Party Secretary of Wuhan
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| Secretary of the Wuhan Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party | |
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| 中国共产党武汉市委员会书记 | |
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since 18 October 2025 | |
| Wuhan Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party | |
| Type | Party Committee Secretary |
| Status | Deputy provincial and ministerial-level official |
| Member of | Wuhan Municipal Standing Committee |
| Seat | Wuhan |
| Nominator | Central Committee |
| Appointer | Wuhan Municipal Committee Central Committee |
| Inaugural holder | Zhang Pinghua |
| Formation | 1949 |
| Deputy | Deputy Secretary Secretary-General |
The secretary of the Wuhan Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the leader of the Wuhan 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 Wuhan, 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 Wuhan 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 Wuhan Municipal Committee, which the candidate must be the same as the one approved by the central government.[citation needed]
The current secretary is Sheng Yuechun, who took office on 18 October 2025.[citation needed]