Politburo of the 15th Congress of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks)

The 15th Politburo of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) was elected by the 15th Central Committee in the aftermath of the 15th Congress.

15th Politburo (1927–1930)

Candidate members

Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Duration
Andrey Andreyev (1895–1971)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930	2 years, 206 days
Lazar Kaganovich (1893–1991)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930	2 years, 206 days
Sergey Kirov (1886–1934)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930	2 years, 206 days
Stanislav Kosior (1889–1939)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930	2 years, 206 days
Anastas Mikoyan (1895–1978)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930	2 years, 206 days
Grigory Petrovsky (1878–1958)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930	2 years, 206 days
Nikolai Uglanov (1886–1937)	19 December 1927	29 April 1929	1 year, 131 days
Vlas Chubar (1891–1939)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930	2 years, 206 days
Karl Bauman (1892–1937)	29 April 1929	13 July 1930	1 year, 75 days
Sergei Syrtsov (1893–1937)	21 June 1929	13 July 1930	1 year, 22 days

Full members

Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Duration
Nikolai Bukharin (1888–1938)	19 December 1927	17 November 1929	1 year, 333 days
Kliment Voroshilov (1881–1969)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930	2 years, 206 days
Mikhail Kalinin (1875–1946)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930	2 years, 206 days
Valerian Kuybyshev (1888–1935)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930	2 years, 206 days
Vyacheslav Molotov (1890–1986)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930	2 years, 206 days
Alexei Rykov (1881–1938)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930	2 years, 206 days
Jānis Rudzutaks (1887–1938)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930	2 years, 206 days
Joseph Stalin (1878–1953)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930	2 years, 206 days
Mikhail Tomsky (1880–1936)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930	2 years, 206 days