Presidium of the 19th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

The 19th Presidium of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was elected by the 19th Central Committee in the aftermath of the 19th Congress.

19th Presidium (1952–1956)

Candidate members

Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Duration
Leonid Brezhnev (1906–1982)	16 October 1952	6 March 1953	141 days
Andrey Vyshinsky (1883–1954)	16 October 1952	6 March 1953	141 days
Arseny Zverev (1900–1969)	16 October 1952	6 March 1953	141 days
Nikolay Ignatov (1901–1966)	16 October 1952	6 March 1953	141 days
Ivan Kabanov (1898–1972)	16 October 1952	6 March 1953	141 days
Alexei Kosygin (1904–1980)	16 October 1952	6 March 1953	141 days
Nikolai Patolichev (1908–1989)	16 October 1952	6 March 1953	141 days
Nikolai Pegov (1905–1991)	16 October 1952	6 March 1953	141 days
Alexander Puzanov (1906–1998)	16 October 1952	6 March 1953	141 days
Ivan Tevosian (1901–1958)	16 October 1952	6 March 1953	141 days
Pavel Yudin (1899–1968)	16 October 1952	6 March 1953	141 days
Mir Jafar Baghirov (1896–1956)	6 March 1953	7 July 1953	123 days
Leonid Melnikov (1906–1981)	6 March 1953	7 July 1953	92 days
Panteleimon Ponomarenko (1902–1984)	6 March 1953	27 February 1956	2 years, 358 days
Nikolay Shvernik (1888–1970)	6 March 1953	27 February 1956	2 years, 358 days
Alexei Kirichenko (1908–1975)	7 July 1953	12 July 1955	2 years, 5 days

Full members

Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Duration
Vasily Andrianov (1902–1978)	16 October 1952	6 March 1953	141 days
Averky Aristov (1903–1973)	16 October 1952	6 March 1953	141 days
Lavrentiy Beria (1899–1953)	16 October 1952	7 July 1953	264 days
Nikolai Bulganin (1895–1975)	16 October 1952	27 February 1956	3 years, 134 days
Kliment Voroshilov (1881–1969)	16 October 1952	27 February 1956	3 years, 134 days
Semyon Ignatyev (1904–1983)	16 October 1952	6 March 1953	141 days
Lazar Kaganovich (1893–1991)	16 October 1952	27 February 1956	3 years, 134 days
Demian Korotchenko (1894–1969)	16 October 1952	6 March 1953	141 days
Vasil Kuznetsov (1901–1990)	16 October 1952	6 March 1953	141 days
Otto Kuusinen (1881–1964)	16 October 1952	6 March 1953	141 days
Georgy Malenkov (1902–1988)	16 October 1952	27 February 1956	3 years, 134 days
Vyacheslav Malyshev (1902–1957)	16 October 1952	6 March 1953	141 days
Leonid Melnikov (1906–1981)	16 October 1952	6 March 1953	141 days
Anastas Mikoyan (1895–1978)	16 October 1952	27 February 1956	3 years, 134 days
Nikolai Mikhailov (1906–1982)	16 October 1952	6 March 1953	141 days
Vyacheslav Molotov (1890–1986)	16 October 1952	27 February 1956	3 years, 134 days
Mikhail Pervukhin (1904–1978)	16 October 1952	27 February 1956	3 years, 134 days
Panteleimon Ponomarenko (1902–1984)	16 October 1952	6 March 1953	141 days
Maksim Saburov (1900–1977)	16 October 1952	27 February 1956	3 years, 134 days
Joseph Stalin (1878–1953)	16 October 1952	5 March 1953	140 days
Mikhail Suslov (1902–1982)	16 October 1952	6 March 1953	141 days
	12 July 1955	27 February 1956	230 days
Nikita Khrushchev (1894–1971)	16 October 1952	27 February 1956	3 years, 134 days
Dmitry Chesnokov (1910–1973)	16 October 1952	6 March 1953	141 days
Nikolay Shvernik (1888–1970)	16 October 1952	6 March 1953	141 days
Matvei Shkiryatov (1883–1954)	16 October 1952	6 March 1953	141 days
Alexei Kirichenko (1908–1975)	12 July 1955	27 February 1956	240 days

Organs of the 19th Presidium (dissolved in March 1953)

Bureau of the Presidium

• Lavrentiy Beria (1889–1953)
• Nikolai Bulganin (1895–1975)
• Kliment Voroshilov (1881–1969)
• Lazar Kaganovich (1893–1991)
• Georgy Malenkov (1902–1988)
• Mikhail Pervukhin (1904–1978)
• Maksim Saburov (1900–1977)
• Joseph Stalin (1878–1953)
• Nikita Khrushchev (1894–1971)

Standing Committee on Ideological Questions

• Aleksey Rumyantsev (1905–1993) — Chairman from 18 November 1952 until 23 March 1953.
• Mikhail Suslov (1902–1982)
• Dmitry Chesnokov (1910–1973)
• Dmitry Shepilov (1905–1995) — Chairman from 10 October 1952 until 18 November 1952.
• Pavel Yudin (1899–1968)

Standing Committee on Defense

• Lavrentiy Beria (1899–1953)
• Nikolai Bulganin (1902–1982) — Chairman from 10 October 1952 until 3 March 1953.
• Aleksandr Vasilevsky (1895–1977)
• Kliment Voroshilov (1883–1969)
• Semyon Zakharov (1906–1986)
• Lazar Kaganovich (1893–1991)
• Nikolay Kuznetsov (1904–1974)
• Vyacheslav Malyshev (1902–1957)
• Mikhail Pervukhin (1904–1978)
• Maksim Saburov (1900–1977)
• Leonid Brezhnev (1906–1982) — was appointed to the body on 19 November 1952.
• Gregory Gromov (1900–1977) — served as the body's Secretary from 10 October 1952 until 3 March 1953.

Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs

• Leonid Brezhnev (1906–1982)
• Andrei Vyshinsky (1883–1954)
• Semyon Ignatiev (1904–1983)
• Lazar Kaganovich (1893–1991)
• Vasily Kuznetsov (1901–1990)
• Pavel Kumykin (1901–1976)
• Otto Wille Kuusinen (1881–1964)
• Georgy Malenkov (1902–1982) — served as the body's Chairman from 10 October 1952 until 3 March 1953.
• Nikolai Mikhailov (1906–1982)
• Vyacheslav Molotov (1890–1986)
• Mikhail Pervukhin (1904–1978)
• Boris Ponomarev (1905–1995)
• Alexander Poskrebyshev (1891–1965)
• Mikhail Suslov (1902–1982)
• Lavrentiy Beria (1899–1953) — elected to the body on 11 December 1952.
• Vladimir Pavlov (1899–1953) — served as the body's Secretary from 10 October 1952 until 3 March 1953.

External links

• Handbook of the History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union 1898–1991