Party Secretary of Qingdao
| Secretary of the Qingdao Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party | |
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| 中国共产党青岛市委员会书记 | |
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 Incumbent since December 2023Zeng Zanrong | |
| Qingdao Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party | |
| Type | Party Committee Secretary |
| Status | Deputy provincial and ministerial-level official |
| Member of | Qingdao Municipal Standing Committee |
| Seat | Qingdao |
| Nominator | Central Committee |
| Appointer | Qingdao Municipal Committee Central Committee |
| Inaugural holder | Xue Shangshi |
| Formation | May 1949 |
| Deputy | Deputy Secretary Secretary-General |
The secretary of the Qingdao Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the leader of the Qingdao 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 Qingdao.
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 Qingdao 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 Qingdao 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 CCP deputy secretary of the committee.
The current secretary is Zeng Zanrong, who took office in December 2023.
List of party secretaries
| Name | Took office | Left office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xue Shangshi | May 1949 | November 1949 | |
| Xiang Ming | November 1949 | July 1950 | |
| Lai Keke | July 1950 | December 1952 | |
| Ren Zhibin | December 1952 | December 1953 | |
| Wang Shaoyong | December 1953 | June 1955 | |
| Li Guangwen | June 1955 | June 1956 | |
| Teng Jinglu | June 1956 | November 1958 | |
| Liu Tefu | November 1958 | November 1960 | |
| Zhang Jingtao | November 1960 | Cultural Revolution | |
| Yi Yaocai | May 1969 | July 1972 | |
| Ma Zhongquan | July 1972 | October 1973 | |
| Liu Zhongqian | October 1973 | January 1980 | |
| Li Zhiwen | January 1980 | August 1982 | |
| Zhou Zhenxing | August 1982 | July 1984 | |
| Liu Peng | July 1984 | November 1989 | |
| Guo Songnian | November 1989 | March 1992 | |
| Yu Zhengsheng | February 1992 | October 1997 | |
| Zhang Huilai | October 1997 | June 2002 | |
| Du Shicheng | June 2002 | December 2006 | |
| Yan Qijun | December 2006 | November 2010 | |
| Li Qun | November 2010 | March 2017 | |
| Zhang Jiangting | March 2017 | January 2019 | [1] |
| Wang Qingxian | January 2019 | January 2021 | [2] |
| Lu Zhiyuan | August 2021 | October 2023 | [3] |
| Zeng Zanrong | December 2023 | Incumbent |
References
- ↑ "Zhang Jiangting appointed Party secretary of Qingdao". China Daily. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
- ↑ Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (29 January 2019). 王清宪任青岛市委书记 张江汀另有任用. Economic Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- ↑ Yi Yi (伊一) (2 September 2021). 辽宁省委常委陆治原调任山东省委常委、青岛市委书记(图/简历). Economic Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 November 2022.