Party Secretary of Henan

Secretary of the Henan Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
中国共产党河南省委员会书记
Emblem of the Chinese Communist Party
Flag of the Chinese Communist Party
Incumbent Liu Ning since 31 December 2024
Henan Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Type	Party Committee Secretary
Status	Provincial and ministerial-level official
Nominator	Central Committee
Appointer	Henan Provincial Committee Central Committee
Inaugural holder	Zhang Xi
Formation	October 1949
Deputy	Deputy Secretary Secretary-General

The secretary of theHenan Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the leader of the Henan Provincial 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 Henan.

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 can be also appointed by a plenary meeting of the Henan Provincial Committee, but the candidate must be the same as the one approved by the central government. The secretary leads the Standing Committee of the Henan Provincial Committee, and is usually a member of the CCP Central Committee. The secretary leads the work of the Provincial Committee and its Standing Committee. The secretary is outranks the governor, who is generally the deputy secretary of the committee.

The current secretary is Liu Ning, who took office on 31 December 2024.

List of party secretaries

No.	Image	Name	Term start	Term end	Ref.
1		Zhang Xi (1912–1959)	October 1949	November 1952	[1]
2		Pan Fusheng (1908–1980)	November 1952	August 1958	[1] [2] [3]
3		Wu Zhipu (1906–1967)	August 1958	July 1961	[3]
4		Liu Jianxun (1913–1983)	July 1961	October 1978	[3]
5		Duan Junyi (1910–2004)	October 1978	January 1981	[3]
6		Liu Jie (1915–2018)	January 1981	May 1985	[3]
7		Yang Xizong (1928–2007)	May 1985	March 1990	[3]
8		Hou Zongbin (1929–2017)	March 1990	December 1992	[4]
9		Li Changchun (born 1944)	December 1992	February 1998	[5]
10		Ma Zhongchen (born 1936)	February 1998	October 2000	[6]
11		Chen Kuiyuan (born 1941)	October 2000	December 2002	[7] [8]
12		Li Keqiang (1955–2023)	29 December 2002	14 December 2004	[9]
13		Xu Guangchun (1944–2022)	14 December 2004	30 November 2009	[10]
14		Lu Zhangong (born 1952)	30 November 2009	March 2013	[11]
15		Guo Gengmao (born 1950)	March 2013	26 March 2016	[12]
16		Xie Fuzhan (born 1954)	26 March 2016	21 March 2018	[13]
17		Wang Guosheng (born 1956)	21 March 2018	1 June 2021	[14]
18		Lou Yangsheng (born 1959)	1 June 2021	31 December 2024	[15]
19		Liu Ning (born 1962)	31 December 2024	Incumbent	[16]

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