Governor of Fujian

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
National Emblem of China
Flag of China
Incumbent Zhao Long since 22 October 2021
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

Main article: Fujian Provincial Government § Governor of Fujian Province

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]
14		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]

See also

• Politics of Fujian
  • Fujian Provincial People's Congress
  • Fujian Provincial People's Government
    • Governor of Fujian
  • Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
    • Party Secretary of Fujian
  • Fujian Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference