Party Secretary of Jiangsu

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

TypeParty Committee Secretary

StatusProvincial and ministerial-level official

Member ofJiangsu Provincial Standing Committee

NominatorCentral Committee

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Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
中国共产党江苏省委员会书记
Emblem of the Chinese Communist Party
Flag of the Chinese Communist Party
Incumbent Xin Changxing since 3 January 2023
Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Type	Party Committee Secretary
Status	Provincial and ministerial-level official
Member of	Jiangsu Provincial Standing Committee
Nominator	Central Committee
Appointer	Jiangsu Provincial Committee Central Committee
Inaugural holder	Ke Qingshi
Formation	November 1952
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 Jiangsu 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 Jiangsu 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 Xin Changxing, who took office on 3 January 2023.