Party Secretary of Gansu

The Secretary of the Gansu Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the leader of the Gansu 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 Gansu.

TypeParty Committee Secretary

StatusProvincial and ministerial-level official

Member ofGansu Provincial Standing Committee

NominatorCentral Committee

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Secretary of the Gansu Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
中国共产党甘肃省委员会书记
Emblem of the Chinese Communist Party
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Incumbent Hu Changsheng since 7 December 2022
Gansu Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Type	Party Committee Secretary
Status	Provincial and ministerial-level official
Member of	Gansu Provincial Standing Committee
Nominator	Central Committee
Appointer	Gansu Provincial Committee Central Committee
Inaugural holder	Zhang Desheng
Formation	July 1949
Deputy	Deputy Secretary Secretary-General

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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 Gansu 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 Gansu 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 Hu Changsheng, who took office on 7 December 2022.