General Secretary of the Communist Party of China

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The General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee (simplified Chinese: 中国共产党中央委员会总书记; pinyin: Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Zǒngshūjì) is the highest ranking official within the Communist Party of China and heads the Secretariat of the Communist Party of China.

Since the abolition of the post Chairman of the Communist Party in 1982, the General Secretary is the highest ranking official of the party and heads the Politburo Standing Committee.

[edit] List of general secretaries

• Hu Yaobang, General Secretary 1980-1987
• Zhao Ziyang, General Secretary 1987-1989
• Jiang Zemin, General Secretary 1989-2002
• Hu Jintao, General Secretary since 2002

[edit] See also

• List of leaders of the Communist Party of China
• Political position ranking of PRC

[edit] References

• China Online Encyclopedia

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