The first secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China is the leader of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC). The first secretary heads the Secretariat of the Central Committee. The Central Committee elects one first secretary and several secretaries to form the Secretariat, which handles the day-to-day affairs of the CYLC. The first secretary also serves ex officio as the president of the China Youth University of Political Studies.