The politics of Tianjin

Tianjin

' is a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China. It is governed as a direct-controlled municipality, one of four such designations, and is, thus, under direct administration of the central government...

is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in the mainland

Mainland 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...

 of the People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

 (PRC).

The Mayor of Tianjin is the highest ranking official in the People's Government of Tianjin. Since Tianjin is a centrally administered municipality, the mayor occupies the same level in the order of precedence as provincial governors. However, in the city's dual party-government governing system, the mayor has less power than the Tianjin 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...

 Municipal Committee Secretary, colloquially termed the "Tianjin CPC Party chief".

List of the Secretaries of the CPC

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...

 Tianjin Committee

1. Huang Kecheng
   Huang Kecheng
   Huang Kecheng was one of ten senior generals of People's Liberation Army.-Biography:General Huang Kecheng was born in Yongxing, Hunan, China, and he was the third of four children...
   
    (黄克诚): January 1949-June 1949
2. Huang Jing (黄敬): June 1949-April 1953
3. Huang Huoqing
   Huang Huoqing
   Huang Huoqing was a politician of the People's Republic of China.-Biography:Huang Huoqing was born in Zaoyang County, Hubei in 1901...
   
    (黄火青): April 1953-June 1958
4. Wan Xiaotang (万晓塘): June 1958-September 1966
5. Xie Xuegong (解学恭): January 1967-June 1978
6. Lin Hujia (林乎加): June 1978-October 1978
7. Chen Weida
   Chen Weida
   Chen Weida was a Chinese politician and educator.-Biography:Chen Weida was born in Xiangshui County, Jiangsu in 1916...
   
    (陈伟达): October 1978-October 1984
8. Ni Zhifu (倪志福): October 1984-September 1987
9. Li Ruihuan
   Li Ruihuan
   Li Ruihuan was a politician active late 20th century and early 21st century in the People's Republic of China. Li was a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of 15th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China until November 2002...
   
    (李瑞环): September 1987-October 1989
10. Tan Shaowen (谭绍文): October 1989-February 1993
11. Nie Bichu
    Nie Bichu
    - Biography :Nie Bichu was the mayor of Tianjin from November 1989-June 1993. He was the Chairmen of Tianjin People's Congress from June 1993－May 1998 and the Secretary of the CPC Tianjin Committee February 1993-March 1993.- References :...
    
     (聂璧初): February 1993-March 1993
12. Gao Dezhan (高德占): March 1993-August 1997
13. Zhang Lichang (张立昌): August 1997-March 2007
14. Zhang Gaoli
    Zhang Gaoli
    Zhang Gaoli is the current CPC Tianjin Committee Secretary. He was the Party Secretary in the economic sprawl of Shandong province until March 2007.-Biography:...
    
     (张高丽): March 2007- incumbent　　

List of the Mayors of Tianjin

1. Huang Jing (黄敬): January 1949-August 1952
2. Wu De
   Wu De
   Wu De was a politician of the Communist Party of China and the People's Republic of China.-From the revolution to the People's Republic:...
   
    (吴德): October 1952-January 1955
3. Huang Huoqing: January 1955-June 1958
4. Li Gengtao (李耕涛): June 1958-September 1963
5. Hu Zhaoheng (胡昭衡): September 1963-1966
6. Xie Xuegong (解学恭): December 1967-June 1978
7. Lin Hujia (林乎加): June 1978-October 1978
8. Chen Weida
   Chen Weida
   Chen Weida was a Chinese politician and educator.-Biography:Chen Weida was born in Xiangshui County, Jiangsu in 1916...
   
    (陈伟达): October 1978-June 1980
9. Hu Qili
   Hu Qili
   Hu Qili is a politician of the People's Republic of China.-Biography:In 1948 at the age of 19, Hu joined the Communist Party of China . He studied at Peking University from 1946-1951...
   
    (胡启立): June 1980-April 1982
10. Li Ruihuan: May 1982-November 1989
11. Nie Bichu
    Nie Bichu
    - Biography :Nie Bichu was the mayor of Tianjin from November 1989-June 1993. He was the Chairmen of Tianjin People's Congress from June 1993－May 1998 and the Secretary of the CPC Tianjin Committee February 1993-March 1993.- References :...
    
     (聂璧初): November 1989-June 1993
12. Zhang Lichang: June 1993-May 1998
13. Li Shenglin
    Li Shenglin
    Li Shenglin is the current Minister of Transport of the People's Republic of China.-Biography:...
    
     (李盛霖): May 1998-December 2002
14. Dai Xianglong
    Dai Xianglong
    Dai Xianglong is a politician of the People's Republic of China. He is the former governor of the People's Bank of China, and the former mayor of Tianjin...
    
     (戴相龙): December 2002- December 2007
15. Huang Xingguo
    Huang Xingguo
    Huang Xingguo is the current mayor of Tianjin.-Biography:Born in Oct. 1954 in Xiangshan County, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, he joined the Communist Party of China in 1973....
    
     (黄兴国): December 2007-incumbent

List of the Chairmen of Tianjin People's Congress

1. Yan Dakai (阎达开): June 1980－April 1983
2. Zhang Zaiwang (张再旺): April 1983－May 1988
3. Wu Zhen
   Wu Zhen
   Wu Zhen was a painter during the Yuan dynasty of China. He followed the Dong Yuan school of painting. Following along with trends of the time, Wu's works tended less toward naturalism and more toward abstraction, focusing on dynamic balance of elements, and personifying nature...
   
    (吴振): May 1988－June 1993
4. Nie Bichu
   Nie Bichu
   - Biography :Nie Bichu was the mayor of Tianjin from November 1989-June 1993. He was the Chairmen of Tianjin People's Congress from June 1993－May 1998 and the Secretary of the CPC Tianjin Committee February 1993-March 1993.- References :...
   
    (聂璧初): June 1993－May 1998
5. Zhang Lichang (张立昌): May 1998－January 2003
6. Fang Fengyou (房凤友): January 2003－January 2006
7. Liu Shengyu (刘胜玉): January 2006－incumbent

List of the Chairmen of Tianjin CPPCC Tianjin Committee

1. Huang Huoqing
   Huang Huoqing
   Huang Huoqing was a politician of the People's Republic of China.-Biography:Huang Huoqing was born in Zaoyang County, Hubei in 1901...
   
    (黄火青): March 1955－March 1960
2. Wan Xiaotang (万晓塘): March 1960－September 1966
3. Xie Xuegong (解学恭): December 1977－July 1979
4. Yan Dakai (阎达开): July 1979－June 1980
5. Huang Zhigang (黄志刚): June 1980－April 1983
6. Chen Bing (陈冰): April 1983－April 1987
7. Wu Zhen
   Wu Zhen
   Wu Zhen was a painter during the Yuan dynasty of China. He followed the Dong Yuan school of painting. Following along with trends of the time, Wu's works tended less toward naturalism and more toward abstraction, focusing on dynamic balance of elements, and personifying nature...
   
    (吴振): April 1987－May 1988
8. Tan Shaowen (谭绍文): May 1988－April 1990
9. Liu Jinfeng (刘晋峰): April 1990－May 1998
10. Fang Fengyou (房凤友): May 1998－January 2003
11. Song Pingshun (宋平顺): January 2003－June 2007