Party Secretary of Zhejiang

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

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 Zhejiang 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 Zhejiang 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 Wang Hao, who took office on 28 October 2024.

List of party secretaries ImageNameTerm startTerm end1Tan Zhenlin6 May 1949September 19522Tan QilongSeptember 1952August 19543Jiang HuaAugust 1954January 19674Nan PingMarch 1968May 19735Tan QilongMay 1973February 19776Tie YingFebruary 1977March 19837Wang FangMarch 1983March 19878Xue JuMarch 1987December 19889Li ZeminDecember 1988September 199810Zhang Dejiang16 September 199824 December 200211Xi Jinping24 December 200225 March 200712Zhao Hongzhu25 March 200721 November 201213Xia Baolong18 December 201226 April 201714Che Jun26 April 201731 August 202015Yuan Jiajun31 August 20207 December 202216Yi Lianhong7 December 202228 October 202417 Wang Hao28 October 2024Incumbent

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