The Shanghai Municipal People's Government is the local administrative agency of

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. It is officially elected by the

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and is formally responsible to the SMPC and its Standing Committee. The municipal government is headed by a

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, currently

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. Under the country's

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system, the mayor is subordinate to the secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the

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Organization

The organization of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government includes: * General Office of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government

Component Departments

* Shanghai Municipal Development and Reform Commission * Shanghai Municipal Industry and Information Technology Commission * Shanghai Municipal Commerce Commission * Shanghai Municipal Education Commission * Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission * Shanghai Municipal Ethnic Affairs Bureau *

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* Shanghai Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau *

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* Shanghai Municipal Justice Bureau * Shanghai Municipal Finance Bureau * Shanghai Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau * Shanghai Municipal Housing and Urban-Rural Development Committee * Shanghai Municipal Transport Commission * Shanghai Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee * Shanghai Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau * Shanghai Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Bureau * Shanghai Municipal Water Resources Bureau * Shanghai Municipal Health Commission * Shanghai Municipal Audit Bureau * Shanghai Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau * Shanghai Municipal Veterans Affairs Bureau * Shanghai Municipal Emergency Management Bureau * Shanghai Municipal Market Regulation Administration * Shanghai Municipal Local Financial Supervision Administration * Shanghai Municipal People's Government Foreign Affairs Office * Shanghai Municipal Prison Administration * Shanghai Municipal Cultural Development Foundation

Organizations under the Municipal Government

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Shanghai Museum The Shanghai Museum is a municipal public museum of ancient Chinese art, situated on the People's Square in the Huangpu District, Shanghai, Huangpu District of Shanghai, China. It is funded by thShanghai Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau Reb ...

Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences The Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS; ) was founded in 1958 and is China, China's oldest think tank for the humanities and social sciences. It is the country's second largest such institution, after the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences ...

Leadership

Previous leaderships

15th Municipal People's Government (January 2018–January 2023) * Mayor:

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(until 23 March 2020),

(from 21 July 2020) * Deputy Mayors:

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(until 28 March 2019), Chen Yin (19 January 2019–31 October 2021), Weng Tiehui (until 16 January 2019), Guang Guanghui (until 22 November 2018), Wu Qing,

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(until 27 October 2020), Peng Chenlei, Chen Qun, Gong Daoan (until 23 September 2020), Zong Ming (from 19 February 2019), Tang Zhiping (23 September 2019–29 December 2021),

(23 March 2020–21 July 2020; became mayor), Chen Tong (18 August 2020–21 July 2022), Shu Qing (from 30 December 2020), Zhang Wei (26 February 2021–8 January 2023), Liu Duo (from 29 December 2021), Guo Fang (from 8 January 2023), Zhang Xiaohong (from 8 January 2023) 16th Municipal People's Government (January 2023–) * Mayor:

* Deputy Mayors: Wu Qing (until 25 July 2023), Guo Fang (until 25 July 2023), Zhang Xiaohong, Liu Duo, Hua Yuan, Xie Dong, Li Zheng (until 25 July 2023), Zhang Yahong, Chen Jie (from 25 July 2023), Chen Yujian (from 28 December 2023)

References

External links

* {{Authority control Politics of Shanghai 1921 establishments in Shanghai Government agencies established in 1921 Government agencies of China