Central Committee of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union


The Central Committee of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was in session from 1956 until 1961. Its 133 Members and 122 Candidate members were elected at the 20th Party Congress. It elected, at its 1st Plenary Session, the 20th Presidium, the 20th Secretariat and the 20th Party Control Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

Plenums

The Central Committee was not a permanent institution. It convened plenary sessions. 19 CC plenary sessions were held between the 20th Congress and the 22nd Congress. When the CC was not in session, decision-making power was vested in the internal bodies of the CC itself; that is, the Politburo and the Secretariat. None of these bodies were permanent either; typically they convened several times a month.
PlenumDateLength
1st Plenary Session27 February 19561 day
2nd Plenary Session20–24 December 19565 days
3rd Plenary Session13–14 February 19572 days
4th Plenary Session22–29 June 19578 days
5th Plenary Session28–29 October 19572 days
6th Plenary Session16–17 December 19572 days
7th Plenary Session25–26 February 19582 days
8th Plenary Session6–7 May 19582 days
9th Plenary Session17–18 June 19582 days
10th Plenary Session5 September 19581 day
11th Plenary Session12 November 19581 day
12th Plenary Session15–19 December 19585 days
13th Plenary Session24–29 June 19596 days
14th Plenary Session22–25 December 19594 days
15th Plenary Session4 May 19601 day
16th Plenary Session13–16 July 19604 days
17th Plenary Session10–18 January 19619 days
18th Plenary Session19 June 19611 day
19th Plenary Session14 October 19611 day