First Secretary of the Communist Youth League of China
{{Short description|Government position in China}}
{{Infobox Political post
| post = First Secretary
| body = the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China
| insignia = China Youth League logo.svg
| insigniasize = 100px
| insigniacaption = Emblem of the Communist Youth League of China
| flag = Flag of the Communist Youth League of China.svg
| flagsize = 125px
| flagcaption = Flag of the Communist Youth League of China
| image =
| imagesize =
| incumbent = A Dong
| incumbentsince = May 31, 2023
| style =
| residence =
| constituting_instrument =
| precursor =
| inaugural = Yu Xiusong
| formation = 1920
| deputy = Secretaries of the Secretariat
| salary =
| website =
| appointer = Central Committee
| nominator = Central Committee
| native_name = {{lang|zh-Hans|中国共产主义青年团中央委员会书记处第一书记}}
| department = Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China
| type = Youth league leader
| member_of = Secretariat
| seat = Beijing
| status = Provincial and ministerial-level official
}}
The first secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China is the leader of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC). The first secretary heads the Secretariat of the Central Committee.
The Central Committee elects one first secretary and several secretaries to form the Secretariat, which handles the day-to-day affairs of the CYLC.{{Cite book |last=Doyon |first=Jérôme |title=Rejuvenating Communism: Youth Organizations and Elite Renewal in Post-Mao China |publisher=University of Michigan Press |year=2023 |isbn=978-0-472-90294-1 |pages= |doi=10.3998/mpub.12291596 |doi-access=free}}{{Rp|page=126}} The first secretary also serves ex officio as the president of the China Youth University of Political Studies.
