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The title ofGeneral Secretary orFirst Secretary is commonly used for the leaders of mostcommunist parties. When a communist party is the ruling party of acommunist state the general secretary is typically the country'sde facto leader. Except inVietnam, it is not uncommon for this leader to also assume state-level positions, such aspresident orpremiership, thereby also becoming thede jure leader of the state. The position of general secretary is typically elected by the communist party'scentral committee (with theWorkers' Party of Korea as an exception), and the holder of this title also serves on the communist party'spolitburo andsecretariat.
| Party | Title | Officeholder | Took office | Length of tenure | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Workers' Party of Korea | General Secretary | Kim Jong-un | _12_(cropped).jpg) | 11 April 2012 | 13 years, 222 days | [1] |
 | Chinese Communist Party | General Secretary of theCentral Committee | Xi Jinping | .jpg) | 15 November 2012 | 13 years, 4 days | [2] |
 | Lao People's Revolutionary Party | General Secretary of theCentral Committee | Thongloun Sisoulith | _01.jpg) | 15 January 2021 | 4 years, 308 days | [3] |
 | Communist Party of Cuba | First Secretary of theCentral Committee | Miguel Díaz-Canel | .jpg) | 19 April 2021 | 4 years, 214 days | [4] |
 | Communist Party of Vietnam | General Secretary of theCentral Committee | Tô Lâm | _(cropped).jpg) | 3 August 2024 | 1 year, 108 days | [5] |
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