Party Standing Committee
In Chinese politics, a Party Standing Committee (Chinese: 党委常务委员会 or 党委常委会 for short) is the de facto highest local leadership council of the Communist Party of China in any area of jurisdiction, for example a province, city, or county. The composition of the council can be compared to the Politburo Standing Committee, the de facto highest decision making body of the country, but is not exactly the same. Local Standing Committees function as the highest policy making body within the party, but technically do not have executive powers of the government constitutionally.
The Standing Committee should not be confused with a "Party Committee" (党委), which is a distinct institution. A local Party Committee is a body composed of a much larger number of officials compared to the Party Standing Committee.
In general, the Party Standing Committee includes those concurrently holding the following positions:
- Party Committee Secretary (also known as "party chief")
- Deputy Party Secretary, Governor (Mayor)
- Discipline Inspection Secretary
- Politics and Legal Affairs Secretary
- Executive Vice Governor
- Head of local Organization Department
- Head of local Propaganda Department
- Secretary-General
- Party Secretaries of the largest subdivisions within the jurisdiction