General Secretary

The office of General Secretary (or First Secretary) is staffed by the chief officer (sometimes also the leader) of:

• Some political parties, especially Communist Parties
• Some church organizations, such as the National Council of Churches and the World Council of Churches
• Some trades unions, especially in the United Kingdom
• Consumer organizations, such as the National Consumers League

Leaders of current Communist parties

The official title of the leader of most Communist political parties is the "General Secretary of the Central Committee" or "First Secretary of the Central Committee". When a Communist party is in power in a single-party state, the General Secretary is typically the country's de facto leader (though sometimes this leader also holds state-level positions, such as a presidency or premiership, in order to hold de jure leadership of the state as well).

Leaders of former Communist parties

See also

• Secretary-general

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Current leaders of socialist states espousing Marxism–Leninism Republic of Cuba Raúl Castro, First Secretary, head of government and head of state (Communist Party of Cuba) People's Republic of China Xi Jinping, General Secretary and head of state (Communist Party of China) Lao People's Democratic Republic Choummaly Sayasone, General Secretary and head of state (Lao People's Revolutionary Party) Socialist Republic of Vietnam Nguyễn Phú Trọng, General Secretary Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, Head of government Trương Tấn Sang, Head of state (Communist Party of Vietnam)