The secretary-general of the Chinese Communist Party () was a senior leadership position of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to assist in the daily work of the Central Committee. The secretary-general was established at the beginning of the founding of the CCP. However, due to the loss of information during the Long March and the Chinese Civil War, the records of the early secretaries-general were incomplete. Deng Xiaoping, the second-generation leader of China, served three times in the early years as the secretary-general of the Central Committee. The position of the secretary-general was renamed as general secretary from 1956 to 1966 and from 1980 to 1982. At that time, the leader of the Communist Party was Chairman of the Central Committee. The general secretary assisted the party chairman and vice chairmen in handling works of the Secretariat. Deng Xiaoping and Hu Yaobang successively served as the secretary-general and general secretary during the period of Chairman Mao Zedong and Chairman Hua Guofeng respectively.
List of secretaries-general Name Took office Left office Position(s)Mao ZedongJune 1923???Secretary of Central Bureau???January 1925???Head of the SecretariatWang RuofeiJuly 1926April 1927Secretary-general of the Central CommitteeLi Weihan(no show)April 1927???Secretary-general of the Central CommitteeChen Duxiu(acting)April 1927???Secretary-general of the Central CommitteeGeneral Secretary of the Central CommitteeCai Hesen??????Secretary-general of the Central CommitteeHead of the Propaganda DepartmentZhang Guotao???June 1927Secretary-general of the Central CommitteeHead of the Organization DepartmentDeng ZhongxiaJune 1927August 1927Secretary-general of the Central CommitteeLi WeihanAugust 1927June 1928Secretary-general of the Central CommitteeDeng XiaopingDecember 1927July 1929Secretary-general of the SecretariatZhou EnlaiJune 1928October 1928Secretary-general of the Central CommitteeHead of the Organization DepartmentLi LisanOctober 1928???Secretary-general of the Central CommitteeYu ZehongJuly 1929June 1930Secretary-general of the SecretariatLi LisanJune 1930September 1930Secretary-general of the Central CommitteeSecretary-general of the SecretariatHuang WenrongJune 1930???Secretary-general of the SecretariatKe QingshiJune 1931May 1933temporary Secretary-general of the Central CommitteeKe QingshiMay 1933???Secretary-general of the Shanghai Central BureauDeng YingchaoJanuary 1934January 1935Secretary-general of the Central CommitteeDeng XiaopingJanuary 1935December 1935Secretary-general of the Central CommitteeDecember 1935August 1937Secretary-general of the Central CommitteeWang ShoudaoDecember 1935August 1937Secretary-general of the SecretariatLiu Ying??????Secretary-general of the SecretariatWang RuofeiAugust 1937March 1940Secretary-general of the Central CommitteeRen BishiSeptember 1941October 1950Secretary-general of the Central CommitteeDeng XiaopingApril 1954September 1956Secretary-general of the Central CommitteeHu YaobangDecember 1978February 1980Secretary-general of the Central CommitteeHead of the Propaganda Department
See also Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary
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