Party Secretary of Guizhou

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

TypeParty Committee Secretary

StatusProvincial and ministerial-level official

NominatorCentral Committee

AppointerGuizhou Provincial Committee
Central Committee

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Secretary of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
中国共产党贵州省委员会书记
Emblem of the Chinese Communist Party
Flag of the Chinese Communist Party
Incumbent Xu Lin since 9 December 2022
Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Type	Party Committee Secretary
Status	Provincial and ministerial-level official
Nominator	Central Committee
Appointer	Guizhou Provincial Committee Central Committee
Inaugural holder	Su Zhenhua
Formation	February 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 Guizhou 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 Guizhou 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 Xu Lin, who took office on 9 December 2022.