18th Politburo of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks)

The 18th Politburo of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) was elected by the 18th Central Committee in the aftermath of the 18th Congress.

18th Politburo (1939–1952)

Candidate members

Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Duration
Lavrentiy Beria (1899–1953)	22 March 1939	18 March 1946
Nikolay Shvernik (1888–1970)	22 March 1939	16 October 1952
Nikolai Voznesensky (1903–1950)	21 February 1941	26 February 1947
Georgy Malenkov (1902–1988)	21 February 1941	18 March 1946
Alexander Shcherbakov (1901–1945)	21 February 1941	10 May 1945
Nikolai Bulganin (1895–1975)	18 March 1946	18 February 1948
Alexei Kosygin (1904–1980)	18 March 1946	4 September 1948

Full members

Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Duration
Andrey Andreyev (1895–1971)	22 March 1939	16 October 1952
Kliment Voroshilov (1881–1969)	22 March 1939	16 October 1952
Andrei Zhdanov (1896–1948)	22 March 1939	31 August 1948
Lazar Kaganovich (1893–1991)	22 March 1939	16 October 1952
Mikhail Kalinin (1875–1946)	22 March 1939	3 June 1946
Anastas Mikoyan (1895–1978)	22 March 1939	16 October 1952
Vyacheslav Molotov (1890–1986)	22 March 1939	16 October 1952
Joseph Stalin (1878–1953)	22 March 1939	16 October 1952
Nikita Khrushchev (1894–1971)	22 March 1939	16 October 1952
Georgy Malenkov (1902–1988)	18 March 1946	16 October 1952
Nikolai Voznesensky (1903–1950)	26 February 1947	7 March 1949
Nikolai Bulganin (1895–1975)	18 February 1948	16 October 1952
Alexei Kosygin (1904–1980)	4 September 1948	16 October 1952