Party Secretary of Xi'an
The secretary of the Xi'an Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the leader of the Xi'an Municipal 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 Xi'an, which outranks the mayor, conventionally being the deputy secretary of the municipal committee. The secretary is also the leader of the Standing Committee of the Xi'an Municipal Committee.
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 could also appointed by a plenary meeting of the Xi'an Municipal Committee, which the candidate must be the same as the one approved by the central government.
The current secretary is Hao Huijie, who took office on 16 January 2026.