The CCP committee secretary is the highest ranking post in the province.

The current secretary is Wang Hao, who succeeded Yi Lianhong on 28 October 2024.

In April 1929, after the outbreak of the Chinese Civil War with the Kuomintang, the CCP decided to temporarily abolish the Provincial Committee.

[1] In late 1936, due to tensions with Japan, the Kuomintang and CCP temporarily stopped fighting and declared a Second United Front; the Second Sino-Japanese War broke out later in July 1937.

In February 1942, Liu Ying was arrested and died later in May, leading to the breakdown of the party committee.