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Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of t ...

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 List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...

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 China, People's Republic of China (including islands like Hainan or Chongming Island, Chongming), excluding dependent territories of the PRC, and other territorie ...

. The Governor of Sichuan is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Sichuan. However, in the province's dual party-government governing system, the Governor has less power than the Sichuan

Chinese Communist Party The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Ci ...

(CCP) Provincial Committee Secretary, colloquially termed the "Sichuan CCP Party Chief".

List of the CCP Sichuan Committee secretaries

Li Jingquan Li Jingquan (; November 1, 1909 – April 24, 1989) was a Chinese politician and the first Party Committee Secretary (governor) of Sichuan following the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949. He supported many of Mao Zedong's po ...

(李井泉): July 1952-February 1965 # Liao Zhigao (廖志高): February 1965 – 1966 # Zhang Guohua (张国华): August 1971-February 1972 # Liu Xingyuan (刘兴元): March 1972-October 1975 #

Zhao Ziyang Zhao Ziyang ( zh, 赵紫阳; pronounced , 17 October 1919 – 17 January 2005) was a Chinese politician. He was the third premier of the People's Republic of China from 1980 to 1987, vice chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 19 ...

(赵紫阳): October 1975-March 1980 #

Tan Qilong Tan Qilong (; 3 January 1913 – 22 January 2003) was a politician in the People's Republic of China. Over his long career, he served as the Communist Party Chief, the top government official, of four different provinces: Zhejiang (twice), Shand ...

(谭启龙): March 1980-February 1983 #

Yang Rudai Yang Rudai (; December 1926 – 24 February 2018) was a politician of the People's Republic of China (PRC). He served as the Communist Party Chief of Sichuan, then China's most populous province, and was the first native Sichuanese to become the ...

(杨汝岱): February 1983-April 1993 #

Xie Shijie Xie Shijie (; born September 1934) is a retired politician of the People's Republic of China. He served as the Communist Party Secretary and the top leader of Sichuan province from 1993 to 2000. Biography Xie Shijie was born in September 1934 in ...

(谢世杰): April 1993-January 2000 #

Zhou Yongkang Zhou Yongkang (born 3 December 1942) is a former senior leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He was a member of the 17th Politburo Standing Committee (PSC), China's highest decision-making body, and the Secretary of the Central Politic ...

(周永康): January 2000-December 2002 # Zhang Xuezhong (张学忠): December 2002 – 2006 # Du Qinglin (杜青林): December 2006-November 2007 # Liu Qibao (刘奇葆): November 2007-November 2012 # Wang Dongming (王东明): November 2012-March 2018 #

Peng Qinghua Peng Qinghua (born April 1957) is a Chinese politician who served as Communist Party Secretary of Sichuan from March 2018 to April 2022, and was formerly the director of the Hong Kong Liaison Office from 2009 to 2012 and the Communist Party S ...

(彭清华): March 2018-April 2022 #

Wang Xiaohui Wang Xiaohui (; born August 1962) is a Chinese politician who is the current party secretary of Sichuan, in office since April 2022. Previously he served as director of the National Film Administration and deputy head of the Propaganda Departme ...

(王晓晖): April 2022-present

List of governors of Sichuan

(李井泉): September 1952-January 1955 #

Li Dazhang Li Dazhang () ( December 1900 – May 3, 1976) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Hejiang County, Luzhou, Sichuan Province. In 1920 Li went to France on the same work-study leave scheme attended by numerous high level Co ...

(李大章): January 1955 – 1966 # Zhang Guohua (张国华): May 1968-February 1972 # Liu Xingyuan (刘兴元): March 1972-October 1975 #

: October 1975-December 1979 #

Lu Dadong Lu Dadong (; 1915 – 28 August 1998) was a communist revolutionary and politician of the People's Republic of China. He served as Communist Party Chief of Chongqing city and Governor of Sichuan province. Biography Lu Dadong was a native of Guan ...

(鲁大东): December 1979-April 1983 #

Yang Xizong Yang Xizong (; September 1928 – 21 July 2007) was a politician of the People's Republic of China. He served as Communist Party Chief of Henan province and Governor of Sichuan province. Biography Yang Xizong was born in 1928 in Dayi County, Si ...

(杨析综): December 1982-May 1985 #

Jiang Minkuan Jiang Minkuan (; May 1930 – 6 June 2012) was a politician and engineer of the People's Republic of China. He served as Governor of Sichuan province, deputy director of the State Science and Technology Commission, and deputy head of the United F ...

(蒋民宽): May 1985-January 1988 #

Zhang Haoruo Zhang Haoruo (; 1932 – 27 March 2004) was a politician and petroleum engineer of the People's Republic of China. He served as Governor of Sichuan province and Minister of Internal Trade. Biography Zhang Haoruo was born in Jiaozuo Jiaozuo ( ; ...

(张皓若): January 1988-February 1993 # Xiao Yang (肖秧): February 1993-February 1996 #

Song Baorui Song Baorui (; December 1937 – 20 September 2022) was a politician of the People's Republic of China. He served as Governor of Sichuan province from 1996 to 1999. Biography Song Baorui was a native of Shunyi County (now Shunyi District), Beij ...

(宋宝瑞): February 1996-June 1999 #

Zhang Zhongwei Zhang Zhongwei (; born February 1942) is a retired politician of the People's Republic of China. He served as Governor of Sichuan province from 1999 to 2007. Biography Zhang Zhongwei was born in February 1942 in Guan County (now Dujiangyan City) ...

(张中伟): June 1999-January 2007 # Jiang Jufeng (蒋巨峰): January 2007-January 2013 # Wei Hong (魏宏): January 2013–January 2016 # Yin Li (尹力): January 2016–December 2020 #

Huang Qiang Huang Qiang may refer to: * Huang Qiang (politician) (born 1963), Chinese politician * Huang Qiang (diver) (born 1982), Chinese diver See also * Huang Qian Huang Qian (; born July 18, 1986) is a Chinese chess player who holds the title ...

(黄强): December 2020–present

List of chairmen of Sichuan People's Congress

# Du Xinyuan (杜心源): 1979-1985 # He Haoju (何郝炬): 1985-1993 #

(杨析综): 1993-1998 #

(谢世杰): 1998-2003 # Zhang Xuezhong (张学忠): 2003-2007 # Du Qinglin (杜青林): 2007 # Liu Qibao: 2008-2013 # Wang Dongming: 2013-2018 #

(彭清华): 2018-Incumbent #

(王晓晖): April 2022-present

List of the chairmen of CPPCC Sichuan Committee

(李井泉): 1955-1965 # Liao Zhigao (廖志高): 1965-1967 # Du Xinyuan (杜心源): 1977-1979 # Ren Baige (任白戈): 1979-1983 #Yang Chao (杨超): 1983-1985 # Feng Yuanwei (冯元蔚): 1985-1988 # Liao Bokang (廖伯康):Liao was first party secretary of Chongqing in the 1980s -- before it became a province-level municipality. He has been something of a crusader to keep alive the memory/lessons of the Cultural Revolution. See Philip Pan, Out of Mao's Shadow (2008), pp. 107-110. 1988-1993 # Nie Ronggui (聂荣贵): 1993-2002 # Qin Yuqin (秦玉琴): 2002-2008 # Tao Wuxian (陶武先): 2008-2013 # Li Chongxi: 2013-2014, removed from office for corruption # Ke Zunping (柯尊平): 2014-2022 #

Tian Xiangli Tian Xiangli (; born March 1963) is a Chinese politician and the current current party branch secretary of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, in office since December 2021. She has backgrou ...

(田向利): 2022-present

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