General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party

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The General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party is the highest-ranking official in China’s ruling party and the country’s paramount political leader.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf party leadership position
political office
alsoHoldsOfficeTypically Chairman of the Central Military Commission
President of the People's Republic of China
linked to: President of China
appliesToOrganization Chinese Communist Party
appointedBy Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
associatedBuilding Great Hall of the People
country People's Republic of China
linked to: China
currentHolder Xi Jinping
currentHolderStartDate 2012-11-15
deFactoStatus highest-ranking official in China
top leader of the Chinese Communist Party
firstHolder Hu Yaobang
ideologyContext Mao Zedong Thought
linked to: Maoism

Marxism–Leninism
socialism with Chinese characteristics
jurisdiction Chinese Communist Party
People's Republic of China political system
language Chinese
memberOf Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party
nativeLabel 中国共产党中央委员会总书记
nativeLanguage Standard Chinese
nominator Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party
officeCreated 1982
officeType paramount leader of China
party leader
politicalSystem one-party socialist republic
positionHeldIn Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party
powerBasis control of the Chinese Communist Party
leadership of the Politburo Standing Committee
precededByOffice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party
reportsTo Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
residence Zhongnanhai
responsibility overall leadership of the Chinese Communist Party
overseeing party ideology and organization
setting major policy directions for China
script Simplified Chinese
seat Beijing
selectionMethod elected by the Central Committee after the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
shortName CCP General Secretary
General Secretary of the CCP
termLength five years (de facto, tied to Party Congress cycle)
termRenewable yes

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Chinese Communist Party leaderTitle General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
Chairman of the Central Military Commission inPracticeCombinedWithOffice General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
Zhongnanhai usedBy General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
subject linked to: Zhongnanhai, Beijing
President of China associatedWithOffice General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
Hu Jintao positionHeld General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
Xi Jinping positionHeld General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party shortName General Secretary of the CCP
linked to: General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party selects General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (indirectly via Central Committee)
linked to: General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
Chinese Communist Party topPosition General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
subject linked to: CCP
CPC generalSecretaryTitle General Secretary of the Communist Party of China
linked to: General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
CPC topLeaderOffice General Secretary of the Communist Party of China
linked to: General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party chairpersonTitle General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party deFactoLeader General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party keyPosition General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party elects General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
Mao Zedong positionHeld Chairman of the Communist Party of China
subject linked to: Liu Songlin
linked to: General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
Constitution of the Communist Party of China establishesOrgan General Secretary of the Communist Party of China
linked to: General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
Liu Yongqing spouseOccupation General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (former)
linked to: General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
CCP National Congress electsIndirectly General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
First-ranked Secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party nativeLabel 中共中央书记处第一书记
linked to: General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
First-ranked Secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party reportsTo General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party reportsTo General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party worksUnderDirectionOf General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
Jintao associatedWithPersonPosition General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
Xi Mingze fatherPosition General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
Government of the People's Republic of China topLeaderTitle General Secretary of the Communist Party of China
linked to: General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
Zhongnanhai leadership compound usedBy General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
Hua Guofeng positionHeld Chairman of the Communist Party of China
linked to: General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
Andy Warhol’s Mao portraits subjectRole Chairman of the Communist Party of China
linked to: General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party