| Post: | Secretary |
| Insignia: | Danghui.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 100px |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of the Chinese Communist Party |
| Flag: | Flag of the Chinese Communist Party.svg |
| Flagsize: | 125px |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of the Chinese Communist Party |
| Incumbent: | Zhou Hongbo |
| Incumbentsince: | December 1, 2024 |
| Inaugural: | Liu Bocheng |
| Formation: | May 1949 |
| Deputy: | Deputy Secretary Secretary-General |
| Appointer: | Nanjing Municipal Committee Central Committee |
| Nominator: | Central Committee |
| Native Name: | Chinese: 中国共产党南京市委员会书记 |
| Department: | Nanjing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party |
| Body: | the Nanjing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party |
| Type: | Party Committee Secretary |
| Member Of: | Nanjing Municipal Standing Committee |
| Seat: | Nanjing |
| Status: | Deputy provincial and ministerial-level official |
The secretary of the Nanjing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the leader of the Nanjing 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 Nanjing.
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 Nanjing 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 Nanjing Municipal Committee. The secretary leads the work of the Municipal Committee and its Standing Committee. The secretary is outranks the mayor, who is generally the deputy secretary of the committee.
The current secretary is Zhou Hongbo, who took office on 1 December 2024.
After the Yangtze River Crossing campaign by the CCP on April 23, 1949, a total of 25 individuals have consecutively occupied the position of Secretary of the CCP Nanjing Municipal Committee.[1] [2] [3]
| No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liu Bocheng | May 1949 | June 1949 | ||
| 2 | Su Yu | June 1949 | May 1950 | ||
| 3 | Tang Liang | May 1950 | May 1950 | ||
| 4 | Ke Qingshi | August 1950 | October 1954 | ||
| 5 | Peng Chong | October 1954 | September 1960 | ||
| 6 | Chen Yang | September 1960 | January 1963 | ||
| 7 | Peng Chong | January 1963 | May 1966 | ||
| 8 | Yang Guangli | May 1966 | December 1970 | ||
| 9 | December 1970 | June 1974 | |||
| 10 | Wang Chubin | June 1974 | August 1975 | ||
| 11 | Chu Jiang | August 1975 | October 1981 | ||
| 12 | Liu Lin | October 1981 | September 1982 | ||
| 13 | Wang Bingshi | September 1982 | February 1984 | ||
| 14 | Cheng Weigao | February 1984 | July 1987 | ||
| 15 | July 1987 | February 1991 | [4] | ||
| 16 | February 1991 | June 1995 | [5] | ||
| 17 | Wang Wulong | June 1995 | October 2001 | [6] | |
| 18 | Li Yuanchao | October 2001 | April 2003 | [7] | |
| 19 | Luo Zhijun | April 2003 | April 2008 | [8] | |
| 20 | Zhu Shanlu | February 2008 | March 2011 | [9] | |
| 21 | Yang Weize | March 2011 | March 2015 | [10] [11] | |
| 22 | Huang Lixin | January 2015 | October 2016 | [12] | |
| 23 | Wu Zhenglong | October 2016 | May 2017 | [13] | |
| 24 | Zhang Jinghua | July 2017 | April 2021 | [14] | |
| 25 | Han Liming | April 2021 | 1 December 2024 | [15] | |
| 26 | Zhou Hongbo | 1 December 2024 | Incumbent | [16] [17] |
