Party Secretary of Ningxia
The secretary of the 'Ningxia Hui Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese Communist Party' is the leader of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. As the CCP is the sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China, the secretary is the highest ranking post in Ningxia.
The secretary is officially appointed by the CCP Central Committee based on the recommendation of the CCP Organization Department, which is then approved by the Politburo and its Standing Committee. The secretary can be also appointed by a plenary meeting of the Ningxia Regional Committee, but the candidate must be the same as the one approved by the central government. The secretary leads the Standing Committee of the Ningxia Regional Committee, and is usually a member of the CCP Central Committee. The secretary leads the work of the Regional Committee and its Standing Committee. The secretary is outranks the chairperson, who is generally the deputy secretary of the committee.
The current secretary is Li Yifei, who took office on 28 June 2024.