# 19th Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party

The 19th Secretariat, formally the Secretariat of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was nominated by the 19th Politburo Standing Committee and approved by the 1st Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee on 25 October 2017, in the aftermath of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This electoral term was preceded by the 18th Secretariat, and succeeded by the 20th in 2022.

## General Secretary of the Central Committee

General Secretary of the 19th Central Committee :
| Portrait | Name | Hanzi | Birth | PM | Ethnicity | Ref. |
| | Xi Jinping | 习近平 | 1953 | 1974 | Han | |

## Composition

Members of the Secretariat of the 19th Central Committee :
| Rank | Name | Hanzi | 18th SEC | 20th SEC | Birth | PM | Birthplace | Academic attainment | No. of offices |
| 1 | Wang Huning | 王沪宁 | Comeback | Not | 1955 | 1984 | Shanghai | Graduate Master's degree in Marxist legal studies Graduate programme in international politics Undergraduate degree in French | Two Party office First-ranked Secretary, Secretariat of the Central Committee Head, Central Policy Research Office of the Central Committee |
| 2 | Ding Xuexiang | 丁薛祥 | New | Not | 1962 | 1984 | Jiangsu | Graduate Master's degree in science and management Bachelor's degree in engineering | Five Party office Head, General Office of the Central Committee Head, Office of the General Secretary of the Central Committee Head, General Office of the National Security Commission of the Central Committee Head, Central Secrecy Commission of the Central Committee Head, Central Health Commission of the Central Committee |
| 3 | Yang Xiaodu | 杨晓渡 | New | Not | 1953 | 1973 | Shanghai | Graduate Master's degree in Marxist legal studies | Four Party office Deputy Secretary, Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Deputy Head, Central Leading Group for Inspection Work Deputy Head, Central Leading Group for Deepening the Pilot Work of Reform of the National Supervision System State offices Director, National Supervisory Commission |
| 4 | Chen Xi | 陈希 | New | Not | 1953 | 1978 | Fujian | Graduate Master's degree in chemical engineering | Four Party offices President, Central Party School of the Central Committee Head, Organisation Department of the Central Committee Head, Central Talent Work Coordination Group of the Central Committee State office Dean, National Academy of Governance |
| 5 | Guo Shengkun | 郭声琨 | New | Not | 1954 | 1974 | Jiangxi | Graduate Doctoral degree in management science Undergraduate degree in management engineering | Two Party office Secretary, Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Central Committee Head, Central Committee for Comprehensive Rule of Law of the Central Committee |
| 6 | Huang Kunming | 黄坤明 | New | Not | 1956 | 1976 | Fujian | Graduate Doctoral degree in management science Undergraduate degree in economic management Undergraduate degree in politics | Four Party offices Head, Publicity Department of the Central Committee Head, Central Leading Group for the Reform and Development of the Cultural System of the Central Committee Deputy Head, Central Guidance Commission on Building Spiritual Civilization of the Central Committee Deputy Head, Central Leading Group for Propaganda, Ideology and Culture of the Central Committee |
| 7 | You Quan | 尤权 | New | Not | 1954 | 1973 | Beijing | Graduate Master's degree in national economic planning | Three Party office Head, United Front Work Department of the Central Committee Deputy Head, Central United Front Work Leading Group of the Central Committee Organisational office President, Central Committee of the China Overseas Friendship Association |