Party Secretary of Zhejiang

The secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the leader of the Zhejiang Provincial 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 Zhejiang.

Secretary of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
中国共产党浙江省委员会书记
Emblem of the Chinese Communist Party
Flag of the Chinese Communist Party
Incumbent Wang Hao since 28 October 2024
Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Type	Party Committee Secretary
Status	Provincial and ministerial-level official
Member of	Zhejiang Provincial Standing Committee
Nominator	Central Committee
Appointer	Zhejiang Provincial Committee Central Committee
Inaugural holder	Ye Jianying
Formation	6 May 1949
Deputy	Deputy Secretary Secretary-General

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 Zhejiang 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 Zhejiang 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 the governor, who is generally the deputy secretary of the committee.

The current secretary is Wang Hao, who took office on 28 October 2024.

List of party secretaries

No.	Image	Name	Term start	Term end	Ref.
1		Tan Zhenlin	6 May 1949	September 1952	[1]
2		Tan Qilong	September 1952	August 1954	[2]
3		Jiang Hua	August 1954	January 1967	[3]
4		Nan Ping	March 1968	May 1973	[3]
5		Tan Qilong	May 1973	February 1977	[3]
6		Tie Ying	February 1977	March 1983	[3]
7		Wang Fang	March 1983	March 1987	[4]
8		Xue Ju	March 1987	December 1988	[5]
9		Li Zemin	December 1988	September 1998	[6]
10		Zhang Dejiang	16 September 1998	24 December 2002	[7]
11		Xi Jinping	24 December 2002	25 March 2007	[8]
12		Zhao Hongzhu	25 March 2007	21 November 2012	[9]
13		Xia Baolong	18 December 2012	26 April 2017	[10]
14		Che Jun	26 April 2017	31 August 2020	[11]
15		Yuan Jiajun	31 August 2020	7 December 2022	[12]
16		Yi Lianhong	7 December 2022	28 October 2024	[13]
17		Wang Hao	28 October 2024	Incumbent	[14][15]