Party Secretary of Chengdu
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| Secretary of the Chengdu Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party | |
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| 中国共产党成都市委员会书记 | |
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since 30 August 2024 | |
| Chengdu Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party | |
| Type | Party Committee Secretary |
| Status | Deputy provincial and ministerial-level official |
| Member of | Chengdu Municipal Standing Committee |
| Seat | Chengdu |
| Nominator | Central Committee |
| Appointer | Chengdu Municipal Committee Central Committee |
| Inaugural holder | Zhang Xiushu |
| Formation | 1927 |
| Deputy | Deputy Secretary Secretary-General |
The secretary of the Chengdu Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the leader of the Chengdu 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 Chengdu, 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 Chengdu 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 Chengdu Municipal Committee, which the candidate must be the same as the one approved by the central government.[citation needed]
The current secretary is Cao Lijun, who took office on 28 June 2024.[citation needed]
