| Secretary of the Hangzhou Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party | |
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| 中国共产党杭州市委员会书记 | |
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since April 18, 2022 | |
| Hangzhou Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party | |
| Type | Party Committee Secretary |
| Status | Deputy provincial and ministerial-level official |
| Member of | Hangzhou Municipal Standing Committee |
| Seat | Hangzhou |
| Nominator | Central Committee |
| Appointer | Hangzhou Municipal Committee Central Committee |
| Inaugural holder | Wu Xian |
| Formation | 1956 |
| Deputy | Deputy Secretary Secretary-General |
The secretary of the Hangzhou Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the leader of the Hangzhou Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). As the CCP is the sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the secretary is the highest ranking post in Hangzhou, which outranks the mayor, conventionally being the deputy secretary of the municipal committee. The secretary is also the leader of the Standing Committee of the Hangzhou Municipal Committee.
The secretary is officially appointed by the CCP Central Committee based on the recommendation of the CCP Organization Department, which is then approved by the Politburo and its Standing Committee. The secretary could also appointed by a plenary meeting of the Hangzhou Municipal Committee, which the candidate must be the same as the one approved by the central government.[ citation needed ]
The current secretary is Liu Fei, who took office on 25 April 2025.