Mayor of Beijing

Mayor of the Beijing Municipal People's Government
北京市人民政府市长
Incumbent
Yin Yong
since October 28, 2022
Beijing Municipal People's Government
TypeHead of government
Reports toBeijing Municipal People's Congress and its Standing Committee
NominatorPresidium of the Beijing Municipal People's Congress
AppointerBeijing Municipal People's Congress
Term lengthFive years, renewable
Inaugural holderYe Jianying
Formation8 December 1948
DeputyDeputy Mayors
Secretary-General

The mayor of Beijing, officially the Mayor of the Beijing Municipal People's Government, is the head of the Beijing Municipal People's Government. The mayor generally serves as the deputy secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and is the second-highest ranking official in the city after the secretary of the CCP Beijing Committee.

Republic of China

No. Officeholder Term of office
Took office Left office
Governor of the Shuntian Prefecture
1 Ding Naiyang

(1870–1944)

1 January 1912 24 December 1912
2 Zhang Guangjian

(1864–1938)

24 December 1912 19 September 1913
3 Wang Zhixin

(1868–1914)

16 October 1913 23 March 1914
4 Shen Jinjian

(1875–1924)

23 March 1914 1914
Capital Administrative Officier
(4) Shen Jinjian

(1875–1924)

1914 September 1915
5 Wang Da

(1881–1946)

26 September 1915 3 August 1920
6 Wang Hu

(1865–1933)

3 August 1920 18 September 1920
7 Sun Zhenjia

(1858–?)

18 September 1920 19 May 1922
8 Liu Menggeng

(1881–?)

19 May 1922 5 November 1924
9 Wang Zhixiang

(1858–1930)

5 November 1924 31 December 1924
10 Xue Dubi

(1892–1973)

31 December 1924 9 October 1925
11 Liu Ji

(1887–1967)

20 October 1925 May 1926
12 Li Yuan

(1879–?)

4 September 1926 24 September 1927
13 Zhang Jixin

(1874–1952)

24 September 1927 3 June 1928
Li Shengpei

(?–?)

4 June 1928 25 June 1928
Mayor of the Beiping Special Municipal Government
He Chengjun

(1882–1961)

25 June 1928 13 July 1928
14 He Qigong

(1899–1955)

13 July 1928 12 June 1929
15 Chang Yin-wu

(1891–1949)

12 June 1929 27 February 1931
Wang Tao

(1866–1937)

October 1930 March 1931
16 Zhou Dawen

(1895–1971)

27 February 1931 April 1931
Mayor of the Beijing Municipal Government
Hu Ruoyu

(1895–1962)

April 1931 June 1931
(16) Zhou Dawen

(1895–1971)

April 1931 16 June 1933
17 Yuan Liang

(1883–1953)

16 June 1933 1 November 1935
18 Song Zheyuan

(1885–1940)

1 November 1935 8 November 1935
19 Qin Dechun

(1893–1963)

8 November 1935 28 July 1937
20 Zhang Zizhong

(1891–1940)

28 July 1937 6 August 1937

Mayors under Japanese occupation

No. Officeholder Term of office
Took office Left office
Mayor of the Beiping Local Maintenance Committee

and the Mayor of the Beijing Local Maintenance Committee

1 Jiang Chaozong

(1861–1943)

6 August 1937 17 December 1937
Mayor of the Beijing Special Municipal Government
(1) Jiang Chaozong

(1861–1943)

1 January 1938 10 January 1938
2 Yu Jinhe

(1887–?)

10 January 1938 13 January 1938
Mayor of Beijing Special Municipality
(2) Yu Jinhe

(1887–?)

13 January 1938 9 February 1943
Su Tiren

(1888–1979)

1941 9 February 1943
3 Liu Yushu

(1884–?)

9 February 1943 1943
Mayor of the Beijing Special Municipal Government
(3) Liu Yushu

(1884–?)

1943 20 February 1945
4 Xu Xiuzhi

(1881–1954)

20 February 1945 16 August 1945

Mayor of the Beiping Municipal Government (after World War II)

No. Officeholder Term of office
Took office Left office
1 Xiong Bin

(1894–1964)

16 August 1945 15 July 1946
2 He Siyuan

(1896–1982)

15 July 1946 July 1948
3 Liu Yaozhang

(1897–1993)

July 1948 4 February 1949

People's Republic of China

No. Officeholder Term of office Political party Ref.
Took office Left office
Mayor of the Beiping Municipal People's Government
1 Ye Jianying

(1897–1986)

8 December 1948 9 September 1949 Chinese Communist Party
2 Nie Rongzhen

(1897–1986)

9 September 1949 30 September 1949
Mayor of the Beijing Municipal People's Government
(2) Nie Rongzhen

(1897–1986)

30 September 1949 26 February 1951 Chinese Communist Party
3 Peng Zhen

(1902–1997)

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

(1902–1997)

August 1954 23 May 1966 Chinese Communist Party
4 Wu De

(1913–1995)

23 May 1966 20 April 1967
Director of the Beijing Revolutionary Committee
5 Xie Fuzhi

(1909–1972)

20 April 1967 26 March 1972 Chinese Communist Party
6 Wu De

(1913–1995)

May 1972 9 October 1978
7 Lin Hujia

(1916–2018)

9 October 1978 13 December 1978
Mayor of the Beijing Municipal People's Government
(7) Lin Hujia

(1916–2018)

13 December 1978 25 January 1981 Chinese Communist Party
8 Jiao Ruoyu

(1915–2020)

25 January 1981 24 March 1983
9 Chen Xitong

(1930–2013)

24 March 1983 February 1993
10 Li Qiyan

(1938–2020)

February 1993 October 1996
11 Jia Qinglin

(born 1940)

February 1997

(acting from October 1996)

February 1999
12 Liu Qi

(born 1942)

February 1999 January 2003
13 Meng Xuenong

(born 1949)

19 January 2003 20 April 2003 [1]
14 Wang Qishan

(born 1948)

February 2004

(acting from 20 April 2003)

30 November 2007
15 Guo Jinlong

(born 1947)

January 2008

(acting from 30 November 2007)

25 July 2012 [2]
16 Wang Anshun

(born 1957)

28 January 2013

(acting from 25 July 2012)

31 October 2016 [3]
17 Cai Qi

(born 1955)

20 January 2017

(acting from 31 October 2016)

27 May 2017 [4]
18 Chen Jining

(born 1964)

30 January 2018

(acting from 27 May 2017)

28 October 2022 [5]
19 Yin Yong

(born 1969)

19 January 2023

(acting from 28 October 2022)

Incumbent [6]

References

  1. ^ "Meng Xuenong appointed acting governor of north China's Shanxi Province". Xinhua. 2007. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
  2. ^ 北京候任市长王安顺背景分析. Duowei.
  3. ^ 杜德印当选北京市人大常委会主任 王安顺当选市长 (in Chinese). Central Government of China. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Cai Qi Appointed Acting Mayor of Beijing". Caixin. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  5. ^ 陈吉宁任北京代市长. Sina News (in Chinese (China)). 2017-05-27. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  6. ^ 北京市副市长殷勇到中国通号调研. thepaper (in Chinese). 17 August 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2022.