Politics of Jiangsu
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The governor of Jiangsu
is a position that has existed in China
since the Qing dynasty
.
rule, the governor (Chinese
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xunfu) of Jiangsu was the highest-ranking official within Jiangsu
but reported to the Viceroy of the Two Jiangs
, who was often involved in provincial affairs. Additionally, the taotais of the treaty ports
were often quite autonomous and exercised a great deal of influence through their direct involvement with foreign officials and the income from international trade.
. Under this system, the governor has less actual power than the Jiangsu Communist Party of China
Provincial Committee Secretary, colloquially termed the "Jiangsu CPC Party Chief".
Jiangsu
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...
is a position that has existed in China
China
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since the Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
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Qing Dynasty
Under QingQing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
rule, the governor (Chinese
Chinese language
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Pinyin
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xunfu) of Jiangsu was the highest-ranking official within Jiangsu
Jiangsu
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...
but reported to the Viceroy of the Two Jiangs
Viceroy of Liangjiang
The Viceroy of Liangjiang , fully referred to as the Governor General of the two Yangtze Provinces and surrounding areas; Overseeing Military Affairs, Food Production; Manager of Waterways; Director of Civil Affairs , was one of eight regional viceroys in China proper during the Qing Dynasty of China...
, who was often involved in provincial affairs. Additionally, the taotais of the treaty ports
Treaty ports
The treaty ports was the name given to the port cities in China, Japan, and Korea that were opened to foreign trade by the Unequal Treaties.-Chinese treaty ports:...
were often quite autonomous and exercised a great deal of influence through their direct involvement with foreign officials and the income from international trade.
- Li HongzhangLi HongzhangLi Hongzhang or Li Hung-chang , Marquis Suyi of the First Class , GCVO, was a leading statesman of the late Qing Empire...
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- Wu Yuan-ping
People's Republic of China
Under Communist rule, the Governor of Jiangsu is titularly the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Jiangsu. However, the politics of Jiangsu Province are structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in mainland ChinaMainland China
Mainland China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China . According to the Taipei-based Mainland Affairs Council, the term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and...
. Under this system, the governor has less actual power than the Jiangsu Communist Party of China
Communist Party of China
The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China...
Provincial Committee Secretary, colloquially termed the "Jiangsu CPC Party Chief".
List of the Governors of Jiangsu
- Tan ZhenlinTan ZhenlinTan Zhenlin was a political commissar in the People's Liberation Army during the Chinese Civil War, and a Communist politician after the establishment of the People's Republic of China.Tan Zhenlin was born in You County , Hunan Province...
: 1952–1955 - Hui Yuyu (惠浴宇): 1955–1967
- Xu ShiyouXu ShiyouXu Shiyou was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Born in Hubei, Xu grew up studying martial arts at the Shaolin Temple for eight years and he later became a soldier in Wu Peifu's warlord army...
: 1968–1973 - Peng ChongPeng ChongPeng Chong was a member of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee and its politburo ; and Secretary General of the National People’s Congress .-Pre-1949:...
: 1974–1977 - Xu Jiatun (许家屯): 1977–1979
- Hui Yuyu (惠浴宇): 1979–1982
- Han Peixin (韩培信): 1982–1983
- Gu XiulianGu XiulianGu Xiulian was one of the vice chairmen of standing committee of 10th National People's Congress of China. She currently serves as the chairman of All-China Women's Federation. A native Nantong, Jiangsu Province, she received postgraduate education at central party school of CPC, and is a senior...
: 1983–1989 - Chen HuanyouChen HuanyouChen Huanyou is the former governor of Jiangsu Province and secretary of CPC Jiangsu committee.Chen was born in Nantong, Jiangsu Province. Since March 1950, he had been studying at PLA's Northeast University of Military and Politics and has served in the army...
: 1989–1994 - Zheng Silin (郑斯林): 1994–1998
- Ji YunshiJi YunshiJi Yunshi is a politician of the People's Republic of China. He has been governor of Hebei Province , and serves as Vice-Minister for Human Resources and Social Security and director of the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs .Ji Yunshi was born in Haimen, Jiangsu...
: 1998–2002 - Liang BaohuaLiang BaohuaLiang Baohua is the current CPC Jiangsu Committee Secretary and concurrently the province's governor.-Biography:A native of Yichun, Jiangxi, Liang joined the Communist Party of China in November 1965....
: 2002–January 2008 - Luo ZhijunLuo ZhijunLuo Zhijun is the current governor of Jiangsu Province, and the vice secretary of CPC's Jiangsu committee.- Biography :...
: January 2008–incumbent
List of the CPC Jiangsu Committee Secretaries
- Ke QingshiKe QingshiKe Qingshi was a senior leader of the Communist Party of China in 1950s and 1960s.Born in She County, Anhui Province, Ke joined Chinese Socialist Youth League in 1920, and the Communist Party of China in 1922....
: 1952–1954 - Jiang Weiqing (江渭清): 1954–1967
- Xu ShiyouXu ShiyouXu Shiyou was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Born in Hubei, Xu grew up studying martial arts at the Shaolin Temple for eight years and he later became a soldier in Wu Peifu's warlord army...
: 1970–1973 - Peng ChongPeng ChongPeng Chong was a member of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee and its politburo ; and Secretary General of the National People’s Congress .-Pre-1949:...
: 1974–1977 - Xu Jiatun (许家屯): 1977–1983
- Han Peixin (韩培信): 1983–1989
- Shen Daren (沈达人): 1989–1993
- Chen HuanyouChen HuanyouChen Huanyou is the former governor of Jiangsu Province and secretary of CPC Jiangsu committee.Chen was born in Nantong, Jiangsu Province. Since March 1950, he had been studying at PLA's Northeast University of Military and Politics and has served in the army...
: 1993–2000 - Hui Liangyu: 2000–2002
- Li YuanchaoLi YuanchaoLi Yuanchao is a prominent politician in the People's Republic of China, serving on the Politburo of the Communist Party of China and as the head of its Organization Department. From 2002-2007 Li served as the Communist Party of China Secretary of Jiangsu, the first-in-charge of an area of...
: 2002–2007 - Liang BaohuaLiang BaohuaLiang Baohua is the current CPC Jiangsu Committee Secretary and concurrently the province's governor.-Biography:A native of Yichun, Jiangxi, Liang joined the Communist Party of China in November 1965....
: 2007–incumbent
See also
- History of the administrative divisions of China