The secretary of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the leader of the Anhui 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 Anhui.
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 Anhui 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 Anhui 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 Li Lecheng, who took office on 23 September 2026.
List of party secretaries ImageName (English)Name (Chinese)Term startTerm endZeng XishengJanuary 1952February 1962Li BaohuaFebruary 1962January 1967Li DeshengNovember 1969December 1974Song PeizhangMay 1975June 1977Wan LiJune 1977March 1980Zhang JingfuMarch 1980April 1982Zhou ZijianApril 1982March 1983Huang HuangMarch 1983April 1986Li GuixianApril 1986April 1988Lu RongjingApril 1988September 1998Hui Liangyu11 September 199831 October 2001Wang Taihua31 October 200116 December 2004Guo Jinlong16 December 20041 December 2007Wang Jinshan1 December 200731 May 2010Zhang Baoshun31 May 20101 June 2015Wang Xuejun1 June 201529 August 2016Li Jinbin29 August 201630 September 2021Zheng Shanjie30 September 202114 March 2023Han Jun14 March 202328 June 2024Liang Yanshun28 June 202423 September 2026Li Lecheng23 September 2026Incumbent
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