* * Can't * * The county party secretary can't be the county magistrate. The county magistrate and secretary are two different positions, which can be held concurrently under special circumstances, but the secretary or county magistrate needs to be re-appointed. According to the "Regulations on the Parallel Position and Rank of Civil Servants" issued by the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee and Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the sequence of leadership positions and ranks of civil servants is as follows:

1. The leading positions of civil servants are divided into: national chief, national deputy, provincial and ministerial chief, provincial and ministerial deputy, bureau chief, bureau deputy, county chief, county deputy, township chief and township deputy.

2. The rank sequence of civil servants is divided into: first-class inspector, second-class inspector, first-class researcher, second-class researcher, third-class researcher, fourth-class researcher, first-class chief clerk, second-class chief clerk, third-class chief clerk, fourth-class chief clerk, first-class clerk and second-class clerk.

In a word, the county party secretary and the county magistrate are two different positions, and they cannot hold two positions at the same time. If the county party secretary or county magistrate needs to be absent, there will be a new appointment procedure.