Politics of Beijing

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The politics of Beijing are structured as a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in the mainland of the People's Republic of China.

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The mayor of Beijing is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Beijing. Since Beijing is a centrally administered municipality with the rank of a province, the mayor occupies the same level in the order of precedence as provincial governors. However, in the city's dual party-government governing system, the mayor is subordinate to the Beijing Municipal Committee Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

The office of Beijing Party Secretary (Chinese :北京市委书记) has always historically been a high-profile post. Since the founding of the People's Republic, the Party Secretary of Beijing has almost always held a seat on the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party, the country's top ruling organ. Because of Beijing's position as the national capital, the Secretary is also involved in major decision making of national events. Peng Zhen, the first Beijing party secretary, was an important political figure nationally, and was purged by Mao in the opening act of the Cultural Revolution. Xie Fuzhi, whose term lasted from 1967 to 1972, was concurrently China's top security official, and held significant influence nationally. Chen Xitong's (term 1992-95) political influence was considered a threat to the Shanghai clique that he was removed from the position and tried on corruption charges. When the People's Republic celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1999, it was Beijing Party Secretary Jia Qinglin (term 1997-2002) who presided over the festivities. Liu Qi (term 2002–2012) was the chair of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games, and spoke at both the opening and closing ceremonies of the games. Liu Qi also presided the celebration of 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China in 2009.

List of CCP secretaries

This section is an excerpt from Party Secretary of Beijing § List of party secretaries.[ edit ]
No.ImageNameTerm startTerm endRef.
1 Peng Zhen2.jpg Peng Zhen (彭真)

(1902–1997)

13 December 1948May 1966 [1]
2 Li Xuefeng.jpg Li Xuefeng (李雪峰)

(1907–2003)

May 1966January 1967 [1]
3 1965-11 1965Nian Xie Fu Zhi Can Jia Xi Cang Zi Zhi Qu Di Yi Jie Ren Da Di Yi Ci Hui Yi .jpg Xie Fuzhi (谢富治)

(1909–1972)

January 196726 March 1972 [1]
4 Wu De (吴德)

(1913–1995)

April 1972October 1978 [1]
5 Lin Hujia (林乎加)

(1916–2018)

October 1978January 1981 [1] [2]
6 Duan Junyi (段君毅)

(1910–2004)

January 1981August 1984 [3]
7 Li Ximing (李锡铭)

(1926–2008)

August 1984December 1992 [1]
8 Chen Xitong (陈希同)

(1930–2013)

December 1992April 1995 [4]
9 Wei Jianxing 1996.jpg Wei Jianxing (尉健行)

(1931–2015)

April 199525 August 1997 [4]
10 Jia Qinglin.jpg Jia Qinglin (贾庆林)

(born 1940)

25 August 199722 October 2002 [4]
11 Liu Qi Beijing.jpg Liu Qi (刘淇)

(born 1942)

22 October 20023 July 2012 [5]
12 Guo Jinlong.jpg Guo Jinlong (郭金龙)

(born 1947)

3 July 201227 May 2017 [6]
13 Cai Qi.jpg Cai Qi (蔡奇)

(born 1955)

27 May 201713 November 2022 [7]
14 Yin Li Yin Li 2019.jpg Yin Li (尹力)

(born 1962)

13 November 2022Incumbent [8]

List of chairmen of Beijing People's Congress

No.NameTerm startTerm end
1 Jia Tingsan (贾庭三)

(1912–1984)

19791983
2 Zhao Pengfei (赵鹏飞)

(1920–2005)

19831993
3 Zhang Jianmin (张健民)

(born 1931)

19932001
4 Yu Junbo (于均波)

(born 1941)

20012007
5 Du Deyin (杜德印)

(born 1951)

20072017
6 Li Wei (李伟)

(born 1958)

20172023
6 Li Xiuling (李秀领)

(born 1962)

2023Incumbent

List of mayors

This section is an excerpt from Mayor of Beijing § People's Republic of China.[ edit ]
No.OfficeholderTerm of officePolitical partyRef.
Took officeLeft office
Mayor of the Beiping Municipal People's Government
1 Ye Jianying.jpg Ye Jianying

(1897–1986)

8 December 19489 September 1949 Chinese Communist Party
2 Marshal Nie Rongzhen.jpg Nie Rongzhen

(1897–1986)

9 September 194930 September 1949
Mayor of the Beijing Municipal People's Government
(2) Marshal Nie Rongzhen.jpg Nie Rongzhen

(1897–1986)

30 September 194926 February 1951Chinese Communist Party
3 Peng Zhen2.jpg Peng Zhen

(1902–1997)

26 February 1951August 1954
Mayor of the Beijing Municipal People's Committee
(3) Peng Zhen2.jpg Peng Zhen

(1902–1997)

August 195423 May 1966Chinese Communist Party
4 Wu De

(1913–1995)

23 May 196620 April 1967
Director of the Beijing Revolutionary Committee
5 Xie Fuzhi.jpg Xie Fuzhi

(1909–1972)

20 April 196726 March 1972Chinese Communist Party
6 Wu De

(1913–1995)

May 19729 October 1978
7 Lin Hujia

(1916–2018)

9 October 197813 December 1978
Mayor of the Beijing Municipal People's Government
(7) Lin Hujia

(1916–2018)

13 December 197825 January 1981Chinese Communist Party
8 Jiao Ruoyu

(1915–2020)

25 January 198124 March 1983
9 Chen Xitong

(1930–2013)

24 March 1983February 1993
10 Li Qiyan

(1938–2020)

February 1993October 1996
11 Jia Qinglin.jpg Jia Qinglin

(born 1940)

February 1997

(acting from October 1996)

February 1999
12 Liu Qi Beijing.jpg Liu Qi

(born 1942)

February 1999January 2003
13 Meng Xuenong

(born 1949)

19 January 200320 April 2003 [9]
14 Wang Qishan in 2016.jpg Wang Qishan

(born 1948)

February 2004

(acting from 20 April 2003)

30 November 2007
15 Guo Jinlong.jpg Guo Jinlong

(born 1947)

January 2008

(acting from 30 November 2007)

25 July 2012 [10]
16 Wang Anshun.jpg Wang Anshun

(born 1957)

28 January 2013

(acting from 25 July 2012)

31 October 2016 [11]
17 Cai Qi.jpg Cai Qi

(born 1955)

20 January 2017

(acting from 31 October 2016)

27 May 2017 [12] [13]
18 Chen Jining (cropped).jpg Chen Jining

(born 1964)

30 January 2018

(acting from 27 May 2017)

28 October 2022 [14]
19 Beijing Mayor Yin Yong.png Yin Yong

(born 1969)

19 January 2023

(acting from 28 October 2022)

Incumbent [15]

List of chairmen of CPPCC Beijing Committee

No.NameTerm startTerm end
1 Liu Ren (刘仁)

(1909–1973)

19551967
2 Ding Guoyu (丁国钰)

(1916–2015)

November 1977December 1979
3 Zhao Pengfei (赵鹏飞)

(1920–2005)

December 1979March 1983
4 Liu Daosheng (刘导生)

(1913–2014)

March 1983March 1985
5 Fan Jin (范瑾)

(1919–2009)

March 1985May 1986
6 Bai Jiefu (白介夫)

(1921–2013)

May 19861993
7 Wang Daming (王大明)

(born 1929)

19931998
8 Chen Guangwen (陈广文)

(born 1936)

1998January 2003
9 Cheng Shi'e (程世峨)

(born 1940)

January 2003January 2006
10 Yang Anjiang (阳安江)

(born 1945)

January 2006January 2011
11 Wang Anshun (王安顺)

(born 1957)

January 2011January 2013
12 Ji Lin (吉林)

(born 1962)

January 2013January 2022
13 Wei Xiaodong (魏小东)

(born 1961)

January 2022Incumbent

List of the Chairmen of Beijing Supervisory Committee

No.NameTerm startTerm end
1 Zhang Shuofu (张硕辅)

(born 1965)

January 2017July 2018
2 Chen Yong (陈雍)

(born 1966)

January 2019July 2021
3 Chen Jian (陈健)

(born 1964)

November 2021Incumbent

See also

Notes

    References

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