Shanghai Municipal People's Government

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Shanghai Municipal People's Government

上海市人民政府
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Leadership
Gong Zheng
since 23 March 2020
Deputy Mayors
Zhang Xiaohong, Liu Duo, Hua Yuan, Jie Dong (CNDCA), Zhang Yahong, Chen Jie, Chen Yujian
Secretary-general
Ma Chunlei
Parent body
Elected by
Meeting place
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Shanghai People's Building, Renmin Avenue Huangpu, Shanghai
Website
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The Shanghai Municipal People's Government is the local administrative agency of Shanghai. [1] It is officially elected by the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress and is formally responsible to the SMPC and its Standing Committee. [1] The municipal government is headed by a mayor, currently Gong Zheng. [2] Under the country's Leninist system, the mayor is subordinate to the secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. [3]

Contents

Organization

The organization of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government includes: [1] [4] [5]

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
  • Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau
  • Shanghai Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau
  • Shanghai State Security Bureau
  • 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

Organizations under the Municipal Government

Leadership

NameOfficePartyDate of BirthOther officesRef.
Gong Zheng Mayor
Secretary of the Municipal Government Party Leading Group		  CCP March 1960 (age 64)Deputy Secretary of the Party Shanghai Municipal Committee
Member of the CCP Central Committee 		[6]
Zhang XiaohongDeputy Mayor
Member of the Party Leading Group		  CCP March 1968 (age 56) [7]
Liu DuoDeputy Mayor
Member of the Party Leading Group		  CCP April 1966 (age 58)Director of Shanghai Office for Promotion of Technology and Innovation Center Construction
Director of Zhangjiang Hi-tech Park Administration
Hua YuanDeputy Mayor
Deputy Secretary-General
Member of the Party Leading Group		  CCP May 1974 (age 50)Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the Shanghai Municipal Development and Reform Commission
Director of the Shanghai Municipal Development and Reform Commission		 [7]
Xie DongDeputy Mayor  CNDCA February 1971 (age 53)Vice Chairperson of the CNDCA
Chairperson of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the CNDCA
Director of the Shanghai Municipal Financial Supervision Bureau
Director of the Shanghai Financial Affairs Bureau		 [7]
Zhang YahongDeputy Mayor
Member of the Party Leading Group		  CCP July 1968 (age 56)Deputy Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Committee
Director of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau		 [7]
Chen JieDeputy Mayor
Member of the Party Leading Group		  CCP April 1969 (age 55) [7]
Ma ChunleiSecretary-General
Member of the Party Leading Group		  CCP July 1966 (age 58)Deputy Secretary-general of the Party Shanghai Municipal Committee [8]

Previous leaderships

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

16th Municipal People's Government (January 2023–)

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