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Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, Postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an Eastern China, eastern coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is o ...
Province in the
People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in
mainland China "Mainland China" is a geopolitical term defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (including islands like Hainan or Chongming), excluding dependent territories of the PRC, and other territories within Greater China. ...
. The Governor of Jiangsu is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Jiangsu. However, in the province's dual party-government governing system, the Governor has less power than the Jiangsu
Chinese Communist Party The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victoriou ...
Provincial Committee Secretary, colloquially termed the "Jiangsu CCP Party Chief".


List of the CCP Jiangsu Committee secretaries

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Ke Qingshi Ke Qingshi ( Chinese: 柯庆施; October 10, 1902 – April 9, 1965) was a senior leader of the People's Republic of China and Chinese Communist Party in 1950s and 1960s. Born in She County, Anhui Province, Ke joined Chinese Socialist Youth L ...
(): 1952–1954 #
Jiang Weiqing Jiang Weiqing () (November 26, 1910 – June 16, 2000) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Pingjiang County, Hunan Province. He was Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary and CPPCC Committee Chairman of Jiangsu Provin ...
(): 1954–1967 #
Xu Shiyou Xu Shiyou (; 1906–1985) was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Early career Born in Xinxian, Henan Province (it belonged to Hubei previously), Xu grew up studying martial arts at the Shaolin Temple for eight years and he later ...
(): 1970–1973 # Peng Chong (): 1974–1977 #
Xu Jiatun Xu Jiatun (; 10 March 1916 – 29 June 2016) was a Chinese politician and dissident. He was the Chinese Communist Party secretary of Jiangsu Province from 1977 to 1983 and the Governor of Jiangsu from 1977 to 1979. After sympathising with the ...
(): 1977–1983 #
Han Peixin Han Peixin (; October 1921—15 January 2017) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Xiangshui County, Jiangsu Province. In the 1980s he served as Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary and Governor of his home provinc ...
(): 1983–1989 #
Shen Daren Shen Daren (; August 1928 – August 2, 2017) was a Chinese politician from Jiangsu province. He was best known for his terms as the Communist Party Secretary of Ningxia between 1986 and 1989 and party secretary of his home province between 1989 ...
(): 1989–1993 #
Chen Huanyou Chen Huanyou (; born 1934) is a retired Chinese politician who served as Governor and Communist Party Secretary of Jiangsu Province. Chen was born in Nantong, Jiangsu. In March 1950, he entered PLA's Northeast University of Military and Politic ...
(): 1993–2000 #
Hui Liangyu Hui Liangyu (, Xiao'erjing: ; born October 1944) was a Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China in charge of agriculture. Biography Hui was born in Yushu, Jilin Province. He is a member of the Hui ethnic minority. Starting in 1969, h ...
(): 2000–2002 #
Li Yuanchao Li Yuanchao (born 20 November 1950) is a retired Chinese politician. He was the Vice President of the People's Republic of China from 2013 to 2018 and the Honorary President of the Red Cross Society of China. He was a member of the Secretaria ...
(): 2002–2007 #
Liang Baohua Liang Baohua (; born November 1945) was CPC Jiangsu Committee Secretary and the province's governor. Biography A native of Yichun, Jiangxi, Liang joined the Communist Party of China in November 1965. Prior to 1968 he worked in the communes aroun ...
(): 2007–2010 #
Luo Zhijun Luo Zhijun (; born 28 November 1951) is a Chinese politician. He is serving as Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee since March 2018. He was Vice-Chairperson of the Nation ...
(): 2010–2016 #
Li Qiang Li Qiang (; born 23 July 1959) is a Chinese politician and a senior leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), serving as the second-ranking member of the 20th CCP Politburo Standing Committee, behind CCP general secretary Xi Jinping. From 2 ...
: 2016–2017 #
Lou Qinjian Lou may refer to: __NOTOC__ Personal name * Lou (given name), a list of people and fictional characters *Lou (German singer) *Lou (French singer) * Lou (surname 娄), the 229th most common surname in China * Lou (surname 楼), the 269th most common ...
: 2017–2021 #
Wu Zhenglong Wu Zhenglong (; born November 1964) is a Chinese politician and current Communist Party Secretary of Jiangsu. Previously, he was Governor of Jiangsu and Communist Party Secretary of Nanjing. Born in Jiangsu, Wu served in Chongqing, then Shanxi, ...
(吴政隆): 2021-present


List of the governors of Jiangsu

# Tan Zhenlin (): 1952–1955 # Hui Yuyu (): 1955–1967 #
Xu Shiyou Xu Shiyou (; 1906–1985) was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Early career Born in Xinxian, Henan Province (it belonged to Hubei previously), Xu grew up studying martial arts at the Shaolin Temple for eight years and he later ...
(): 1968–1973 # Peng Chong (): 1974–1977 #
Xu Jiatun Xu Jiatun (; 10 March 1916 – 29 June 2016) was a Chinese politician and dissident. He was the Chinese Communist Party secretary of Jiangsu Province from 1977 to 1983 and the Governor of Jiangsu from 1977 to 1979. After sympathising with the ...
(): 1977–1979 # Hui Yuyu (): 1979–1982 #
Han Peixin Han Peixin (; October 1921—15 January 2017) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Xiangshui County, Jiangsu Province. In the 1980s he served as Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary and Governor of his home provinc ...
(): 1982–1983 #
Gu Xiulian GU, Gu, or gu may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Gu (instrument), Chinese drums ** Bangu (drum) () or Gu (), a Chinese "flowerpot" drum * ''Global Underground'', an electronic dance music compilation series Other media * GU Comics, an o ...
(): 1983–1989 #
Chen Huanyou Chen Huanyou (; born 1934) is a retired Chinese politician who served as Governor and Communist Party Secretary of Jiangsu Province. Chen was born in Nantong, Jiangsu. In March 1950, he entered PLA's Northeast University of Military and Politic ...
(): 1989–1994 # Zheng Silin (): 1994–1998 # Ji Yunshi (): 1998–2002 #
Liang Baohua Liang Baohua (; born November 1945) was CPC Jiangsu Committee Secretary and the province's governor. Biography A native of Yichun, Jiangxi, Liang joined the Communist Party of China in November 1965. Prior to 1968 he worked in the communes aroun ...
: 2002 – January 2008 #
Luo Zhijun Luo Zhijun (; born 28 November 1951) is a Chinese politician. He is serving as Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee since March 2018. He was Vice-Chairperson of the Nation ...
: January 2008 – December 2010 # Li Xueyong: December 2010 – November 2015 # Shi Taifeng: November 2015 – April 2017 #
Wu Zhenglong Wu Zhenglong (; born November 1964) is a Chinese politician and current Communist Party Secretary of Jiangsu. Previously, he was Governor of Jiangsu and Communist Party Secretary of Nanjing. Born in Jiangsu, Wu served in Chongqing, then Shanxi, ...
: April 2017 – October 2021 # Xu Kunlin (许昆林): October 2021 - present


List of the chairmen of Jiangsu People's Congress

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Xu Jiatun Xu Jiatun (; 10 March 1916 – 29 June 2016) was a Chinese politician and dissident. He was the Chinese Communist Party secretary of Jiangsu Province from 1977 to 1983 and the Governor of Jiangsu from 1977 to 1979. After sympathising with the ...
(): 1979–1983 # Chu Jiang (): 1983–1988 #
Han Peixin Han Peixin (; October 1921—15 January 2017) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Xiangshui County, Jiangsu Province. In the 1980s he served as Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary and Governor of his home provinc ...
(): 1988–1993 #
Shen Daren Shen Daren (; August 1928 – August 2, 2017) was a Chinese politician from Jiangsu province. He was best known for his terms as the Communist Party Secretary of Ningxia between 1986 and 1989 and party secretary of his home province between 1989 ...
(): 1993–1998 #
Chen Huanyou Chen Huanyou (; born 1934) is a retired Chinese politician who served as Governor and Communist Party Secretary of Jiangsu Province. Chen was born in Nantong, Jiangsu. In March 1950, he entered PLA's Northeast University of Military and Politic ...
(): 1998–2003 #
Li Yuanchao Li Yuanchao (born 20 November 1950) is a retired Chinese politician. He was the Vice President of the People's Republic of China from 2013 to 2018 and the Honorary President of the Red Cross Society of China. He was a member of the Secretaria ...
(): 2003–2007 # Wang Shouting (): 2007–2008 (acting) #
Liang Baohua Liang Baohua (; born November 1945) was CPC Jiangsu Committee Secretary and the province's governor. Biography A native of Yichun, Jiangxi, Liang joined the Communist Party of China in November 1965. Prior to 1968 he worked in the communes aroun ...
(): 2008–2011 #
Luo Zhijun Luo Zhijun (; born 28 November 1951) is a Chinese politician. He is serving as Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee since March 2018. He was Vice-Chairperson of the Nation ...
(): 2011–2022 #
Wu Zhenglong Wu Zhenglong (; born November 1964) is a Chinese politician and current Communist Party Secretary of Jiangsu. Previously, he was Governor of Jiangsu and Communist Party Secretary of Nanjing. Born in Jiangsu, Wu served in Chongqing, then Shanxi, ...
(吴政隆): 2022 - present


List of the chairmen of CPPCC Jiangsu Committee

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Jiang Weiqing Jiang Weiqing () (November 26, 1910 – June 16, 2000) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Pingjiang County, Hunan Province. He was Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary and CPPCC Committee Chairman of Jiangsu Provin ...
(): 1955–1967 #
Xu Jiatun Xu Jiatun (; 10 March 1916 – 29 June 2016) was a Chinese politician and dissident. He was the Chinese Communist Party secretary of Jiangsu Province from 1977 to 1983 and the Governor of Jiangsu from 1977 to 1979. After sympathising with the ...
(): 1977–1979 # Hui Yuyu (): 1979 #
Bao Houchang Bao Houchang () (1911–1992), also known by the names Zhao Danian () and Zhou Baisheng (), was a Chinese politician. He was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he was a member of the New Fourth Army The New F ...
(): 1979–1983 #
Qian Zhonghan Qian may refer to: *Guizhou, abbreviated as ''Qián'' (黔), province of China *Mace (unit), or Qian, one of the Chinese units of measurement, equal to 5g *Qian (hexagram), the first hexagram of the ''I Ching'' *Qian (surname), a Chinese surname ( ...
(): 1983–1989 # Sun Han (): 1989–1998 #
Cao Keming Cao Keming (; November 1934 – 2 September 2014), also known as "Clear Sky Cao" () and "Contemporary Bao Zheng" (), was a politician of the People's Republic of China. He served as Chairman of Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's ...
(): 1998–2003 #
Xu Zhonglin Xu Zhonglin (; 1567 - c. 1619 or 1620) was a Chinese writer who lived in the Ming dynasty. He is best known as the author of the 16th century semi-mythical novel ''Investiture of the Gods'' (). He was born in Yingtian Prefecture, present-day Nan ...
(): 2003–2007 #Zhang Lianzhen (): 2007–2017 #
Jiang Dingzhi Jiang Dingzhi (; born September 1954) is a Chinese politician and current Chairman of the Jiangsu People's Political Consultative Conference (''zhengxie''). He holds a master's degree in Engineering from Nanjing University of Science and Techno ...
(蒋定之): 2017–2018 # Huang Lixin (黄莉新): 2018 - 2022 # Zhang Yizhen (张义珍): 2022 - present


Qing dynasty

Under the
Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...
, the governor (巡撫, ''xunfu'') of Jiangsu was the highest-ranking official within Jiangsu but reported to the
Viceroy of Liangjiang The Viceroy of Liangjiang or Viceroy of the Two Jiangs, fully referred to in Chinese as the Governor-General of the Two Yangtze Provinces and Surrounding Areas Overseeing Military Affairs, Provisions and Funds, Manager of Waterways, Director of ...
, who was often involved in provincial affairs. Additionally, the
taotai A circuit ( or ) was a historical political division of China and is a historical and modern administrative unit in Japan. The primary level of administrative division of Korea under the Joseon and in modern North and South Korea employs the sam ...
s of the
treaty ports Treaty ports (; ja, 条約港) were the port cities in China and Japan that were opened to foreign trade mainly by the unequal treaties forced upon them by Western powers, as well as cities in Korea opened up similarly by the Japanese Empire. ...
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 Hongzhang #... # Wu Yuanping {{Politics of China navbox Jiangsu
Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, Postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an Eastern China, eastern coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is o ...
Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, Postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an Eastern China, eastern coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is o ...