The12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was in session from September 1982 to November 1987. It held seven plenary sessions. It was succeeded by the13th Central Committee. It elected the12th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party in 1982.

The following is instroke order of surnames:

1. 1st Plenary Session
   • Date: September 12–13, 1982
   • Location:Beijing
   • Significance:Hu Yaobang was electedGeneral Secretary, withZhao Ziyang as his No. 2 (though he was listed fourth among top leaders). 28-memberPolitburo, 6-memberPolitburo Standing Committee and 5-memberSecretariat were elected. TheCentral Advisory Commission was established.Deng Xiaoping was elected chairman of both theCentral Military Commission and the Central Advisory Commission. In his closing speech, he talked about the retirement of elder leaders.
2. 2nd Plenary Session
   • Date: October 11–12, 1983
   • Location: Beijing
   • Significance: ADecision of the CCP Central Committee on the Rectification of Party Organizations was adopted in order to purge the Party from consequences of theCultural Revolution. Around this time, theAnti-Spiritual Pollution Campaign was launched underChen Yun's care. This was one of the few post-Mao meetings focused on ideological issues.
3. 3rd Plenary Session
   • Date: October 20, 1984
   • Location: Beijing
   • Significance: ADecision of the CCP Central Committee on Economic Reform was adopted, fostering the new economic line pursued by Deng Xiaoping's leadership. A CCP National Conference on it was convened.
4. 4th Plenary Session
   • Date: September 16, 1985
   • Location: Beijing
   • Significance: Recommendations for the 7th Five-Year Plan were adopted to be submitted to the Party's National Conference on September 20, and then to theNational People's Congress with the goal of adapting national economy to the reform. Party veteransYe Jianying andHuang Kecheng retired.
5. 5th Plenary Session
   • Date: September 24, 1985
   • Location: Beijing
   • Significance: Meeting held after the September 20 National Conference. The leadership bodies of the Central Committee, the Central Advisory Commission and theCentral Commission for Discipline Inspection were renewed.Li Peng entered the Politburo and the Secretariat.
6. 6th Plenary Session
   • Date: September 28, 1986
   • Location: Beijing
   • Significance: AResolution of the CCP Central Committee on the Building of the Socialist Spiritual Culture. The decision to convene the Party's 13th National Congress was taken.
7. 7th Plenary Session
   • Date: September 28, 1987
   • Location: Beijing
   • Significance: Preparations for the Party's 13th National Congress were made. A plan for administration reform was adopted. Hu Yaobang's resignation was confirmed andZhao Ziyang was elected General Secretary.

• (in Chinese)12th Central Committee of the CCP,People's Daily Online.

• 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
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