List of members of the Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in the 1970s

The following is a list of members of the Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in the 1970s.

List of members

Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office (Voting)			Term of office (non-Voting)
	Joined.	Left.	Duration	Joined.	Left.	Duration
Aliyev, Heydar (10 May 1923–12 December 2003)	—	—	—	5 March 1976	22 November 1982	70006000000000000006 years, 7002231000000000000231 days
Andropov, Yuri (15 June 1914–9 February 1984)	27 April 1973	9 February 1984	700110000000000000010 years, 7002288000000000000288 days	21 June 1967	27 April 1973	70005000000000000005 years, 7002310000000000000310 days
Brezhnev, Leonid (9 December 1906–10 November 1982)	29 June 1957	10 November 1982	700124000000000000024 years, 7002334000000000000334 days	—	—	—
Chernenko, Konstantin (24 September 1911–10 March 1985)	27 November 1978	10 March 1985	70006000000000000006 years, 7002134000000000000134 days	3 October 1977	27 November 1978	70001000000000000001 year, 700155000000000000055 days
Demichev, Peotr (21 December 1917–10 August 2010)	—	—	—	16 November 1964	30 September 1988	700124000000000000024 years, 700145000000000000045 days
Gorbachev, Mikhail (2 March 1931–present)	—	—	—	27 November 1979	21 October 1980	50000000000000000000 years, 7002329000000000000329 days
Grechko, Andrei (October 17, 1903 – April 26, 1976)	27 April 1973	26 April 1976	70002000000000000002 years, 7002365000000000000365 days	—	—	—
Grishin, Viktor (5 September 1914–25 May 1992)	9 April 1971	18 February 1988	700116000000000000016 years, 7002315000000000000315 days	18 January 1961	9 April 1971	700110000000000000010 years, 700181000000000000081 days
Gromyko, Andrei (18 July 1909–2 July 1989)	27 April 1973	30 September 1988	700115000000000000015 years, 7002156000000000000156 days	—	—
Kirilenko, Andrei (8 November 1906–12 May 1990)	23 April 1962	22 November 1982	700120000000000000020 years, 7002213000000000000213 days	—	—	—
Kosygin, Alexei (20 February 1904–18 December 1980)	4 May 1960	21 October 1980	700120000000000000020 years, 7002170000000000000170 days	—	—	—
Kulakov, Fyodor (4 February 1918–17 July 1978)	9 April 1971	17 July 1978	70007000000000000007 years, 700199000000000000099 days	—	—	—
Kunayev, Dinmukhamed (12 January 1912–22 August 1993)	9 April 1971	28 January 1987	700120000000000000020 years, 7002295000000000000295 days	8 April 1966	9 April 1971	70005000000000000005 years, 70001000000000000001 day
Kuznetsov, Vasili (13 February 1901–5 June 1990)	—	—	—	3 October 1977	25 February 1988	700110000000000000010 years, 7002145000000000000145 days
Masherov, Pyotr (26 February 1918–4 October 1980)	—	—	—	8 April 1966	4 October 1980	700114000000000000014 years, 7002179000000000000179 days
Mazurov, Kiril (25 March 1914–19 December 1989)	26 March 1965	27 November 1978	700113000000000000013 years, 7002215000000000000215 days	—	—	—
Mzhavanadze, Vasil (20 September 1902–5 September 1988)	—	—	—	29 June 1957	18 December 1972	700115000000000000015 years, 7002172000000000000172 days
Pelše, Arvīds (7 February 7, 1899–29 May 1983)	8 April 1966	29 May 1983	700117000000000000017 years, 700151000000000000051 days	—	—	—
Podgorny, Nikolai (18 February 1903–12 January 1983)	4 May 1960	24 May 1977	700117000000000000017 years, 700120000000000000020 days	—	—	—
Polyansky, Dmitry (25 October 1917–8 October 2001)	4 May 1960	5 March 1976	700115000000000000015 years, 7002306000000000000306 days	—	—	—
Ponomarev, Boris (17 January 1905–21 December 1995)	—	—	—	19 May 1972	25 February 1986	700113000000000000013 years, 7002282000000000000282 days
Rashidov, Sharof (6 November 1917–31 October 1983)	—	—	—	31 October 1961	31 October 1983	700122000000000000022 years, 50000000000000000000 days
Romanov, Grigory (7 February 1923–3 June 2008)	5 March 1976	1 July 1985	700124000000000000024 years, 7002334000000000000334 days	27 April 1973	5 March 1976	70002000000000000002 years, 7002313000000000000313 days
Shcherbytsky, Volodymyr (17 February 1918–17 February 1990)	9 April 1971	20 September 1989	700118000000000000018 years, 7002164000000000000164 days	6 December 1965	9 April 1971	70005000000000000005 years, 7002124000000000000124 days
Shelepin, Alexander (18 August 1918–24 October 1994)	16 November 1964	16 April 1975	700110000000000000010 years, 7002182000000000000182 days	—	—	—
Shelest, Petro (14 February 1908–22 January 1996)	16 November 1964	27 April 1973	70008000000000000008 years, 7002193000000000000193 days	—	—	—
Shevardnadze, Eduard (25 January 1928–present)	—	—	—	27 November 1978	1 July 1985	70006000000000000006 years, 7002247000000000000247 days
Solomentsev, Mikhail (7 November 1913–15 February 2008)	—	—	—	23 November 1971	26 December 1983	700112000000000000012 years, 700164000000000000064 days
Suslov, Mikhail (21 November 1902–25 January 1982)	12 July 1955	25 January 1982	700126000000000000026 years, 7002197000000000000197 days	—	—	—
Tikhonov, Nikolai (14 May 1905–1 June 1997)	27 November 1979	15 October 1985	700114000000000000014 years, 7002353000000000000353 days	27 November 1978	27 November 1979	70001000000000000001 year, 50000000000000000000 days
Ustinov, Dmitriy (30 October 1908–20 December 1984)	5 March1976	20 December 1984	70008000000000000008 years, 7002290000000000000290 days	26 March 1965	5 March 1976	700110000000000000010 years, 7002345000000000000345 days
Voronov, Gennady (18 August 1910–1 April 1994)	31 October 1961	27 April 1973	700111000000000000011 years, 7002178000000000000178 days	—	—	—