General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party

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Xi Jinping, current general secretary of the CCP

The General Secretary of the Communist Party of China ( Chinese  中国 共产党 中央 委员会 总书记 , Pinyin Zhōngguó gòngchǎndǎng zhōngyāng wěiyuánhuì zǒngshūjì ) has been the highest-ranking member of the Communist Party of China since 1981 . Until 1981 the office was subordinate to the chairman of the Chinese Communist Party . Since then, the Secretary General, who, in contrast to the President and Prime Minister, does not go through direct or indirect popular elections, has been the highest ruler (" Outstanding Leader " - Paramount Leader ) in the country.

The party's first general secretary was Chen Duxiu , who was elected in Shanghai in 1921. His term of office ended in 1927 by resignation, in 1929 he was expelled from the party.

Previous chair:

Surname Beginning of the term of office Term expires
Mao Zedong March 20, 1943 September 9, 1976
Hua Guofeng October 9, 1976 June 29, 1981
Hu Yaobang June 29, 1981 September 12, 1982

Previous General Secretaries:

Surname Beginning of the term of office Term expires
Hu Yaobang February 29, 1980 January 16, 1987
Zhao Ziyang January 16, 1987 June 24, 1989
Jiang Zemin June 24, 1989 November 15, 2002
Hu Jintao November 15, 2002 November 14, 2012
Xi Jinping November 15, 2012 -

During the 18th CCP Congress, Hu Jintao resigned on November 14, 2012, and on November 15, 2012, the previous Vice President Xi Jinping was elected as the new General Secretary. He has also been President of the Republic since 2013.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ China's communists herald a change of power . NZZ.ch, November 14, 2012
  2. ↑ Xi Jinping new party leader of China . SF Tagesschau, November 15, 2012