Politics of Beijing

Thepolitics ofBeijingare structured as a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in the mainland of thePeople's Republic of China.

The Mayor of Beijing is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Beijing. Since Beijing is a centrally administered municipality with the rank of a province, 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 is subordinate to the Beijing Municipal Committee Secretary of theChinese Communist Party(CCP).

The office of Beijing Party Secretary (Chinese:Bắc kinh thị ủy thư ký) has always historically been a high-profile post. Since the founding of the People's Republic, the Party Secretary of Beijing has almost always held a seat on thePolitburo of the Chinese Communist Party,the country's top ruling organ. Because of Beijing's position as the national capital, the Secretary is also involved in major decision making of national events.Peng Zhen,the first Beijing party secretary, was an important political figure nationally, and was purged by Mao in the opening act of theCultural Revolution.Xie Fuzhi,whose term lasted from 1967 to 1972, was concurrently China's top security official, and held significant influence nationally.Chen Xitong's (term 1992-95) political influence was considered a threat to theShanghai cliquethat he was removed from the position and tried on corruption charges. When the People's Republic celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1999, it was Beijing Party SecretaryJia Qinglin(term 1997-2002) who presided over the festivities. Liu Qi (term 2002–2012) was the chair of theBeijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games,and spoke at both the opening and closing ceremonies of the games. Liu Qi also presided thecelebration of 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of Chinain 2009.

List of CCP secretaries

Main article:Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

No.	Image	Name	Term start	Term end	Notes
1		Peng Zhen( bành chân ) (1902–1997)	13 December 1948	May 1966	Purged duringCultural Revolution,later rehabilitated
2		Li Xuefeng( lý tuyết phong ) (1907–2003)	May 1966	April 1967	Purged during Cultural Revolution, later rehabilitated
3		Xie Fuzhi( tạ phú trị ) (1909–1972)	1971	26 March 1972	Minister of Public Security during Cultural Revolution
4		Wu De( ngô đức ) (1913–1995)	1972	1978
5		Lin Hujia( lâm hồ gia ) (1916–2018)	1978	1981
6		Duan Junyi( đoạn quân nghị ) (1910–2004)	January 1981	May 1984
7		Li Ximing( lý tích minh ) (1926–2008)	1984	October 1992	Party chief during1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
8		Chen Xitong( trần hi đồng ) (1930–2013)	October 1992	September 1995	Sacked, found guilty of corruption, jailed
9		Wei Jianxing( úy kiện hành ) (1931–2015)	1995	August 1997	Politburo Standing Committee(1997–2002)
10		Jia Qinglin( giả khánh lâm ) (born 1940)	August 1997	October 2002	Politburo Standing Committee (2002–2012)
11		Liu Qi( lưu kỳ ) (born 1942)	October 2002	July 2012	Party chief during 2008 Beijing Olympics
12		Guo Jinlong( quách kim long ) (born 1947)	July 2012	May 2017
13		Cai Qi( thái kỳ ) (born 1955)	May 2017	November 2022	Politburo Standing Committee(2022– )
14		Yin Li( doãn lực ) (born 1962)	November 2022	Incumbent

List of chairmen of Beijing People's Congress

No.	Name	Term start	Term end
1	Jia Tingsan( giả đình tam ) (1912–1984)	1979	1983
2	Zhao Pengfei( triệu bằng phi ) (1920–2005)	1983	1993
3	Zhang Jianmin( trương kiện dân ) (born 1931)	1993	2001
4	Yu Junbo( vu quân ba ) (born 1941)	2001	2007
5	Du Deyin( đỗ đức ấn ) (born 1951)	2007	2017
6	Li Wei( lý vĩ ) (born 1958)	2017	2023
6	Li Xiuling( lý tú lĩnh ) (born 1962)	2023	Incumbent

List of mayors

Republic of China

No.	Image	Name	Term start	Term end
1		Ding Naiyang( đinh nãi dương ) (1870–1944)	1 January 1912	24 December 1912
2		Zhang Guangjian( trương quảng kiến ) (1864–1938)	24 December 1912	19 September 1913
3		Wang Zhixin( vương trị hinh ) (1868–1914)	16 October 1913	23 March 1914
4		Shen Jinjian( trầm kim giam ) (1875–1924)	23 March 1914	September 1915
5		Wang Da( vương đạt ) (1881–1946)	26 September 1915	3 August 1920
6		Wang Hu( vương hô ) (1865–1933)	3 August 1920	18 September 1920
7		Sun Zhenjia( tôn chấn gia ) (1858–?)	18 September 1920	19 May 1922
8		Liu Menggeng( lưu mộng canh ) (1881–?)	19 May 1922	5 November 1924
9		Wang Zhixiang( vương chi tường ) (1858–1930)	5 November 1924	31 December 1924
10		Xue Dubi( tiết đốc bật ) (1892–1973)	31 December 1924	9 October 1925
11		Liu Ji( lưu ký ) (1887–1967)	20 October 1925	May 1926
12		Li Yuan( lý viên ) (1879–?)	4 September 1926	24 September 1927
13		Zhang Jixin( trương tế tân ) (1874–1952)	24 September 1927	3 June 1928
14		Li Shengpei( lý thăng bồi ) (?–?) Acting Mayor	4 June 1928	25 June 1928
15		He Chengjun( hà thành tuấn ) (1882–1961) Acting Mayor	25 June 1928	13 July 1928
16		He Qigong( hà kỳ củng ) (1899–1955)	13 July 1928	12 June 1929
17		Chang Yin-wu( trương ấm ngôZhang Yinwu) (1891–1949)	12 June 1929	27 February 1931
18		Wang Tao( vương đào ) (1866–1937) Acting Mayor	October 1930	March 1931
19		Zhou Dawen( chu đại văn ) (1895–1971)	27 February 1931	16 June 1933
20		Hu Ruoyu( hồ nhược ngu ) (1895–1962) Acting Mayor	April 1931	June 1931
21		Yuan Liang( viên lương ) (1883–1953)	16 June 1933	1 November 1935
22		Song Zheyuan( tống triết nguyên ) (1885–1940)	1 November 1935	8 November 1935
23		Qin Dechun( tần đức thuần ) (1893–1963)	8 November 1935	28 July 1937
24		Zhang Zizhong( trương tự trung ) (1891–1940)	28 July 1937	6 August 1937
25		Jiang Chaozong( giang triều tông ) (1861–1943) Appointed by the Japanese	6 August 1937	7 January 1938
26		Yu Jinhe( dư tấn hòa ) (1887–?)	7 January 1938	9 February 1943
27		Su Tiren( tô thể nhân ) (1888–1979) Acting Mayor	1941	9 February 1943
28		Liu Yushu( lưu ngọc thư ) (1884–?)	9 February 1943	20 February 1945
29		Xu Xiuzhi( hứa tu trực ) (1881–1954)	20 February 1945	16 August 1945
30		Xiong Bin( hùng bân ) (1894–1964)	16 August 1945	15 July 1946
31		He Siyuan( hà tư nguyên ) (1896–1982)	15 July 1946	July 1948
32		Liu Yaozhang( lưu dao chương ) (1897–1993)	July 1948	4 February 1949

People's Republic of China

Mayor of the Beijing Municipal People's Government
Incumbent Yin Yong since October 28, 2022
Status	Head of government
Term length	Five years, renewable
Formation	December 13, 1948

No.	Image	Name	Term start	Term end	Notes
1		Ye Jianying( diệp kiếm anh ) (1897–1986)	8 December 1948	8 September 1949	One of the Ten Great Marshals of the People's Republic
2		Nie Rongzhen( nhiếp vinh trăn ) (1899–1992)	8 September 1949	26 February 1951	One of the Ten Great Marshals of the People's Republic
3		Peng Zhen( bành chân ) (1902–1997)	26 February 1951	May 1966
4		Wu De( ngô đức ) (1913–1995)	May 1966	20 April 1967
5		Xie Fuzhi( tạ phú trị ) (1909–1972)	20 April 1967	26 March 1972
4		Wu De( ngô đức ) (1913–1995)	May 1972	9 October 1978
6		Lin Hujia( lâm hồ gia ) (1916–2018)	9 October 1978	25 January 1981	Concurrently served as party chief
7		Jiao Ruoyu( tiêu nhược ngu ) (1915–2020)	25 January 1981	24 March 1983
8		Chen Xitong( trần hi đồng ) (1930–2013)	24 March 1983	February 1993	Promoted to party chief
9		Li Qiyan( lý kỳ viêm ) (1938–2020)	February 1993	October 1996	Demoted
10		Jia Qinglin( giả khánh lâm ) (born 1940)	October 1996 (acting) February 1997	February 1999	Promoted to party chief
11		Liu Qi( lưu kỳ ) (born 1942)	February 1999	January 2003	Promoted to party chief
12		Meng Xuenong( mạnh học nông ) (born 1949)	19 January 2003	20 April 2003	Sacked for mishandling SARS outbreak
13		Wang Qishan( vương kỳ sơn ) (born 1948)	20 April 2003 (acting) February 2004	30 November 2007	Politburo Standing Committee (2012–2017) Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (2012–2017) Vice President of China (2018–)
14		Guo Jinlong( quách kim long ) (born 1947)	30 November 2007 (acting) January 2008	25 July 2012	Promoted to party chief
15		Wang Anshun( vương an thuận ) (born 1957)	25 July 2012 (acting) 28 January 2013	31 October 2016	Politically sidelined
16		Cai Qi( thái kỳ ) (born 1955)	31 October 2016 (acting) 20 January 2017	27 May 2017	Promoted to party chief
17		Chen Jining( trần cát ninh ) (born 1964)	27 May 2017 (acting) 30 January 2018	28 October 2022
18		Yin Yong( ân dũng ) (born 1969)	28 October 2022 (acting)19 January 2023	Incumbent

List of chairmen of CPPCC Beijing Committee

No.	Name	Term start	Term end
1	Liu Ren( lưu nhân ) (1909–1973)	1955	1967
2	Ding Guoyu( đinh quốc ngọc ) (1916–2015)	November 1977	December 1979
3	Zhao Pengfei( triệu bằng phi ) (1920–2005)	December 1979	March 1983
4	Liu Daosheng( lưu đạo sinh ) (1913–2014)	March 1983	March 1985
5	Fan Jin( phạm cẩn ) (1919–2009)	March 1985	May 1986
6	Bai Jiefu( bạch giới phu ) (1921–2013)	May 1986	1993
7	Wang Daming( vương đại minh ) (born 1929)	1993	1998
8	Chen Guangwen( trần quảng văn ) (born 1936)	1998	January 2003
9	Cheng Shi'e( trình thế nga ) (born 1940)	January 2003	January 2006
10	Yang Anjiang( dương an giang ) (born 1945)	January 2006	January 2011
11	Wang Anshun( vương an thuận ) (born 1957)	January 2011	January 2013
12	Ji Lin( cát lâm ) (born 1962)	January 2013	January 2022
13	Wei Xiaodong( ngụy tiểu đông ) (born 1961)	January 2022	Incumbent

List of the Chairmen of Beijing Supervisory Committee

No.	Name	Term start	Term end
1	Zhang Shuofu( trương thạc phụ ) (born 1965)	January 2017	July 2018
2	Chen Yong( trần ung ) (born 1966)	January 2019	July 2021
3	Chen Jian( trần kiện ) (born 1964)	November 2021	Incumbent

See also

• List of current district-level leaders of Beijing
• Politics of Chongqing
• Politics of Shanghai
• Politics of Tianjin

References

• Chinese provincial leaders