Governor of Jiangxi
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The governor of Jiangxi, officially the Governor of the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government, is the head of Jiangxi Province and leader of the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government.
| Governor of the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government | |
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| 江西省人民政府省长 | |
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Incumbent since 27 August 2026Vacant | |
| Jiangxi Provincial People's Government | |
| Type | Governor |
| Status | Provincial and ministerial-level official |
| Reports to | Jiangxi Provincial People's Congress and its Standing Committee |
| Nominator | Presidium of the Jiangxi Provincial People's Congress |
| Appointer | Jiangxi Provincial People's Congress |
| Term length | Five years, renewable |
| Inaugural holder | Shao Shiping |
| Formation | June 1949 |
| Deputy | Deputy Governors Secretary-General |
The governor is elected by the Jiangxi 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 generally serves as the deputy secretary of the Jiangxi 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 Jiangxi Committee.[1] The current governor is vacant since 27 August 2026, while the former governor Ye Jianchun is placed investigation.[2]
List of governors
People's Republic of China
| No. | Officeholder | Term of office | Party | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||||
| Governor of the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government | ||||||
| 1 | Shao Shiping
(1900–1965) |
May 1949 | February 1955 | Chinese Communist Party | ||
| Governor of the Jiangxi Provincial People's Committee | ||||||
| (1) | Shao Shiping
(1900–1965) |
February 1955 | September 1965 | Chinese Communist Party | ||
| 2 | Fang Zhichun
(1905–1993) |
September 1965 | January 1968 | |||
| Director of the Jiangxi Revolutionary Committee | ||||||
| 3 | Cheng Shiqing
(1918–2008) |
January 1968 | April 1972 | Chinese Communist Party | ||
| 4 | She Jide
(1916–1981) |
June 1972 | December 1974 | |||
| 5 |  |
Jiang Weiqing
(1910–2000) |
December 1974 | December 1979 | ||
| Governor of the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government | ||||||
| 6 | Bai Dongcai
(1916–2014) |
December 1979 | August 1982 | Chinese Communist Party | ||
| 7 | Zhao Zengyi
(1920–1993) |
August 1982 | June 1985 | |||
| 8 | Ni Xiance
(born 1935) |
July 1985 | October 1986 | |||
| 9 | Wu Guanzheng
(born 1938) |
October 1986 | April 1995 | |||
| 10 | Shu Shengyou
(1936–2025) |
April 1995 | April 2001 | [3] | ||
| 11 | Huang Zhiquan
(1942–2026) |
April 2001 | October 2006 | [4] | ||
| 12 |  |
Wu Xinxiong
(born 1954) |
31 October 2006 | 8 June 2011 | [5] | |
| 13 | Lu Xinshe
(born 1956) |
8 June 2011 | 8 July 2016 | [6] | ||
| 14 | Liu Qi
(born 1957) |
8 July 2016 | 6 August 2018 | [7] | ||
| 15 |  |
Yi Lianhong
(born 1959) |
6 August 2018 | 21 October 2021 | [8] | |
| 16 | Ye Jianchun
(born 1965) |
21 October 2021 | 27 August 2026 | [9] | ||