The 20th Secretariat of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was elected by the 20th Central Committee in the aftermath of the 20th Congress.
List of members
| Name (birth–death) |
Took office | Left office | Duration | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikita Khrushchev (1894–1971) |
27 February 1956 | 31 October 1961 | 5 years, 246 days | Elected First Secretary at the 1st Plenary Session. |
| Averky Aristov (1903–1973) |
27 February 1956 | 4 May 1960 | 4 years, 67 days | Relieved of his duties at the 16th Plenary Session. |
| Nikolay Belyaev (1903–1966) |
27 February 1956 | 12 November 1958 | 2 years, 258 days | Relieved of his duties at the 11th Plenary Session. |
| Leonid Brezhnev (1906–1982) |
27 February 1956 | 16 July 1960 | 4 years, 140 days | Relieved of his duties at the 17th Plenary Session. |
| Yekaterina Furtseva (1910–1974) |
27 February 1956 | 4 May 1960 | 4 years, 67 days | Relieved of her duties at the 15th Plenary Session. |
| Alexei Kirichenko (1908–1975) |
17 December 1957 | 4 May 1960 | 2 years, 139 days | Elected at the 6th Plenary Session, relieved of his duties at the 15th Plenary Session. |
| Frol Kozlov (1908–1965) |
4 May 1960 | 31 October 1961 | 1 year, 180 days | Elected at the 15th Plenary Session. |
| Nikolay Ignatov (1901–1966) |
17 December 1957 | 4 May 1960 | 2 years, 139 days | Elected at the 6th Plenary Session, and relieved of his duties at the 15th Plenary Session. |
| Otto Wille Kuusinen (1881–1964) |
29 June 1957 | 31 October 1961 | 4 years, 124 days | Elected at the 4th Plenary Session. |
| Nuritdin Mukhitdinov (1917–2008) |
17 December 1957 | 31 October 1961 | 3 years, 318 days | Elected at the 4th Plenary Session. |
| Pyotr Pospelov (1898–1979) |
27 February 1956 | 4 May 1960 | 4 years, 67 days | Elected at the 15th Plenary Session. |
| Dmitri Shepilov (1905–1995) |
27 February 1956 | 24 December 1956 | 301 days | Relieved of his duties at the 2nd Plenary Session. |
| 14 February 1957 | 29 June 1957 | 135 days | Elected at the 3rd Plenary Session, and relieved of his duties at the 4th Plenary Session. | |
| Mikhail Suslov (1902–1982) |
27 February 1956 | 31 October 1961 | 5 years, 246 days | — |