Party Secretary of Hubei

Secretary of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
中国共产党湖北省委员会书记
Emblem of the Chinese Communist Party
Flag of the Chinese Communist Party
Incumbent Wang Zhonglin since 31 December 2024
Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Type	Party Committee Secretary
Status	Provincial and ministerial-level official
Nominator	Central Committee
Appointer	Hubei Provincial Committee Central Committee
Inaugural holder	Li Xiannian
Formation	May 1949
Deputy	Deputy Secretary Secretary-General

The secretary of theHubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the leader of the Hubei 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 Hubei.

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 Hubei 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 Hubei 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 Wang Zhonglin, who took office on 31 December 2024.

List of party secretaries

Image	Name (English)	Name (Chinese)	Term start	Term end	Ref.
	Li Xiannian	李先念	May 1949	May 1954	[1]
	Wang Renzhong	王任重	May 1954	May 1966	[2]
	Zeng Siyu	曾思玉	March 1970	July 1975	[2]
	Zhao Xinchu	赵辛初	July 1975	August 1978	[2]
	Chen Pixian	陈丕显	August 1978	1982	[2]
	Guan Guangfu	关广富	February 1983	November 1994	[2]
	Jia Zhijie	贾志杰	December 1994	December 2000	[3]
	Jiang Zhuping	蒋祝平	December 2000	December 2001	[4]
	Yu Zhengsheng	俞正声	December 2001	October 2007	[5] [6]
	Luo Qingquan	罗清泉	October 2007	December 2010	[7] [8]
	Li Hongzhong	李鸿忠	December 2010	September 2016	[9] [10]
	Jiang Chaoliang	蒋超良	October 2016	February 2020	[11]
	Ying Yong	应勇	February 2020	March 2022	[12]
	Wang Menghui	王蒙徽	March 2022	December 2024	[13]
	Wang Zhonglin	王忠林	December 2024	Incumbent	[14]

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