Governor of Fujian
List of governors of the Chinese province
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The governor of Fujian, officially the Governor of the Fujian Provincial People's Government, is the head of Fujian Province and leader of the Fujian Provincial People's Government.
| Governor of the Fujian Provincial People's Government | |
|---|---|
| 福建省人民政府省长 | |
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| Fujian Provincial People's Government | |
| Type | Governor |
| Status | Provincial and ministerial-level official |
| Reports to | Fujian Provincial People's Congress and its Standing Committee |
| Nominator | Presidium of the Fujian Provincial People's Congress |
| Appointer | Fujian Provincial People's Congress |
| Term length | Five years, renewable |
| Inaugural holder | Zhang Dingcheng |
| Formation | 17 August 1949 |
| Deputy | Deputy Governors Secretary-General |
The governor is elected by the Fujian Provincial People's Congress, and responsible to it and its Standing Committee. The governor is a provincial level official and is responsible for the overall decision-making of the provincial government. The governor is assisted by an executive vice governor as well as several vice governors. The governor traditionally serves as the deputy secretary of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and as a member of the CCP Central Committee. The governor is the second highest-ranking official in the province after the secretary of the CCP Fujian Committee.[1] The current governor is Zhao Long, who took office on 22 October 2021.
List of governors
Republic of China
| Chairperson of the Fujian Provincial Government | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Political Party | |
| 1 |  |
Yang Shu-chuang[citation needed] 楊樹莊 Yáng Shùzhuāng (1882–1934) |
1 May 1927 | 7 December 1932 | Kuomintang |
| Concurrently held position as Minister of the Navy. | |||||
| — | Chen Nai-yuan 陳乃元 Chén Nǎiyuán (1878–1930) |
5 February 1929 | 6 January 1930 | Kuomintang | |
| As acting; head of Provincial Civil Affairs Department. | |||||
| — |  |
Fang Sheng-tao 方聲濤 Fāng Shēngtāo (1885–1934) |
6 January 1930 | 7 December 1932 | Kuomintang |
| As acting; head of Provincial Public Security Department. | |||||
| 2 |  |
Chiang Kuang-nai[citation needed] 蔣光鼐 Jiǎng Guāngnài (1888–1967) |
7 December 1932 | 20 December 1933 | Kuomintang |
| 3 |  |
Chen Yi 陳儀 Chén Yí (1883–1950) |
12 January 1934 | 28 August 1941 | Kuomintang |
| Provincial government relocated to Yong'an County from 1938 after Japan instituted a sea blockade and the Second Sino-Japanese War. | |||||
| 4 |  |
Liu Chien-hsü[citation needed] 劉建緒 Liú Jiànxù (1892–1978) |
28 August 1941 | 16 September 1948 | Kuomintang |
| Government relocated back to Fuzhou in 1945. | |||||
| 5 | Li Liang-jung 李良榮 Lǐ Liángróng (1906–1967) |
16 September 1948 | 20 January 1949 | Kuomintang | |
| 6 |  |
Chu Shao-liang[citation needed] 朱紹良 Zhū Shàoliáng (1891–1963) |
20 January 1949 | 4 October 1949 | Kuomintang |
People's Republic of China
| No. | Officeholder | Term of office | Political party | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||||
| Governor of the Fujian Provincial People's Government | ||||||
| 1 |  |
Zhang Dingcheng
(1898–1981) |
17 August 1949 | October 1954 | Chinese Communist Party | [2] |
| 2 |  |
Ye Fei
(1914–1999) |
October 1954 | February 1955 | [3] | |
| Governor of the Fujian Provincial People's Committee | ||||||
| 2 | |
Ye Fei
(1914–1999) |
February 1955 | January 1959 | Chinese Communist Party | [3] |
| 3 | Jiang Yizhen
(1915–1994) |
January 1959 | October 1959 | [4] | ||
| – | Wu Hongxiang
(1914–2005) |
April 1960 | June 1962 | [5] | ||
| 3 | Jiang Yizhen
(1915–1994) |
November 1962 | December 1962 | [4] | ||
| 4 | Wei Jinshui
(1906–1992) |
December 1962 | May 1967 | [6] | ||
| Director of the Fujian Revolutionary Committee | ||||||
| 6 |  |
Han Xianchu
(1913–1986) |
May 1967 | August 1968 | Chinese Communist Party | [7] |
| Director of the Fujian Provincial Military Control Committee of the People's Liberation Army | ||||||
| 7 | |
Han Xianchu
(1913–1986) |
August 1968 | December 1973 | Chinese Communist Party | [7] |
| 8 | Liao Zhigao
(1913–2000) |
November 1974 | December 1979 | [8] | ||
| Governor of the Fujian Provincial People's Government | ||||||
| 9 | Ma Xingyuan
(1917–2005) |
December 1979 | January 1983 | Chinese Communist Party | [9] | |
| 10 | Hu Ping
(1930–2020) |
January 1983 | September 1987 | [10] | ||
| 11 |  |
Wang Zhaoguo
(born 1941) |
September 1987 | November 1990 | [11] | |
| 12 |  |
Jia Qinglin
(born 1940) |
November 1990 | March 1994 | [12] | |
| 13 | Chen Mingyi
(born 1940) |
March 1994 | October 1996 | [13] | ||
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He Guoqiang
(born 1943) |
October 1996 | August 1999 | [14] | |
| 15 |  |
Xi Jinping
(born 1953) |
August 1999 | October 2002 | [15][16] | |
| 16 |  |
Lu Zhangong
(born 1952) |
October 2002 | December 2004 | [17] | |
| 17 |  |
Huang Xiaojing
(born 1946) |
December 2004 | April 2011 | [18][19] | |
| 18 | Su Shulin
(born 1962) |
2 April 2011 | 7 October 2015 | [20][21] | ||
| 19 | Yu Weiguo
(born 1955) |
26 November 2015 | 2 January 2018 | [22][23] | ||
| 20 |  |
Tang Dengjie
(born 1964) |
2 January 2018 | 2 July 2020 | [24][25] | |
| 21 |  |
Wang Ning
(born 1961) |
2 July 2020 | 22 October 2021 | [26][27] | |
| 22 |  |
Zhao Long
(born 1967) |
22 October 2021 | Incumbent | [28][29] | |