General Secretary of the Communist Party
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The title of General Secretary or First Secretary is commonly used for the leaders of most communist parties. When a communist party is the ruling party of a socialist state—often labeled as communist states by external observers—the general secretary is typically the country's de facto leader. It is not uncommon for this leader to also assume state-level positions, such as president or premiership, thereby also becoming the de jure leader of the state. The position of general secretary is typically elected by the communist party's central committee (with the Workers' Party of Korea as an exception), and the holder of this title also frequently serves on the communist party's politburo and secretariat.
General secretaries of ruling communist parties
[edit]Party | Title | Officeholder | Took office | Length of tenure | Ref. | ||
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Chinese Communist Party | General Secretary of the Central Committee | Xi Jinping | ![]() |
15 November 2012 | 11 years, 275 days | [1] |
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Communist Party of Cuba | First Secretary of the Central Committee | Miguel Díaz-Canel | ![]() |
19 April 2021 | 3 years, 119 days | [2] |
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Communist Party of Vietnam | General Secretary of the Central Committee | Tô Lâm | ![]() |
3 August 2024 | 13 days | [3] |
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Lao People's Revolutionary Party | General Secretary of the Central Committee | Thongloun Sisoulith | ![]() |
15 January 2021 | 3 years, 214 days | [4] |
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Workers' Party of Korea | General Secretary | Kim Jong-un | ![]() |
11 April 2012 | 12 years, 127 days | [5] |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Li, Cheng. "Xi Jinping 习近平" (PDF). Brookings Institution. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Cuba leadership: Díaz-Canel named Communist Party chief". BBC News. 19 April 2021. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Vietnam: To Lam confirmed as country's top leader". DW News. 3 August 2024. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Communist party of Laos names PM Thongloun as new leader -state media". Reuters. 15 January 2021. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ Kim, Jack (11 April 2012). "N.Korea's Kim Jong-un named party "first secretary"". Reuters. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.