| Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party | |
|---|---|
| 中国共产党江苏省委员会书记 | |
since 3 January 2023 | |
| Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party | |
| Type | Party Committee Secretary |
| Status | Provincial and ministerial-level official |
| Member of | Jiangsu Provincial Standing Committee |
| Nominator | Central Committee |
| Appointer | Jiangsu Provincial Committee Central Committee |
| Inaugural holder | Ke Qingshi |
| Formation | November 1952 |
| Deputy | Deputy Secretary Secretary-General |
Thesecretary of theJiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is theleader of theJiangsu Provincial Committee of theChinese Communist Party (CCP). As the CCP is thesole ruling party of thePeople's Republic of China (PRC), the secretary is the highest ranking post inJiangsu.
The secretary is officially appointed by theCCP Central Committee based on the recommendation of theCCP Organization Department, which is then approved by thePolitburo and itsStanding Committee. The secretary can be also appointed by a plenary meeting of the Jiangsu 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 Jiangsu 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 thegovernor, who is generally thedeputy secretary of the committee.
The current secretary isXin Changxing, who took office on 3 January 2023.
| No. | Image | Name | Term start | Term end | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ke Qingshi (1902–1965) | November 1952 | August 1954 | [1] | |
| 2 | Jiang Weiqing (1910–2000) | August 1954 | 1967 | [2] | |
| Cultural Revolution Interregnum | 1967 | 1970 | |||
| 3 | Xu Shiyou (1906–1985) | December 1970 | January 1974 | [3] | |
| 4 | Peng Chong (1915–2010) | January 1974 | February 1977 | [4] | |
| 5 | Xu Jiatun (1916–2016) | February 1977 | April 1983 | [5] | |
| 6 | Han Peixin (1921–2017) | April 1983 | December 1989 | [6] | |
| 7 | Shen Daren (1928–2017) | December 1989 | September 1993 | [7] | |
| 8 | Chen Huanyou (born 1934) | September 1993 | December 1999 | [8] | |
| 9 | Hui Liangyu (born 1944) | December 1999 | December 2002 | [9] | |
| 10 | Li Yuanchao (born 1950) | December 2002 | October 2007 | [10][11] | |
| 11 | Liang Baohua (born 1945) | October 2007 | 6 December 2010 | [12] | |
| 12 | Luo Zhijun (born 1951) | 6 December 2010 | 30 June 2016 | [13] | |
| 13 | Li Qiang (born 1959) | 30 June 2016 | 29 October 2017 | [14] | |
| 14 | Lou Qinjian (born 1956) | 29 October 2017 | 19 October 2021 | [15] | |
| 15 | Wu Zhenglong (born 1964) | 19 October 2021 | 28 December 2022 | [16] | |
| 16 | Xin Changxing (born 1963) | 3 January 2023 | Incumbent | [17] | |