Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

The Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, officially the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, is the municipal committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Beijing. The committee secretary is the highest ranking post in the city. The current secretary is Yin Li, a member of the CCP Politburo, who succeeded Cai Qi on 13 November 2022.

Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

中国共产党北京市委员会
Overview
TypeHighest decision-making organ when Beijing Municipal Congress is not in session.
Elected byBeijing Municipal Congress
Length of termFive years
Term limitsNone
First convocationAugust 1921
Leadership
SecretaryYin Li
Deputy SecretaryYin Yong (Mayor)
Liu Wei (Specifically-designated)
Executive organStanding Committee
Inspection organCommission for Discipline Inspection
Meeting place
Beijing Municipal Committee Building

History

In 2015, government officials finalized plans to move the offices of several political organizations, including the Municipal Committee, from the city's downtown to the Tongzhou District.[1] In 2019, the Municipal Committee, along with the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress, the Municipal People's Government and the Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, finished moving its offices to Tongzhou.[2]

Organization

The organization of the Beijing Municipal Committee includes:[3]

  • General Office

Functional Departments

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

Offices

  • Office of the Cyberspace Affairs Commission
  • Office of the Institutional Organization Commission
  • Office of the Leading Group for Inspection Work
  • Office of the National Security Commission
  • Office of the Military-civilian Fusion Development Committee
  • Letters and Calls Bureau
  • Taiwan Work Office
  • Bureau of Veteran Cadres

Dispatched institutions

  • Working Committee of the Organs Directly Affiliated to the Beijing Municipal Committee
  • Rural Working Committee
  • Education Working Committee

Organizations directly under the Committee

Leadership

Secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
中国共产党北京市委员会书记
Incumbent
Yin Li
since November 13, 2022
Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
StatusLocal head of party
NominatorMunicipal Committee
AppointerMunicipal Committee
Inaugural holderPeng Zhen
FormationDecember 13, 1948
DeputyDeputy Secretary of the Municipal Committee

Party secretaries

No.ImageNameTerm startTerm endRef.
1 Peng Zhen (彭真)

(1902–1997)

13 December 1948May 1966
2 Li Xuefeng (李雪峰)

(1907–2003)

May 1966January 1967
3 Xie Fuzhi (谢富治)

(1909–1972)

January 196726 March 1972
4 Wu De (吴德)

(1913–1995)

April 1972October 1978
5 Lin Hujia (林乎加)

(1916–2018)

October 1978January 1981
6 Duan Junyi (段君毅)

(1910–2004)

January 1981August 1984
7 Li Ximing (李锡铭)

(1926–2008)

August 1984December 1992
8 Chen Xitong (陈希同)

(1930–2013)

December 1992April 1995
9 Wei Jianxing (尉健行)

(1931–2015)

April 199525 August 1997
10 Jia Qinglin (贾庆林)

(born 1940)

25 August 199722 October 2002
11 Liu Qi (刘淇)

(born 1942)

22 October 20023 July 2012
12 Guo Jinlong (郭金龙)

(born 1947)

3 July 201227 May 2017[4]
13 Cai Qi (蔡奇)

(born 1955)

27 May 201713 November 2022[5]
14 Yin Li (尹力)

(born 1962)

13 November 2022Incumbent[6]

Party Committees

12th Municipal Party Committee (June 2017–June 2022)

  • Secretary: Cai Qi
  • Deputy Secretaries: Chen Jining, Jing Junhai (until January 2018), Zhang Yankun (from November 2020)
  • Other Standing Committee members: Zhang Gong (until October 2018), Yin Hejun (until October 2018), Zhang Shuofu (until July 2018), Lin Keqing (until December 2019), Du Feijin (until December 2021), Wei Xiaodong (until August 2021), Cui Shuqiang, Qi Jing, Jiang Yong (January 2018–January 2020), Chen Yong (October 2018–July 2021), Wang Ning (December 2018–February 2021), Yin Yong (from December 2018), Wang Chunning (January 2020–May 2020), Zhang Fandi (from May 2020), Zhang Jianming (from September 2020), Sun Meijin (from December 2020), Xia Linmao (from February 2021), Mo Gaoyi (from March 2021), You Jun (from October 2021), Chen Jian (from November 2021)
  • Secretary-General: Cui Shuqiang (until September 2020), Zhang Jianming (from September 2020)

Sources:[7]

13th Municipal Party Committee (June 2022–)

  • Secretary: Cai Qi (until November 2022), Yin Li (from November 2022)
  • Deputy Secretaries: Chen Jining (until October 2022), Yin Yong, Liu Wei (from December 2022)
  • Other Standing Committee members: You Jun, Sun Meijun (until November 2023), Chen Jian, Mo Gaoyi, Xia Linmao, Fu Wenhua, Yang Jinbai, Jin Wei, Sun Junmin, Zhao Lei, Yu Yingjie (from December 2023)

See also

References