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Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary

A Party Committee Secretary (Chinese: 党委书记; pinyin: dǎngwěi shūjì) is the leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organization in a province, city, village, or other administrative unit. In most cases, it is the de facto highest political office of its area of jurisdiction. The term can also be used for the leadership position of CCP organizations in state-owned enterprises, private companies, foreign-owned companies, universities, research institutes, hospitals, as well as other institutions of the state.[1][2][3]

Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary

党委书记

黨委書記

dǎngwěi shūjì

dǎngwěi shūjì

书记

書記

shūjì

shūjì

Post-Cultural Revolution, the CCP is responsible for the formulation of policies and the government is responsible for its day-to-day execution. At every level of jurisdiction, a government leader serves alongside the party secretary. For example, in the case of a province, the provincial Party Secretary is the de facto highest office, but the government is headed by a government leader called a "Governor" (simplified Chinese: 省长; traditional Chinese: 省長; pinyin: shěng zhǎng). The Governor is usually the second-highest-ranking official in the party's Provincial Committee, and holds the concurrent title of "Deputy Party Committee Secretary" (simplified Chinese: 省委副书记; traditional Chinese: 省委副書記; pinyin: shěng wěi fù shū jì). A similar comparison can be made for municipal Party Secretaries and Mayors in city-level, or even for the General Secretary of CCP and the Premier of State Council in state-level.


There have been rare instances where both Party Secretary and Governor (or Mayor) positions were held by the same person, though this is not the common practice since the end of the Cultural Revolution. The Party Secretary is usually assisted by numerous Deputy Party Secretaries.


Until the 1980s, the leading position of a local party organization was called the First Secretary, its deputy the "Second Secretary". The local party organizations each had its own Secretariat with numerous secretaries.

At the central level, the party chief is known as CCP Central Committee General Secretary (中央总书记), while the corresponding government positions are known as President and Premier.

At the provincial level, the party chief is known as CCP Provincial Committee Secretary (省委书记), while the corresponding government position is known as Governor.

At the prefecture or municipal level, the party chief is known as CCP Municipal Committee Secretary (市委书记), while the corresponding government position is known as Mayor.

At the county level, the party chief is known as CCP County Committee Secretary (县委书记), while the corresponding government position is known as the County Governor.

At the township level, the party chief is known as CCP Township/Town Committee Secretary (乡委书记), while the corresponding government position is known as the Magistrate.

At the village level, the local party chief, known as the Village Party Branch Secretary (村支部书记) heads a committee of around ten people to make executive decisions related to the village. The process is not entirely formal, and therefore the party chief at this level is not considered part of the Chinese civil service.

Chinese Communist Party Deputy Committee Secretary

Chinese Communist Party Provincial Standing Committee

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party