A Party Committee Secretary 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.
Wang Yang is a Chinese retired politician who served as the chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 2018 to 2023. He was also the fourth-ranking member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party from 2017 to 2022.
The politics of Chongqing is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in the People's Republic of China (PRC).
Sun Zhengcai is a former Chinese politician and senior regional official. From 2012 to 2017, Sun served as the Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing, an interior municipality, and a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party. Prior to that, he served as the Party Secretary of Jilin province, and Minister of Agriculture of China.
Chen Min'er is a Chinese politician and a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party who is serving as the Communist Party Secretary of Tianjin. From 2017 to 2022, he served as the Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing and a member of the 19th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party. Chen spent most of his career in his native Zhejiang province, serving as head of the provincial department of media, and Vice Governor of Zhejiang. In 2013, he was transferred to Guizhou as governor, and in 2015 promoted to provincial Communist Party Secretary. Chen was catapulted to prominence in 2017 in the aftermath of the ouster of Chongqing party secretary Sun Zhengcai, a move that made him well-positioned for further elevation.
Ren Xuefeng was a Chinese politician and business executive. Ren was an early leader of the Binhai New Area in Tianjin and served as the city's vice-mayor for eight years. He was transferred to Guangdong province in 2014, where he served as Communist Party Secretary of Guangzhou and Deputy Party Secretary of Guangdong. He was appointed Deputy Party Secretary of Chongqing in October 2018, but died in office a year later at age 54.
Chen Yixin is a Chinese politician who is the current Minister of State Security.
Zhang Guoqing is a Chinese politician and former corporate executive who has served as vice premier of the People's Republic of China since March 2023 and a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party since October 2022. Previously, he served as the mayor of Tianjin, one of the four direct-controlled municipalities of China. An economics doctorate from Tsinghua University, Zhang had previously served as the Communist Party secretary of Liaoning, mayor of Chongqing, the chief executive of North Industries, a military contractor.
Wu Zhenglong is a Chinese politician and who is currently a state councilor and the secretary-general of the State Council. Previously, he was Governor of Jiangsu, Communist Party Secretary of Nanjing and Communist Party Secretary of Jiangsu. Born in Jiangsu, Wu served in Chongqing, then Shanxi, earlier in his career, before being transferred back to his home province, where he experienced a series of rapid promotions.
Tang Liangzhi is a Chinese politician who is the current party branch secretary of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He was previously mayor of Chongqing from January 2018 to December 2021, party secretary of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, and mayor of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei.
Yuan Jiajun is a Chinese aerospace engineer and politician who is serving as Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing and a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party. Before his political career, Yuan was best known for his role as chief designer of the Shenzhou spacecraft, which carries Chinese taikonauts into space.
Hu Henghua is a Chinese politician currently serving as deputy party secretary and mayor of Chongqing. He is an alternate member of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a representative of the 17th and 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and a deputy to the 12th National People's Congress.
Chen Rugui is a Chinese politician who is the current vice chairman of Guangdong People's Congress. Previously he served as mayor of Shenzhen. He was a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and is a delegate to the 13th National People's Congress. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in June 2022.
Zhang Gong is a Chinese politician who is the current mayor of Tianjin, in office since 31 May 2022. Previously he served as director of the State Administration for Market Regulation.
Lu Hong is a Chinese politician, currently serving as head of the United Front Work Department of the CCP Chongqing Municipal Committee.
Zhao Gang is a Chinese executive and politician, currently serving as governor of Shaanxi.
The Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, officially the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, is the municipal committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Shanghai. The committee secretary is the highest ranking post in the city and outranks the mayor, who is generally the deputy secretary of the committee. The current secretary is Chen Jining, a member of the CCP Politburo, who replaced Li Qiang on 28 October 2022.
Yu Huiwen is a Chinese politician of Manchu descent, currently serving as party secretary of Wanzhou District, since June 2022.
The Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, officially the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, is the provincial committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Zhejiang Province. The committee secretary is the highest ranking post in the province. The current secretary is Yi Lianhong, who succeeded Yuan Jiajun on 7 December 2022.
The Tianjin Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, officially the Tianjin Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, is the municipal committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Tianjin Municipality. The committee secretary is the highest ranking post in the municipality. The current secretary is Chen Min'er, a member of the CCP Politburo, who succeeded Li Hongzhong on 8 December 2022.
