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.
| 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 | — |