
12	Rudakov, AleksandrAleksandr Rudakov (1910–1966)	8 April 1966	10 June 1966	63 days	Died after a prolonged battle with illness.
3	Shelepin, AlexanderAlexander Shelepin (1918–1994)	13 December 1966	26 September 1967	4 years, 117 days	Elected at the 3rd Plenary Session.
13	Solomentsev, MikhailMikhail Solomentsev (1913–2008)	13 December 1966	9 April 1971	4 years, 117 days	Elected at the 4th Plenary Session.
2	Suslov, MikhailMikhail Suslov (1902–1982)	8 April 1966	9 April 1971	5 years, 2 days	—
6	Ustinov, Dmitriy Dmitriy Ustinov (1908–1984)	8 April 1966	9 April 1971	5 years, 2 days	—

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