Presidium of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

The 20th Presidium of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was elected by the 20th Central Committee in the aftermath of the 20th Congress.

20th Politburo (1956–1959)

Candidate members

Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Duration
Leonid Brezhnev (1906–1982)	27 February 1956	29 June 1957	1 year, 122 days
Georgy Zhukov (1896–1974)	27 February 1956	29 June 1957	1 year, 122 days
Nuritdin Mukhitdinov (1917–2008)	27 February 1956	17 December 1957	1 year, 293 days
Yekaterina Furtseva (1910–1974)	27 February 1956	29 June 1957	1 year, 122 days
Nikolay Shvernik (1888–1970)	27 February 1956	29 June 1957	1 year, 122 days
Dmitri Shepilov (1905–1995)	27 February 1956	29 June 1957	1 year, 122 days
Frol Kozlov (1908–1965)	14 February 1957	31 October 1961	2 years, 268 days
Jānis Kalnbērziņš (1893–1986)	29 June 1957	31 October 1961	2 years, 268 days
Andrei Kirilenko (1906–1990)	29 June 1957	31 October 1961	2 years, 268 days
Demyan Korotchenko (1894–1969)	29 June 1957	31 October 1961	2 years, 268 days
Alexei Kosygin (1904–1980)	29 June 1957	4 May 1960	1 year, 89 days
Kirill Mazurov (1914–1989)	29 June 1957	31 October 1961	2 years, 268 days
Vasil Mzhavanadze (1902–1988)	29 June 1957	31 October 1961	2 years, 268 days
Mikhail Pervukhin (1904–1978)	29 June 1957	31 October 1961	2 years, 268 days
Pyotr Pospelov (1898–1979)	29 June 1957	31 October 1961	2 years, 268 days
Nikolai Podgorny (1908–1983)	18 June 1958	4 May 1960	1 year, 89 days
Dmitry Polyansky (1917–2001)	18 June 1958	4 May 1960	1 year, 89 days

Full members

Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Duration
Nikolai Bulganin (1895–1975)	27 February 1956	5 February 1958	343 days
Kliment Voroshilov (1881–1969)	27 February 1956	31 October 1961	2 years, 268 days
Lazar Kaganovich (1893–1991)	27 February 1956	27 February 1957	1 year, 0 days
Alexei Kirichenko (1908–1975)	27 February 1956	4 May 1960	1 year, 89 days
Georgy Malenkov (1902–1988)	27 February 1956	27 February 1957	1 year, 0 days
Anastas Mikoyan (1895–1978)	27 February 1956	31 October 1961	2 years, 268 days
Vyacheslav Molotov (1890–1986)	27 February 1956	27 February 1957	1 year, 0 days
Mikhail Pervukhin (1904–1978)	27 February 1956	27 February 1957	1 year, 0 days
Maksim Saburov (1900–1977)	27 February 1956	27 February 1957	1 year, 0 days
Mikhail Suslov (1902–1982)	27 February 1956	31 October 1961	2 years, 268 days
Nikita Khrushchev (1894–1971)	27 February 1956	31 October 1961	2 years, 268 days
Averky Aristov (1903–1973)	29 June 1957	4 May 1960	1 year, 89 days
Nikolay Belyaev (1903–1966)	29 June 1957	4 May 1960	1 year, 89 days
Leonid Brezhnev (1906–1982)	29 June 1957	31 October 1961	2 years, 268 days
Georgy Zhukov (1896–1974)	29 June 1957	29 October 1957	116 days
Nikolay Ignatov (1901–1966)	29 June 1957	4 May 1960	1 year, 89 days
Frol Kozlov (1908–1965)	29 June 1957	31 October 1961	2 years, 268 days
Otto Kuusinen (1881–1964)	29 June 1957	31 October 1961	2 years, 268 days
Yekaterina Furtseva (1910–1974)	29 June 1957	4 May 1960	1 year, 89 days
Nikolay Shvernik (1888–1970)	29 June 1957	31 October 1961	2 years, 268 days
Nuritdin Mukhitdinov (1917–2008)	17 December 1957	31 October 1961	2 years, 268 days
Alexei Kosygin (1904–1980)	4 May 1960	31 October 1961	1 year, 180 days
Nikolai Podgorny (1908–1983)	4 May 1960	31 October 1961	1 year, 180 days
Dmitry Polyansky (1917–2001)	4 May 1960	31 October 1961	1 year, 180 days