Political parties established around 2000 have no permanent decision-making body such as the Central Executive Committee or the Standing Executive Committee.

In Japan, progressive and moderate parties had a position called "secretary-general" corresponding to the position of "secretary-general" in socialist parties and revolutionary-oriented parties and "executive committee of the central committee". Conservative parties and their sources or conservative parties derived from them had a position called "secretary-general".

After the parties that once had a secretary-general established a new political party, examples of placing a secretary-general instead of a secretary-general continued.

Yorihisa Yamauchi, Chairman of the House of Councillors, became the Secretary-General of the Democratic Party.

The interim report of the Unionist Organization Committee established by Arthur Balfour, the party leader, stated that the duties of the parliamentary whip were limited to the operation of the parliamentary organization, and a party whip who played a leading role in staff guidance was created as a post to supervise the central secretariat, and a party treasurer responsible for fundraising was created.