Party Secretary of Nanjing
{{Short description|Government position in China}}
{{Infobox Political post
| post = Secretary
| insignia = Danghui.svg
| insigniasize = 100px
| insigniacaption = Emblem of the Chinese Communist Party
| flag = Flag of the Chinese Communist Party.svg
| flagsize = 125px
| flagcaption = Flag of the Chinese Communist Party
| image =
| imagesize =
| incumbent = Zhou Hongbo
| incumbentsince = December 1, 2024
| style =
| residence =
| constituting_instrument =
| precursor =
| inaugural = Liu Bocheng
| formation = May 1949
| deputy = Deputy Secretary
Secretary-General
| salary =
| website =
| appointer = Nanjing Municipal Committee
Central Committee
| nominator = Central Committee
| native_name = {{lang|zh-Hans|中国共产党南京市委员会书记}}
| department = Nanjing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
| body = the Nanjing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
| type = Party Committee Secretary
| member_of = Nanjing Municipal Standing Committee
| seat = Nanjing
| status = Deputy provincial and ministerial-level official
}}
The secretary of the Nanjing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the leader of the Nanjing 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 Nanjing.
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 Nanjing 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 Nanjing 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 deputy secretary of the committee.
The current secretary is {{ill|Zhou Hongbo|zh|周红波}}, who took office on 1 December 2024.
List of party secretaries
After the Yangtze River Crossing campaign by the CCP on April 23, 1949, a total of 25 individuals have consecutively occupied the position of Secretary of the CCP Nanjing Municipal Committee.{{cite book |author=中国共产党. 中央组织部 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R2BUAAAAIAAJ |title=中国共产党组织史资料: 附卷1. 中华人民共和国政权组织, 1949.10-1997.9 |author2=中共中央党史硏究室 |author3=中央档案馆 |publisher=中共党史出版社 |year=2000 |page= |language=zh |access-date=2024-12-06}}{{cite book |author=南京市地方志编纂委员会. 办公室 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KQB6AAAAIAAJ |title=南京简志 |publisher=Jiangsu Ancient Books Publishing House |year=1986 |page=116 |language=zh |access-date=2024-12-06}}{{cite book |author=江苏省地方志编纂委员会 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x8VwAAAAIAAJ |title=江苏省志: 总述 |publisher=江苏人民出版社 |year=1999 |page=422 |language=zh |access-date=2024-12-06}}