The Guangdong Provincial People's Government is the provincial administrative agency of

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. It is officially elected by the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress and is formally responsible to the Provincial People's Congress and its Standing Committee. The provincial government is headed by a

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, currently

Wang Weizhong Wang Weizhong ( zh, s=王伟中; born March 1962) is a Chinese politician currently serving as deputy party secretary and governor of Guangdong. A graduate of Tsinghua University, Wang rose through the ranks working for the Ministry of Science a ...

. Under the country's

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, the governor is subordinate to the

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of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the

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History

On 6 November 1949, the Guangdong Provincial People's Government was formally established. On 12 February 1955, it was renamed to the Guangdong Provincial People's Committee. On 20 February 1968, the Guangdong Provincial Revolutionary Committee was established. In December 1979, the Guangdong Provincial Revolutionary Committee was abolished and replace with the Guangdong Provincial People's Government.

Organization

The organization of the Guangdong Provincial People's Government includes: * General Office of the Guangdong Provincial People's Government

Component Departments

* Guangdong Provincial Development and Reform Commission *

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* Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology * Guangdong Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology * Guangdong Provincial Ethnic and Religious Affairs Committee *

Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department The Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department () is the primary civilian law enforcement agency of Guangdong Province. It operates under the dual leadership of the provincial government and the People's Police. In each city and county, ther ...

* Guangdong Provincial Department of Civil Affairs * Guangdong Provincial Department of Justice * Guangdong Provincial Department of Finance * Guangdong Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security * Guangdong Provincial Department of Natural Resources * Guangdong Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment * Guangdong Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development * Guangdong Provincial Department of Transportation * Guangdong Provincial Water Resources Department * Guangdong Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs * Guangdong Provincial Department of Commerce * Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism * Guangdong Provincial Health Commission * Guangdong Provincial Department of Veterans Affairs * Guangdong Provincial Emergency Management Department * Guangdong Provincial Audit Office

Directly affiliated special institutions

* State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of Guangdong Provincial People's Government

Directly affiliated institutions

* Guangdong Provincial Administration for Market Regulation * Guangdong Provincial Government Service Data Management Bureau * Guangdong Provincial Radio and Television Bureau * Guangdong Provincial Sports Bureau * Guangdong Provincial Bureau of Statistics * Guangdong Provincial Medical Insurance Bureau * Guangdong Provincial People's Government Counselor's Office * Guangdong Provincial Bureau of Letters and Calls

Managed agencies

* Guangdong Provincial Bureau of Grain and Material Reserves is managed by the Provincial Development and Reform Commission. * Guangdong Provincial Energy Bureau is managed by the Provincial Development and Reform Commission. * Guangdong Provincial Social Organization Administration Bureau is managed by the Provincial Department of Civil Affairs. * Guangdong Provincial Prison Administration Bureau is managed by the Provincial Department of Justice. * Guangdong Provincial Drug Rehabilitation Administration is managed by the Provincial Department of Justice. * Guangdong Provincial Forestry Bureau is managed by the Provincial Department of Natural Resources. * Guangdong Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine is managed by the Provincial Health Commission. * Guangdong Provincial Drug Administration is managed by the Provincial Market Supervision Bureau.

Organizations under the Provincial Government

* Guangdong Provincial Government Affairs Bureau * Guangdong Academy of Sciences * Guangdong Academy of Social Sciences * Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences * Guangdong Provincial People's Government Development Research Center * Guangdong Provincial People's Government Local Chronicles Office * Guangdong Provincial Construction Project Management Bureau * Guangdong Provincial Geological Bureau * Guangdong Supply and Marketing Cooperative

Dispatched agencies

* Guangdong Provincial People's Government Office in Beijing * Guangdong Provincial People's Government Office in Shanghai * Hengqin-Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone Office of the Guangdong Provincial People's Government

Leadership

References

External links

* {{Province-level local governments of China Politics of Guangdong 1949 establishments in China Government agencies established in 1949