[1] The CCP 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 CCP Politburo,[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.

It currently consists of 12 members: The secretary of the committee is the highest office in Shanghai, being superior to the mayor of the city.

[1] Since at least 2007, the secretary has consistently been a member of the CCP Politburo.