The Politics of

Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...

follows a dual party-government system like the rest of China's provinces. Guangdong is known for a surge of legislative activism in recent years, often called the Guangdong Phenomenon (''Guangdong Xianxiang''). The Guangdong Provincial People's Congress has enacted measures to increase democracy and transparency, and exert more control over the financial sector. In a well-publicized case in 2000, the Guangdong PPC also harshly criticized the Environmental Protection Bureau for allowing the construction of an electroplating park without a proper environmental impact investigation.

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Ye Jianying Ye Jianying (; 28 April 1897 – 22 October 1986) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary leader and politician, one of the founding Ten Marshals of the People's Republic of China. He was the top military leader in the 1976 coup that overthrew ...

: November 1948 – September 1953 #

Tao Zhu Tao Zhu (; 16 January 1908 – 30 November 1969) was a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party . Biography Born in Qiyang, Hunan, Tao Zhu was Secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Committee and Commander of the ...

: September 1953 – August 1957 # Chen Yu: August 1957 – November 1967 #

Huang Yongsheng Huang Yongsheng (; 1910–1983) was a general of the China's People's Liberation Army. In 1955 Huang was awarded the position of ''Shang Jiang'' (colonel-general), and Huang continued to rise throughout the 1950s and 1960s, eventually becoming L ...

: November 1967 – June 1969 #

Liu Xingyuan Liuxingyuan

Liu Xingyuan (; October 1908 – August 14, 1990) was a lieute ...

: June 1969 – April 1972 # Ding Sheng: April 1972 – April 1974 #

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 198 ...

: April 1974 – October 1975 #

Wei Guoqing Wei Guoqing (; Zhuang: Veiz Gozcing; 2 September 1913 – 14 June 1989) was a Chinese government official, military officer and political commissar of Zhuang ethnicity. He served as the Chairman of Guangxi from 1958 to 1975 and on the Chines ...

: October 1975 – January 1979 #

Xi Zhongxun Xi Zhongxun (15 October 1913 – 24 May 2002) was a Chinese communist revolutionary and a subsequent political official in the People's Republic of China. He is considered to be among the first and second generation of Chinese leadership. ...

: (1979–1981) #

Liu Tianfu Liu Tianfu (; October 1908 – 21 April 2002) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician. He was a leader of the East River Column, an anti-Japanese guerrilla force in Guangdong during the Second Sino-Japanese War. From 1981 to 1983 he ...

: (1981–1983) #

Liang Lingguang Liang Lingguang (; November 1916 – 25 February 2006) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician. An anti-Japanese activist in the 1930s, he led a guerrilla force under the New Fourth Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War, and rose ...

: (1983–1985) #

Ye Xuanping Ye Xuanping (; 20 December 1924 – 17 September 2019) was a Chinese politician, who served as Mayor of Guangzhou from 1980 to 1985 and Governor of Guangdong, his native province, from 1985 to 1991. Ye was a strong supporter of Deng Xiaoping's r ...

: (1985–1991) #

Zhu Senlin Zhu Senlin (born October 1930) was the sixth Governor of Guangdong in the history of the People's Republic of China and the mayor of Guangzhou. Born in Chuansha County, Shanghai, Zhu became the acting governor An acting governor is a person who ...

: (1991–1996) #

Lu Ruihua Lu Ruihua (; born November 1938 in Chaozhou, Guangdong) a Chinese politician who served as Governor of Guangdong. He joined the Chinese Communist Party The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the fo ...

: (1996–2003) #

Huang Huahua Huang Huahua (born October 1946 in Xingning, Guangdong) is a retired Chinese politician, and the Governor of Guangdong between 2003 and 2011. Of Hakka heritage, he was once the mayor of Meizhou. Biography Huang was born in Xingning County, G ...

: (2003–2011) #

Zhu Xiaodan Zhu Xiaodan (; born January 1953) is the Chinese politician who served as Governor of Guangdong from 2011 to 2016. A lifelong Communist functionary, Zhu was appointed Vice Governor of Guangdong in February 2010 and became acting Governor in Novemb ...

: (2011–2016) #

Ma Xingrui Ma Xingrui (; born October 1959) is a Chinese politician and aerospace engineer who is the Communist Party Secretary of Xinjiang. Prior to that, he had served as the Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology, Head of the Political an ...

: (2016–2021) # Wang Weizhong: (2021-present)

List of chairmen of Guangdong People's Congress

Li Jianzhen Li Jianzhen (1907 – March 30, 1992) was a female People's Republic of China politician. She was born in Fengshun County, Guangdong. A follower of Peng Pai, she participated in the Guangzhou Uprising of 1927. As a member of the Chinese Red Army ...

(): 1979–1983 #

Luo Tian Luo Tian (''b.''1920 - ''d.''2001) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Dananshan town, Puning, Guangdong. In 1941, he was leader of the Chinese Communist Party in Jieyang County. He was made deputy People's Congress Chairman ...

(): 1983–1990 #

Lin Ruo Lin Ruo (; July 19, 1924 – October 7, 2012) was a Chinese politician who served as Party Committee Secretary of Guangdong Province. Biography Lin was a native of Chao'an District, Chaozhou City, Guangdong. He joined the Chinese Communist ...

(): 1990–1996 #

(): 1996–2001 #

Zhang Guoying Zhang Guoying (; born March 1937) is a Chinese politician who served as Politics of Guangdong, chairwoman of Guangdong Provincial People's Congress from 2001 to 2003. She was a member of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, ...

(): 2001–2003 #

Lu Zhonghe Lu, Lü, or LU may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Lu (music), Tibetan folk music * Lu (duo), a Mexican band ** ''Lu'' (album) * Character from Mike, Lu & Og * Lupe Fiasco or Lu (born 1982), American musician * Lebor na hUidre, a manuscrip ...

(): 2003–2005 # Huang Liman (): 2005 – January 2008 # Ou Guangyuan (): January 2008 – January 2013 # Huang Longyun (): January 2013 – January 2017 #

Li Yumei Li Yumei (; born October 1956) is a Chinese politician who served as chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress from 2017 to 2022. Li was an alternate member of the 17th and 18th Central Committee of the ...

(): January 2017- January 2022 #

Huang Chuping Wong Tai Sin or Huang Daxian () is a Chinese Taoist Deity popular in Jinhua, Zhejiang, and Hong Kong with the power of healing. The name, meaning the "Great Immortal Wong (Huang)", is the divine form of Huang Chuping or Wong Cho Ping (; c. 328 ...

(): January 2022-present

List of chairmen of Guangdong
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 ...

(): 1955–1960　 #

Ou Mengjue Ou Mengjue () (1906–1992) was a People's Republic of China politician. She was born in Nanhai, Guangdong Province. She was CPPCC Committee Chairwoman of her home province. She was a delegate to the 1st National People's Congress and 3rd National ...

(): 1960–1967　 #

Wang Shoudao Wang Shoudao () (April 13, 1906 – September 13, 1996), original name Wang Fanglin () was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Liuyang Liuyang () is a county-level city, the most populous and the easternmost county-leve ...

(): 1977–1979　 #

Yin Linping Yin Liping () (July 1908 – September 8, 1984) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Xingguo County, Jiangxi Province. He joined the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army in 1930 and the Chinese Communist Party in 1931. He ...

(): 1979–1983　 #

Liang Weilin Liang Weilin () (1911–2008) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Bobai County, Guangxi. He was CPPCC Committee Chairman of Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal prov ...

(): 1983–1985 #

Wu Nansheng Wu Nansheng (; August 1922 – 10 April 2018) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and reformist politician. A stalwart proponent of the reform and opening policy after the end of the Cultural Revolution, he proposed the establishment of free ...

(): 1985–1993　 #

Guo Rongchang "Guo", written in Chinese: 郭, is one of the most common Chinese surnames and means "the wall that surrounds a city" in Chinese. It can also be transliterated into English as Cok, Gou, Quo, Quach, Quek, Que, Keh, Kuo, Kwo, Kuoch, Kok, Koc, ...

(): 1993–2003　 #

Liu Fengyi / ( or ) is an East Asia, East Asian surname. pinyin: in Mandarin Chinese, in Cantonese. It is the family name of the Han dynasty emperors. The character originally meant 'kill', but is now used only as a surname. It is listed 252nd in the c ...

(): 2003　 #

Chen Shaoji Chen may refer to: People *Chen (surname) (陳 / 陈), a common Chinese surname *Chen (singer) (born 1992), member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO * Chen Chen (born 1989), Chinese-American poet * (), a Hebrew first name or surname: ** ...

(): 2004 – April 2009 # Huang Longyun: 2009–2013 #

Zhu Mingguo Zhu Mingguo (born May 1957) is a former Chinese politician of '' Li'' ethnic heritage who spent his career in Guangdong, Hainan, and Chongqing. Zhu was an alternate member of 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He was investi ...

: 2013–2014 # Wang Rong: 2015–present

List of Chairmen of the Guangdong
National Supervisory Commission National Supervisory Commission of the People's Republic of China is the highest anti-corruption agency of the People's Republic of China, at the same administrative ranking as Supreme People's Court and Supreme People's Procuratorate. Its opera ...

# Shi Kehui (施克辉): 2018-2021 #

Song Fulong A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at melody, distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various song form, forms, such as those includ ...

(宋福龙): 2021-present

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List of chairmen of Guangdong 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 ...

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List of chairmen of Guangdong
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 ...