24th Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

The 24th Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was elected by the 24th Central Committee in the aftermath of the 24th Congress.

24th Politburo (1971–1976)

Candidate members

Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Duration
Yuri Andropov (1914–1984)	9 April 1971	27 April 1973
Pyotr Demichev (1917–2010)	9 April 1971	5 March 1976
Pyotr Masherov (1918–1980)	9 April 1971	5 March 1976
Vasil Mzhavanadze (1902–1988)	9 April 1971	18 December 1972
Sharof Rashidov (1917–1983)	9 April 1971	5 March 1976
Dmitriy Ustinov (1908–1984)	9 April 1971	5 March 1976
Mikhail Solomentsev (1913–2008)	23 November 1971	5 March 1976
Boris Ponomarev (1905–1995)	19 May 1972	5 March 1976
Grigory Romanov (1923–2008)	27 April 1973	5 March 1976

Full members

Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Duration
Leonid Brezhnev (1906–1982)	9 April 1971	5 March 1976
Gennady Voronov (1910–1994)	9 April 1971	27 April 1973
Viktor Grishin (1914–1992)	9 April 1971	5 March 1976
Andrei Kirilenko (1906–1990)	9 April 1971	5 March 1976
Alexei Kosygin (1904–1980)	9 April 1971	5 March 1976
Fyodor Kulakov (1918–1978)	9 April 1971	5 March 1976
Dinmukhamed Konayev (1912–1993)	9 April 1971	5 March 1976
Kirill Mazurov (1914–1989)	9 April 1971	5 March 1976
Arvīds Pelše (1899–1983)	9 April 1971	5 March 1976
Nikolai Podgorny (1908–1983)	9 April 1971	5 March 1976
Dmitry Polyansky (1917–2001)	9 April 1971	5 March 1976
Mikhail Suslov (1902–1982)	9 April 1971	5 March 1976
Alexander Shelepin (1918–1994)	9 April 1971	16 April 1975
Petro Shelest (1908–1996)	9 April 1971	27 April 1973
Volodymyr Shcherbytsky (1918–1990)	9 April 1971	5 March 1976
Andrei Grechko (1903–1976)	27 April 1973	5 March 1976
Andrei Gromyko (1909–1989)	27 April 1973	5 March 1976