Politics of Beijing

The politics of Beijing is a dual party system that is related to Beijing.

In Beijing the mayor is the most powerful person.

List of CCP secretaries

Secretary of the Communist Party of China Beijing Municipal Committee
Incumbent
Yin Li
since November 13, 2022
StatusLocal head of party
FormationDecember 13, 1948
DeputyMayor of Beijing
No. Image Name Term start Term end Notes
1 Peng Zhen (彭真)
(1902–1997) 		13 December 1948 May 1966 Purged during Cultural Revolution, later rehabilitated
2 Li Xuefeng (李雪峰)
(1907–2003) 		May 1966 April 1967 Purged during Cultural Revolution, later rehabilitated
3 Xie Fuzhi (谢富治)
(1909–1972) 		1971 26 March 1972 Minister of Public Security during Cultural Revolution
4 Wu De (吴德)
(1913–1995) 		1972 1978
5 Lin Hujia (林乎加)
(1916–2018) 		1978 1981
6 Duan Junyi (段君毅)
(1910–2004) 		January 1981 May 1984
7 Li Ximing (李锡铭)
(1926–2008) 		1984 October 1992 Party chief during Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
8 Chen Xitong (陈希同)
(1930–2013) 		October 1992 September 1995 Sacked, found guilty of corruption, jailed
9 Wei Jianxing (尉健行)
(1931–2015) 		1995 August 1997 Politburo Standing Committee (1997–2002)
10 Jia Qinglin (贾庆林)
(born 1940) 		August 1997 October 2002 Politburo Standing Committee (2002–2012)
11 Liu Qi (刘淇)
(born 1942) 		October 2002 July 2012 Party chief during 2008 Beijing Olympics
12 Guo Jinlong (郭金龙)
(born 1947) 		July 2012 May 2017
13 Cai Qi (蔡奇)
(born 1955) 		May 2017 November 2022
14 Yin Li (尹力)
(born 1962) 		November 2022 Incumbent

Mayors

Republic of China

No. Image Name Term start Term end
1 Ding Naiyang (丁乃揚)

(1866–?)

1 January 1912 24 December 1912
2 Zhang Guangjian (張廣建)

(1864–1938)

24 December 1912 19 September 1913
3 Wang Zhixin (王治馨)

(1868–1914)

16 October 1913 23 March 1914
4 Shen Jinjian (沉金鑑)

(1875–1924)

23 March 1914 September 1915
5 Wang Da (王達)

(1881–1946)

26 September 1915 3 August 1920
6 Wang Hu (王瑚)

(1865–1933)

3 August 1920 18 September 1920
7 Sun Zhenjia (孫振家)

(1858–?)

18 September 1920 19 May 1922
8 Liu Menggeng (劉夢庚)

(1881–?)

19 May 1922 5 November 1924
9 Wang Zhixiang (王芝祥)

(1858–1930)

5 November 1924 31 December 1924
10 Xue Dubi (薛篤弼)

(1892–1973)

31 December 1924 9 October 1925
11 Liu Ji (劉驥)

(1887–1967)

20 October 1925 May 1926
12 Li Yuan (李垣)

(1879–?)

4 September 1926 24 September 1927
13 Zhang Jixin (張濟新)

(1874–1952)

24 September 1927 3 June 1928
14 Li Shengpei (李升培)

(?–?)

Acting Mayor

4 June 1928 25 June 1928
15 He Chengjun (何成濬)

(1882–1961)

Acting Mayor

25 June 1928 13 July 1928
16 He Qigong (何其鞏)

(1899–1955)

13 July 1928 12 June 1929
17 Zhang Yinwu (張蔭梧)

(1891–1949)

12 June 1929 27 February 1931
18 Wang Tao (王濤)

(1866–1937)

Acting Mayor

October 1930 March 1931
19 Zhou Dawen (周大文)

(1895–1971)

27 February 1931 16 June 1933
20 Hu Ruoyu (胡若愚)

(1895–1962)

Acting Mayor

April 1931 June 1931
21 Yuan Liang (袁良)

(1883–1953)

16 June 1933 1 November 1935
22 Song Zheyuan (宋哲元)

(1885–1940)

1 November 1935 8 November 1935
23 Qin Dechun (秦德純)

(1893–1963)

8 November 1935 28 July 1937
24 Zhang Zizhong (張自忠)

(1891–1940)

28 July 1937 6 August 1937
25 Jiang Chaozong (江朝宗)

(1861–1943)

Appointed by the Japanese

6 August 1937 7 January 1938
26 Yu Jinhe (餘晉龢)

(1887–?)

7 January 1938 9 February 1943
27 Su Tiren (蘇體仁)

(1888–1979)

Acting Mayor

1941 9 February 1943
28 Liu Yushu (劉玉書)

(1884–?)

9 February 1943 20 February 1945
29 Xu Xiuzhi (許修直)

(1881–1954)

20 February 1945 16 August 1945
30 Xiong Bin (熊斌)

(1894–1964)

16 August 1945 15 July 1946
31 He Siyuan (何思源)

(1896–1982)

15 July 1946 July 1948
32 Liu Yaozhang (劉瑤章)

(1897–1993)

July 1948 4 February 1949

People's Republic of China

Mayor of the Beijing Municipal People's Government
Incumbent
Yin Yong
since October 28, 2022
StatusHead of government
Term lengthFive years, renewable
FormationDecember 13, 1948
No. Image Name Term start Term end Notes
1 Ye Jianying (叶剑英)

(1897–1986)

8 December 1948 8 September 1949 One of the Ten Great Marshals of the People's Republic
2 Nie Rongzhen (聂荣臻)

(1899–1992)

8 September 1949 26 February 1951 One of the Ten Great Marshals of the People's Republic
3 Peng Zhen (彭真)

(1902–1997)

26 February 1951 May 1966
4 Wu De (吴德)

(1913–1995)

May 1966 20 April 1967
5 Xie Fuzhi (谢富治)

(1909–1972)

20 April 1967 26 March 1972
4[note 1] Wu De (吴德)

(1913–1995)

May 1972 9 October 1978
6 Lin Hujia (林乎加)

(1916–2018)

9 October 1978 25 January 1981 Concurrently served as party chief
7 Jiao Ruoyu (焦若愚)

(1915–2020)

25 January 1981 24 March 1983
8 Chen Xitong (陈希同)

(1930–2013)

24 March 1983 February 1993 Promoted to party chief
9 Li Qiyan (李其炎)

(1938–2020)

February 1993 October 1996 Demoted
10 Jia Qinglin (贾庆林)

(born 1940)

October 1996 (acting)

February 1997

February 1999 Promoted to party chief
11 Liu Qi (刘淇)

(born 1942)

February 1999 January 2003 Promoted to party chief
12 Meng Xuenong (孟学农)

(born 1949)

19 January 2003 20 April 2003 Sacked for mishandling SARS outbreak
13 Wang Qishan (王岐山)

(born 1948)

20 April 2003 (acting)

February 2004

30 November 2007 Politburo Standing Committee (2012–2017)
Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (2012–2017)
Vice President of China (2018–)
14 Guo Jinlong (郭金龙)

(born 1947)

30 November 2007 (acting)

January 2008

25 July 2012 Promoted to party chief
15 Wang Anshun (王安顺)

(born 1957)

25 July 2012 (acting)

28 January 2013

31 October 2016 Politically sidelined
16 Cai Qi (蔡奇)

(born 1955)

31 October 2016 (acting)

20 January 2017

27 May 2017 Promoted to party chief
17

Chen Jining (陈吉宁)

(born 1964)

27 May 2017 (acting)

30 January 2018

28 October 2022
18 Yin Yong (殷勇)

(born 1969)

28 October 2022 (acting) Incumbent

Notes

  1. ↑ Wu served as the Chairman of the Beijing Revolutionary Committee between 1972 and 1978