Party Secretary of Beijing
| Secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party | |
|---|---|
| 中国共产党北京市委员会书记 | |
since November 13, 2022 | |
| Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party | |
| Type | Party Committee Secretary |
| Status | Provincial and ministerial-level official |
| Member of | Beijing Municipal Standing Committee |
| Nominator | Central Committee |
| Appointer | Beijing Municipal Committee Central Committee |
| Inaugural holder | Peng Zhen |
| Formation | December 13, 1948 |
| Deputy | Deputy Secretary Secretary-General |
The secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the leader of the Beijing 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 Beijing.
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 Beijing Municipal Committee, but the candidate must be the same as the one approved by the central government. The secretary leads the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal Committee, and since at least 2007, the secretary has consistently been a member of the CCP Politburo. The secretary leads the work of the Municipal Committee and its Standing Committee. The secretary outranks the mayor, who is generally the deputy secretary of the committee.
The current secretary is Yin Li, a member of the CCP Politburo, who took office on 13 November 2022.