Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

中国共产党上海市委员会
Overview
TypeHighest decision-making organ when Shanghai Municipal Congress is not in session.
Elected byShanghai Municipal Congress
Length of termFive years
Term limitsNone
First convocation15 December 1921
Leadership
General SecretaryChen Jining
Executive organStanding Committee
Administrative organSecretariat
Meeting place
200 Renmin Avenue, Huangpu District, Shanghai

The Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, officially the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, is a political body that comprises the top leaders of Shanghai.[1] The committee secretary is the highest ranking post in the city and outranks the mayor, who is generally the deputy secretary of the committee.[1] The current secretary is Chen Jining, a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party,[2] who replaced Li Qiang on 28 October 2022.[3]

The committee is elected every five years by the Shanghai Municipal Congress of the CCP.[4] The permanent body of the committee is its Standing Committee.[5]

Organization

The organization of the CCP Shanghai Committee includes:[6]

  • General Office[7]

Functional Departments

  • Organization Department
  • Propaganda Department
  • United Front Work Department
  • Political and Legal Affairs Commission

Offices

  • Research Office
  • Office of the National Security Commission
  • Office of the Cyberspace Affairs Commission
  • Office of the Central Military-civilian Fusion Development Committee
  • Taiwan Work Office
  • Office of the Central Institutional Organization Commission
  • Office of the Leading Group for Inspection Work

Organizations Directly under the Committee

  • Shanghai Municipal Party School
  • Shanghai United Media Group[8]
  • Shanghai Institute of Socialism
  • State Commission Office for Public Sector Reform
  • Office of the Central Institutional Organization Commission of the Chinese Communist Party Shanghai Committee

Standing Committee

The Standing Committee Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the permanent body of the committee. It currently consists of 12 members:

  • Chen Jining, Committee Secretary
  • Gong Zheng, Mayor of Shanghai, Deputy Committee Secretary[9]
  • Wu Qing, Secretary of the Shanghai Political and Legal Affairs Commission, Deputy Committee Secretary[10]
  • Li Yangzhe, Secretary of the Shanghai Commission for Discipline Inspection, Director of the Shanghai Supervisory Commission
  • Wu Qing, Executive Deputy Mayor
  • Zhang Wei, Director of the Shanghai Organization Department
  • Zhao Jiaming, Head of the Shanghai Propaganda Department
  • Chen Tong, Head of the Shanghai United Front Work Department
  • Zhu Zhisong, Communist Party Secretary of Pudong
  • Chen Jinshan, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of the Lingang New Area, Director of the Lingang New Area Administration
  • Li Zheng, Committee Secretary-general
  • Hu Shijun Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Shanghai Garrison

List of secretaries

Secretary of Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China
Incumbent
Chen Jining
since October 28, 2022
StatusLocal head of party
NominatorMunicipal Committee
AppointerMunicipal Committee
Formation1949
DeputyDeputy Secretary

The secretary of the committee is the highest office in Shanghai, being superior to the mayor of the city.[1]

Order Secretary Term Ref.
1 Rao Shushi 1949—1950
2 Chen Yi 1950—1954
3 Ke Qingshi 1954—1965
4 Chen Pixian 1965—1967
5 Zhang Chunqiao 1971—1976
6 Su Zhenhua 1976—1979
7 Peng Chong 1979—1980
8 Chen Guodong 1980—1985
9 Rui Xingwen 1985—1987
10 Jiang Zemin 1987—1989
11 Zhu Rongji 1989—1991
12 Wu Bangguo 1991—1994
13 Huang Ju September 1994— 15 November 2002
14 Chen Liangyu 15 November 2002 — 24 September 2006 [11]
— Han Zheng 24 September 2006 — 24 March 2007 [12]
15 Xi Jinping 24 March 2007 — 27 October 2007 [13]
16 Yu Zhengsheng 27 October 2007 — 20 November 2012 [14]
17 Han Zheng 20 November 2012 — 29 October 2017 [12]
18 Li Qiang 29 October 2017 — 28 October 2022 [15]
19 Chen Jining 28 October 2022 — Incumbent [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ren, Daniel (29 December 2016). "Former close subordinate of Xi Jinping expected to become Shanghai mayor". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  2. ↑ Ma, Josephine; Zheng, William (28 October 2022). "Beijing mayor Chen Jining in 'surprise' promotion to top job in Shanghai". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  3. 1 2 "CPC reshuffles Shanghai Party chief". Xinhua News Agency. 28 October 2022. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Noriyuki, Doi (23 June 2022). "At Shanghai congress, all eyes on fate of Xi's close ally Li Qiang". Nikkei Asia. Archived from the original on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Political System". Office of Shanghai Chronicles. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "总汇 | 31个省份机构改革方案全部获批（图表）". Sohu. 17 November 2018. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  7. ↑ Rudd, Kevin (24 October 2022). "Xi Jinping, the Rise of Ideological Man, and the Acceleration of Radical Change in China". Asia Society. Archived from the original on 2023-01-07. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  8. ↑ Tatlow, Didi Kirsten (2016-04-05). "Digital Paper in China Covers Contentious Issues, Now in English". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Publicity Department of CPC Central Committee holds press conference on 'from cradle of the Party to maker of new miracles'". State Council Information Office. 22 April 2021. Archived from the original on 2023-01-05. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  10. ↑ Cao, Chen (23 June 2022). "Shanghai reviews progress ahead of congress". China Daily. Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  11. ↑ Barboza, David (2008-04-12). "Former Party Boss in China Gets 18 Years". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2023-05-27. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  12. 1 2 Cheng, Li. "Han Zheng 韩正" (PDF). Brookings Institution. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  13. ↑ 习近平任上海市委书记 韩正不再代理市委书记 [Xi Jinping is Secretary of Shanghai Municipal Party Committee – Han Zheng is No Longer Acting Party Secretary]. Sohu (in Simplified Chinese). 24 March 2007. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "Yu Zhengsheng". China.org.cn. 15 November 2012. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  15. ↑ Martina, Michael; Zhang, Min (2017-10-29). "Xi ally Li Qiang named Shanghai party boss: Xinhua". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2022-10-27. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
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