Party Secretary of Guangzhou

The secretary of the Guangzhou Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the leader of the Guangzhou 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 Guangzhou, 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 Guangzhou Municipal Committee.

TypeParty Committee Secretary

StatusDeputy provincial and ministerial-level official

Member ofGuangzhou Municipal Standing Committee

SeatGuangzhou

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Secretary of the Guangzhou Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
中国共产党广州市委员会书记
Emblem of the Chinese Communist Party
Flag of the Chinese Communist Party
Incumbent Feng Zhonghua since 24 December 2025
Guangzhou Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Type	Party Committee Secretary
Status	Deputy provincial and ministerial-level official
Member of	Guangzhou Municipal Standing Committee
Seat	Guangzhou
Nominator	Central Committee
Appointer	Guangzhou Municipal Committee Central Committee
Inaugural holder	Zeng Zhi
Formation	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 could also appointed by a plenary meeting of the Guangzhou Municipal Committee, which the candidate must be the same as the one approved by the central government.^{[citation needed]}

The current secretary is Feng Zhonghua, who took office on 24 December 2025.^[1]