General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party

General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
中国共产党中央委员会总书记
Emblem of the Chinese Communist Party
Flag of the Chinese Communist Party
Incumbent Xi Jinping since 15 November 2012
Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party
Style	General Secretary (总书记) (informal) Comrade (同志) (formal)
Type	Party leader Paramount leader
Status	National leader level official
Member of	Politburo Standing Committee
Reports to	Central Committee
Residence	Qinzheng Hall, Zhongnanhai
Seat	Beijing
Nominator	Central Committee
Appointer	Central Committee
Term length	Five years, renewable
Constituting instrument	Party Constitution
Precursor	Chairman (1943–1976)
Inaugural holder	Chen Duxiu
Formation	23 July 1921 (1921-07-23)
Salary	¥136,620 per year Template:International dollars

General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

The General secretary of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP; Chinese: 中国共产党中央委员会总书记; pinyin: Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Zǒngshūjì) serves as the head of the CCP, which is the only ruling party in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Since 1989, the role of CCP general secretary has been recognized as that of the paramount leader of the PRC.