Party Secretary of Guangdong
| Secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party | |
|---|---|
| 中国共产党广东省委员会书记 | |
since 28 October 2022 | |
| Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party | |
| Type | Party Committee Secretary |
| Status | Provincial and ministerial-level official |
| Member of | Guangdong Provincial Standing Committee |
| Nominator | Central Committee |
| Appointer | Guangdong Provincial Committee Central Committee |
| Inaugural holder | Ye Jianying |
| Formation | August 1949 |
| Deputy | Deputy Secretary Secretary-General |
The secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the leader of the Guangdong 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 Guangdong.
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 Guangdong 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 Guangdong Provincial Committee, and since at least 2007, the secretary has consistently been a member of the CCP Politburo. 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 Huang Kunming, a member of the CCP Politburo, who took office on 28 October 2022.