Secretariat of the 24th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

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

List of members

Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Note
Leonid Brezhnev (1906–1982)	4 April 1971	5 March 1976	4 years, 336 days	Elected General Secretary at the 1st Plenary Session of the 25th Central Committee.
Pyotr Demichev (1918–2000)	4 April 1971	14 December 1974	3 years, 254 days	Resigned at the 8th Plenary Session of the 24th Central Committee.
Vladimir Dolgikh (1924–2020)	18 December 1972	5 March 1976	3 years, 78 days	Elected at the 4th Plenary Session of the 24th Central Committee.
Ivan Kapitonov (1915–2002)	4 April 1971	5 March 1976	4 years, 336 days	—
Konstantin Katushev (1927–2010)	4 April 1971	5 March 1976	4 years, 336 days	—
Andrei Kirilenko (1906–1990)	4 April 1971	5 March 1976	4 years, 336 days	—
Fyodor Kulakov (1918–1978)	4 April 1971	5 March 1976	4 years, 336 days	—
Boris Ponomarev (1905–1995)	4 April 1971	5 March 1976	4 years, 336 days	—
Mikhail Solomentsev (1913–2008)	4 April 1971	23 November 1971	4 years, 336 days	Resigned at the 2nd Plenary Session of the 24th Central Committee.
Mikhail Suslov (1902–1982)	4 April 1971	5 March 1976	4 years, 336 days	—
Dmitriy Ustinov (1908–1984)	4 April 1971	5 March 1976	4 years, 336 days	—