The Politics of
Fujian
Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capi ...
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.
The Governor of Fujian () is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Fujian. However, in the province's dual party-government governing system, the Governor has less power than the Fujian
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 ...
(CCP) Provincial Committee Secretary (), colloquially termed the "Fujian Party Secretary".
List of provincial-level leaders
CCP Party Secretaries
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Zhang Dingcheng
Zhang Dingcheng (; December 1898 – December 16, 1981) was a politician of the People's Republic of China, Procurator–General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate from 1954 to 1975. (): 1949-1954
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Ye Fei
Ye Fei (; 7 May 1914 – 18 April 1999) was a Philippine-born Chinese military general and politician of the People's Republic of China. Born Sixto Mercado Tiongco in the Philippines to a Chinese father and a Filipino mother, he joined the Chi ...
(): 1954-1958
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Jiang Yizhen
Jiang Yizhen (; March 1915 – March 24, 1994) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Liancheng County, Fujian. He was Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary and Governor of his home province. He was People's Congress ...
(): 1958-1970
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Han Xianchu
Han Xianchu (; 1913–1986) was a general of the Chinese Communist Party. Han participated in many military campaigns and battles such as Battle of Pingxingguan, Liaoshen Campaign, Pingjin Campaign, Hainan Campaign, and the Korean War. In 195 ...
(): 1971-1973
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Liao Zhigao
Liao Zhigao (; May 20, 1913 – August 28, 2000) was a politician of the People's Republic of China. He was born in Mianning, Sichuan. He joined Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April, 1934.
Biography
In 1949 he was the secretary of CCP's Xika ...
(): 1974-1982
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Xiang Nan Xiang or Hsiang may refer to:
*Xiang (place), the site of Hong Xiuquan's destruction of a Chinese idol early in the Taiping Rebellion
*Xiang (surname), three unrelated surnames: Chinese: 項 and Chinese: 向 (both ''Xiàng'') and Chinese: 相 (''X ...
(): 1982-1986
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Chen Guangyi
Chen Guangyi (; born August 1933) was a Chinese politician. He served as Governor of Gansu Province, Communist Party Secretary of Fujian Province, and Director of the Civil Aviation Administration of China. Under his leadership, Fujian achieved r ...
(): 1986-1993
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Jia Qinglin
Jia Qinglin (; born 13 March 1940) is a retired senior leader of the People's Republic of China and of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He was a member of the CCP's Politburo Standing Committee, the party's highest ruling organ, between ...
(): 1993-1996
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Chen Mingyi
Chen Mingyi (; born August 1940) is a politician in the People's Republic of China. Chen was born in Fuzhou, Fujian Province. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1960. He graduated from the Department of Naval Architecture at Shanghai Jiao ...
(): 1996-2000
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Song Defu
Song Defu (; February 1946 – September 13, 2007) was a Chinese politician, best known for his terms as the First Secretary of the Communist Youth League, Minister of Personnel, and the Communist Party Secretary of Fujian province. Widely con ...
(): 2000-2004
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Lu Zhangong
Lu Zhangong (; born May 1952) is a Chinese politician. He is, since 2013, a Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and previously served as the Communist Party Secretary of Fujian and Henan provinces, and Gover ...
(): 2004-2009
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Sun Chunlan
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is a nearly perfect ball of hot plasma, heated to incandescence by nuclear fusion reactions in its core. The Sun radiates this energy mainly as light, ultraviolet, and infrared radi ...
(): 2009-2012
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You Quan
You Quan (; born January 1954) is a Chinese politician who is the former director of the United Front Work Department and a former secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party. He previously served as Communist Party Secretary of F ...
(): 2012-2017
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Yu Weiguo
Yu Weiguo (; born October 1955) is a Chinese politician who served as Communist Party Secretary of Fujian. Prior to that he served as Deputy Communist Party Secretary and Governor of Fujian, and Communist Party Secretary of Xiamen.
Biography
Yu ...
(): 2017-2020
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Yin Li (): 2020-2022
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Zhou Zuyi
Zhou Zuyi (; born January 1965) is a Chinese politician who is the current Communist Party Secretary of Fujian and the Minister of Human Resources and Social Security. He is a member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
H ...
(): 2022-present
Chairpersons of Fujian People's Congress
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Liao Zhigao
Liao Zhigao (; May 20, 1913 – August 28, 2000) was a politician of the People's Republic of China. He was born in Mianning, Sichuan. He joined Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April, 1934.
Biography
In 1949 he was the secretary of CCP's Xika ...
(): 1979-1982
#Hu Hong (): 1982-1985
#Cheng Xu (): 1985-1993
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Chen Guangyi
Chen Guangyi (; born August 1933) was a Chinese politician. He served as Governor of Gansu Province, Communist Party Secretary of Fujian Province, and Director of the Civil Aviation Administration of China. Under his leadership, Fujian achieved r ...
(): 1993-1994
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Jia Qinglin
Jia Qinglin (; born 13 March 1940) is a retired senior leader of the People's Republic of China and of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He was a member of the CCP's Politburo Standing Committee, the party's highest ruling organ, between ...
(): 1994-1998
# Yuan Qitong (): 1998-2002
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Song Defu
Song Defu (; February 1946 – September 13, 2007) was a Chinese politician, best known for his terms as the First Secretary of the Communist Youth League, Minister of Personnel, and the Communist Party Secretary of Fujian province. Widely con ...
(): 2002-2005
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Lu Zhangong
Lu Zhangong (; born May 1952) is a Chinese politician. He is, since 2013, a Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and previously served as the Communist Party Secretary of Fujian and Henan provinces, and Gover ...
(): 2005-2010
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Sun Chunlan
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is a nearly perfect ball of hot plasma, heated to incandescence by nuclear fusion reactions in its core. The Sun radiates this energy mainly as light, ultraviolet, and infrared radi ...
(): 2010-2013
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You Quan
You Quan (; born January 1954) is a Chinese politician who is the former director of the United Front Work Department and a former secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party. He previously served as Communist Party Secretary of F ...
(): 2013-2018
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Yu Weiguo
Yu Weiguo (; born October 1955) is a Chinese politician who served as Communist Party Secretary of Fujian. Prior to that he served as Deputy Communist Party Secretary and Governor of Fujian, and Communist Party Secretary of Xiamen.
Biography
Yu ...
(): 2018-2021
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Yin Li (): 2021-present
Governors
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Zhang Dingcheng
Zhang Dingcheng (; December 1898 – December 16, 1981) was a politician of the People's Republic of China, Procurator–General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate from 1954 to 1975. (): 1949-1954
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Ye Fei
Ye Fei (; 7 May 1914 – 18 April 1999) was a Philippine-born Chinese military general and politician of the People's Republic of China. Born Sixto Mercado Tiongco in the Philippines to a Chinese father and a Filipino mother, he joined the Chi ...
(): 1954-1959
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Jiang Yizhen
Jiang Yizhen (; March 1915 – March 24, 1994) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Liancheng County, Fujian. He was Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary and Governor of his home province. He was People's Congress ...
(): 1959
#Wu Hongxiang (): acting: 1960-1962
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Jiang Yizhen
Jiang Yizhen (; March 1915 – March 24, 1994) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Liancheng County, Fujian. He was Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary and Governor of his home province. He was People's Congress ...
(): 1962
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Wei Jinshui
Wei or WEI may refer to:
States
* Wey (state) (衛, 1040–209 BC), Wei in pinyin, but spelled Wey to distinguish from the bigger Wei of the Warring States
* Wei (state) (魏, 403–225 BC), one of the seven major states of the Warring States per ...
(): 1962-1967
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Han Xianchu
Han Xianchu (; 1913–1986) was a general of the Chinese Communist Party. Han participated in many military campaigns and battles such as Battle of Pingxingguan, Liaoshen Campaign, Pingjin Campaign, Hainan Campaign, and the Korean War. In 195 ...
(): 1967-1973
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Liao Zhigao
Liao Zhigao (; May 20, 1913 – August 28, 2000) was a politician of the People's Republic of China. He was born in Mianning, Sichuan. He joined Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April, 1934.
Biography
In 1949 he was the secretary of CCP's Xika ...
(): 1974-1979
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Ma Xingyuan (): 1979-1983
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Hu Ping
Hu Ping (胡萍) (1910-?) was a Chinese actress, screenwriter and filmmaker from Hunan, China, born in Changsha. She started acting in Shanghai, in the theater industry and was a household name in Shanghai in the 1930s. She joined the Friends Fil ...
(): 1983-1987
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Wang Zhaoguo
Wang Zhaoguo (; born 14 July 1941) is a retired Chinese politician who came to prominence during the era of Deng Xiaoping. An automobile factory technician by trade, Wang had a long and varied political career, known for having acquired a minist ...
(): 1987–1990
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Jia Qinglin
Jia Qinglin (; born 13 March 1940) is a retired senior leader of the People's Republic of China and of the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He was a member of the CCP's Politburo Standing Committee, the party's highest ruling organ, between ...
(): 1990–1994
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Chen Mingyi
Chen Mingyi (; born August 1940) is a politician in the People's Republic of China. Chen was born in Fuzhou, Fujian Province. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1960. He graduated from the Department of Naval Architecture at Shanghai Jiao ...
(): 1994–1996
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He Guoqiang
He Guoqiang (; born October 1. 1943) is a retired senior leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Between 2007 and 2012, He was a member of the Politburo Standing Committee (PSC), China's highest ruling council, and the Secretary of the Cent ...
(): 1996–1999
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Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping ( ; ; ; born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has served as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), and thus as the paramount leader of China, s ...
(): 1999–2002
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Lu Zhangong
Lu Zhangong (; born May 1952) is a Chinese politician. He is, since 2013, a Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and previously served as the Communist Party Secretary of Fujian and Henan provinces, and Gover ...
(): 2002–2004
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Huang Xiaojing
Huang Xiaojing (; February 1946 - ) is a politician of the People's Republic of China and a former governor of Fujian Province.
A native of Fuzhou, Fujian, Huang started working in September 1969, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in Decem ...
(): 2004–2011
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Su Shulin
Su Shulin (; born 14 March 1962) is a Chinese oil and gas executive and former politician. Between 2011 and 2015, he served as Governor of Fujian province, on China's eastern coast. Before beginning his political career, Su served as the Vice-Pr ...
(): 2011–2015
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Yu Weiguo
Yu Weiguo (; born October 1955) is a Chinese politician who served as Communist Party Secretary of Fujian. Prior to that he served as Deputy Communist Party Secretary and Governor of Fujian, and Communist Party Secretary of Xiamen.
Biography
Yu ...
(): 2015–2018
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Tang Dengjie
Tang Dengjie (; born June 1964) is a Chinese politician and business executive, serving since February 2022 as Minister of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China. Previously he served as deputy minister in charge of the National Develop ...
(): 2018–2020
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Wang Ning (): 2020–2021
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Zhao Long
Zhao Long (; born September 1967) is a Chinese politician who is the current governor of Fujian, in office since 22 October 2021.
Biography
Zhao was born in Panjin, Liaoning, in September 1967. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in December ...
(): 2021–present
Chairmen of Fujian
CPPCC
The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC, zh, 中国人民政治协商会议), also known as the People's PCC (, ) or simply the PCC (), is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China and a central part of ...
#Zeng Jingbing (): 1955-1956
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Jiang Yizhen
Jiang Yizhen (; March 1915 – March 24, 1994) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Liancheng County, Fujian. He was Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary and Governor of his home province. He was People's Congress ...
(): 1956-1959
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Ye Fei
Ye Fei (; 7 May 1914 – 18 April 1999) was a Philippine-born Chinese military general and politician of the People's Republic of China. Born Sixto Mercado Tiongco in the Philippines to a Chinese father and a Filipino mother, he joined the Chi ...
(): 1959-1964
#Fan Shiren (): 1964-1977
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Liao Zhigao
Liao Zhigao (; May 20, 1913 – August 28, 2000) was a politician of the People's Republic of China. He was born in Mianning, Sichuan. He joined Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in April, 1934.
Biography
In 1949 he was the secretary of CCP's Xika ...
(): 1977-1979
#Wu Hongxiang (): 1979-1985
#Yuan Gai (): 1985-1988
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Chen Guangyi
Chen Guangyi (; born August 1933) was a Chinese politician. He served as Governor of Gansu Province, Communist Party Secretary of Fujian Province, and Director of the Civil Aviation Administration of China. Under his leadership, Fujian achieved r ...
(): 1988-1993
#You Dexin (): 1993-2003
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Chen Mingyi
Chen Mingyi (; born August 1940) is a politician in the People's Republic of China. Chen was born in Fuzhou, Fujian Province. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1960. He graduated from the Department of Naval Architecture at Shanghai Jiao ...
(): 2003-2008
#Liang Qiping (): 2008-2013
#Zhang Changping (): 2013-2018
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Cui Yuying
Cui Yuying (; born May 1958) is a Chinese politician of Tibetan ethnicity, serving from January 2015 to January 2018 as the deputy head of the Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party and the deputy director of the State Council Infor ...
(): 2018-present
See also
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Fujian Provincial Government
The Fujian Provincial Government was the former government that governed Fujian Province of the Republic of China. Since 2018, it has been superseded and its duties have been transferred to the Kinmen-Matsu Joint Services Center, the National ...
, the Republic of China's former parallel administration for its Fujian Province
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Fujian
Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capi ...
Fujian
Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capi ...