Politics of Liaoning
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The politics of Liaoning
Province in the People's Republic of China
is structured in a single party-government system like all other governing institutions in mainland China
.
The Governor of Liaoning (辽宁省省长) is the highest ranking official in the People's Government of Liaoning
. However, in the province's single party-government governing system, the Governor has less power than the Liaoning Communist Party of China
Provincial Committee Secretary (辽宁省委书记), colloquially termed the "Liaoning CPC Party Chief".
Previous to 1949 and the takeover of the Communist forces, Liaoning was governed by the Fengtian Clique
of warlords and interchangeably officials of the Chiang Kai-shek
bureaucracy. During the Qing Dynasty
Liaoning was known as the province of Fengtian, and was governed by a zongdu or Viceroy
(The Viceroy of the Three Eastern Provinces 东三省总督), along with the provinces of Jilin
and Heilongjiang
. The province itself also had a governor (xunfu).
List of Chairmen of Liaoning CPPCC
Liaoning
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the northeast of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "辽" , a name taken from the Liao River that flows through the province. "Níng" means "peace"...
Province in the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
is structured in a single party-government system like all other governing institutions in mainland China
Mainland China
Mainland China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China . According to the Taipei-based Mainland Affairs Council, the term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and...
.
The Governor of Liaoning (辽宁省省长) is the highest ranking official in the People's Government of Liaoning
Liaoning
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the northeast of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "辽" , a name taken from the Liao River that flows through the province. "Níng" means "peace"...
. However, in the province's single party-government governing system, the Governor has less power than the Liaoning Communist Party of China
Communist Party of China
The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China...
Provincial Committee Secretary (辽宁省委书记), colloquially termed the "Liaoning CPC Party Chief".
Previous to 1949 and the takeover of the Communist forces, Liaoning was governed by the Fengtian Clique
Fengtian clique
The Fengtian Clique was one of several mutually hostile cliques or factions that split from the Beiyang Clique in the Republic of China's warlord era. It was named for Fengtian Province and led by Zhang Zuolin...
of warlords and interchangeably officials of the Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek was a political and military leader of 20th century China. He is known as Jiǎng Jièshí or Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng in Mandarin....
bureaucracy. During the Qing Dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
Liaoning was known as the province of Fengtian, and was governed by a zongdu or Viceroy
Viceroy
A viceroy is a royal official who runs a country, colony, or province in the name of and as representative of the monarch. The term derives from the Latin prefix vice-, meaning "in the place of" and the French word roi, meaning king. A viceroy's province or larger territory is called a viceroyalty...
(The Viceroy of the Three Eastern Provinces 东三省总督), along with the provinces of Jilin
Jilin
Jilin , is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. Jilin borders North Korea and Russia to the east, Heilongjiang to the north, Liaoning to the south, and Inner Mongolia to the west...
and Heilongjiang
Heilongjiang
For the river known in Mandarin as Heilong Jiang, see Amur River' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. "Heilongjiang" literally means Black Dragon River, which is the Chinese name for the Amur. The one-character abbreviation is 黑...
. The province itself also had a governor (xunfu).
List of party chiefs
| CPC Party Secretary | Name in Chinese | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huang Oudong | 黄欧东 | August 1954 — June 1958 | |
| Huang Huoqing Huang Huoqing Huang Huoqing was a politician of the People's Republic of China.-Biography:Huang Huoqing was born in Zaoyang County, Hubei in 1901... |
黄火青 | June 1958 — January 1971 | |
| Chen Xilian Chen Xilian Chen Kaichu, better known by the nom de guerre Chen Xilian was a general of People's Liberation Army of China and a member of the Central Committee Politburo.... |
陈锡联 | January 1971 — December 1973 | Vice-Premier |
| Zeng Shaoshan | 曾绍山 | September 1975 — September 1978 | Father of former Vice President Zeng Qinghong |
| Ren Zhongyi Ren Zhongyi Ren Zhongyi was a Chinese politician.-Biography:Ren was born in Wei, Handan, Hebei, China. He was a leader in China's reform period since the late 1970s. He is widely regarded as the bold reformer who led Guangdong to come 'one step ahead' in China's reform... |
任仲夷 | September 1978 — November 1980 | Led economic reform Chinese economic reform The Chinese economic reform refers to the program of economic reforms called "Socialism with Chinese characteristics" in the People's Republic of China that were started in December 1978 by reformists within the Communist Party of China led by Deng Xiaoping.China had one of the world's largest... in Guangdong Guangdong Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province... |
| Guo Feng | 郭峰 | November 1980 — June 1985 | |
| Li Guixian Li Guixian Li Guixian is a politician of the People's Republic of China, and a former governor of People's Bank of China.In 1985, Li became the secretary of CPC Liaoning Committee. In 1986, Li became the secretary of CPC Anhui Committee. From 1988 to 1993, Li served as the governor of the People's Bank of... |
李贵鲜 | June 1985 — April 1986 | Later PBoC Governor |
| Quan Shuren | 全树仁 | April 1986 — September 1993 | |
| Gu Jinchi | 顧金池 | September 1993 — August 1997 | |
| Wen Shizhen Wen Shizhen Wen Shizhen was a politician and diplomat in the Republic of China. He was Mayor of Tianjin during the Provisional Government of the Republic of China and the Wang Jingwei regime... |
闻世震 | August 1997 — December 2004 | |
| Li Keqiang Li Keqiang Li Keqiang is the First-ranking Vice-Premier and deputy Party secretary of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, the seventh ranked member of the Politburo Standing Committee, the People's Republic of China's de facto highest decision-making body... |
李克强 | December 2004 — October 2007 | Promoted to Politburo Standing Committee |
| Zhang Wenyue Zhang Wenyue Zhang Wenyue , was the Communist Party of China Liaoning provincial committee Secretary, succeeding his colleague Li Keqiang from October 2007.In 2010 he retired and is succeeded by Wang Min.-Biography:... |
张文岳 | October 2007 — | |
List of Governors
| Governor | Chinese Name | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Du Zheheng | 杜者蘅 | August 1954 — October 1958 | |
| Huang Oudong | 黄欧东 | October 1958 — January 1967 | |
| Chen Xilian Chen Xilian Chen Kaichu, better known by the nom de guerre Chen Xilian was a general of People's Liberation Army of China and a member of the Central Committee Politburo.... |
陈锡联 | May 1968 — December 1973 | |
| Zeng Shaoshan | 曾绍山 | September 1975 — September 1978 | |
| Ren Zhongyi Ren Zhongyi Ren Zhongyi was a Chinese politician.-Biography:Ren was born in Wei, Handan, Hebei, China. He was a leader in China's reform period since the late 1970s. He is widely regarded as the bold reformer who led Guangdong to come 'one step ahead' in China's reform... |
任仲夷 | September 1978 — January 1978 | |
| Chen Puru Chen Puru Chen Puru was a politician of the People's Republic of China.Born in Boxing, Shandong, Chen joined the Communist Party of China in October 1937. In January 1980, Chen became the governor of Liaoning Province... |
陈璞如 | January 1980 — April 1982 | |
| Quan Shuren | 全树仁 | April 1983 — July 1986 | |
| Li Changchun Li Changchun Li Changchun is the Propaganda chief of the Communist Party of China. He is the 5th ranked member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China, China's de facto top power organ, and has been a member since 2002... |
李长春 | July 1986 — July 1990 | |
| Yue Qifeng | 岳歧峰 | July 1990 — May 1994 | |
| Wen Shizhen Wen Shizhen Wen Shizhen was a politician and diplomat in the Republic of China. He was Mayor of Tianjin during the Provisional Government of the Republic of China and the Wang Jingwei regime... |
闻世震 | May 1994 — January 1998 | |
| Zhang Guoguang | 张国光 | January 1998 — January 2001 | |
| Bo Xilai Bo Xilai Bo Xilai is the Communist Party of China Chongqing Committee Secretary, first-in-charge of the Western interior municipality and a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China... |
薄熙来 | January 2001 — February 2004 | Became minister of MOFCOM |
| Zhang Wenyue Zhang Wenyue Zhang Wenyue , was the Communist Party of China Liaoning provincial committee Secretary, succeeding his colleague Li Keqiang from October 2007.In 2010 he retired and is succeeded by Wang Min.-Biography:... |
张文岳 | February 2004 — December 2007 | |
| Chen Zhenggao Chen Zhenggao Chen Zhenggao is the current governor of Liaoning in the People's Republic of China.-Biography:Chen was born in Haicheng, Liaoning Province of China. He was the mayor of Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning. In December 2005, he was appointed as the secretary of CPC's Shenyang City committee... |
陈政高 | December 2007 — present | Incumbent |
List of Chairmen of Liaoning People's Congress
- Huang Oudong (黄欧东): 1980－1983
- Zhang Zhengde (张正德): 1983－1988
- Wang Guangzhong (王光中): 1988－1993
- Quan Shuren (全树仁):1993－1998
- Wang Huaiyuan (王怀远): 1998－2003
- Wen ShizhenWen ShizhenWen Shizhen was a politician and diplomat in the Republic of China. He was Mayor of Tianjin during the Provisional Government of the Republic of China and the Wang Jingwei regime...
(闻世震): 2003－2005 - Li KeqiangLi KeqiangLi Keqiang is the First-ranking Vice-Premier and deputy Party secretary of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, the seventh ranked member of the Politburo Standing Committee, the People's Republic of China's de facto highest decision-making body...
(李克强): 2005－2007 - Zhang Xilin (张锡林): 2007-incumbent
List of Chairmen of Liaoning CPPCCChinese People's Political Consultative ConferenceThe Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference [], shortened as 人民政协, Rénmín Zhèngxié, i.e. "People's PCC"; or just 政协, Zhèngxié, i.e. "The PCC"), abbreviated CPPCC, is a political advisory body in the People's Republic of China...
- Huang Oudong (黄欧东): 1955－1959
- Huang HuoqingHuang HuoqingHuang Huoqing was a politician of the People's Republic of China.-Biography:Huang Huoqing was born in Zaoyang County, Hubei in 1901...
(黄火青): 1959－1967 - Huang Oudong (黄欧东): 1977－1980
- Li Huang (李荒): 1980－1982
- Song Li (宋黎): 1982－1985
- Xu Shaofu (徐少甫): 1985－1993
- Sun Qi (孙奇): 1993－2001
- Xiao Zuofu (肖作福): 2001－2003
- Zhang WenyueZhang WenyueZhang Wenyue , was the Communist Party of China Liaoning provincial committee Secretary, succeeding his colleague Li Keqiang from October 2007.In 2010 he retired and is succeeded by Wang Min.-Biography:...
(张文岳): 2003－2004 - Guo Tingbiao (郭廷标): 2004
See also
- Politics of the People's Republic of ChinaPolitics of the People's Republic of ChinaThe politics of the People's Republic of China take place in a framework of a single-party socialist republic. The leadership of the Communist Party is stated in the Constitution of the People's Republic of China...