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

The 15th Orgburo of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) was elected by the 1st Plenary Session of the 15th Central Committee, in the immediate aftermath of the 15th Congress.

Full members

Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Note
Andrey Andreev (1895–1971)	19 December 1927	11 April 1928		Relieved of his duties at the 1st Joint Plenary Session of the Central Committee and the Central Control Commission.
Aleksandra Artyukhina (1889–1969)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930		—
Andrei Bubnov (1884–1938)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930		—
Alexander Dogadov (1888–1937)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930		—
Stanislav Kosior (1889–1939)	19 December 1927	12 July 1928		Relieved of his duties at the 2nd Plenary Session.
Nikolai Kubiak (1881–1937)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930		—
Vyacheslav Molotov (1890–1986)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930		—
Ivan Moskvin (1890–1937)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930		—
Moisei Rukhimovich (1889–1938)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930		—
Alexander Smirnov (1878–1938)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930		—
Joseph Stalin (1878–1953)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930		—
Daniil Sulimov (1890–1937)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930		Appointed by a Resolution of the 14th Politburo.
Nikolai Uglanov (1886–1937)	19 December 1927	29 April 1929		Relieved of his duties at the 4th Plenary Session.
Karl Baumann (1892–1937)	11 April 1928	29 April 1929		Elected at the 1st Joint Plenary Session of the Central Committee and the Central Control Commission.
Lazar Kaganovich (1893–1991)	12 July 1928	13 July 1930		Elected at the 2nd Plenary Session.
Yan Gamarnik (1894–1937)	17 November 1929	13 July 1930		Elected at the 6th Plenary Session.

Candidate members

Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Note
Vasily Kotov (1885–1937)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930		—
Ivan Lepse (1889–1929)	19 December 1927	6 October 1929		Died in office.
Semen Lobov (1888–1937)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930		—
Vasily Mikhailov (1894–1937)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930		—
Konstantin Ukhanov (1891–1937)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930		—
Nikolay Chaplin (1888–1937)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930		—
Vasily Schmidt (1886–1938)	19 December 1927	13 July 1930		—
Nikolai Antipov (1886–1937)	11 April 1928	29 April 1929		Elected at the 1st Joint Plenary Session of the Central Committee and the Central Control Commission.
Nikolai Shvernik (1888–1970)	17 November 1929	13 July 1930		Elected at the 6th Plenary Session.