Politics of Beijing

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

The Mayor of Beijing is the highest ranking official in the People's Government of Beijing. Since Beijing is a centrally administered municipality, 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 has less power than the Beijing Communist Party of China Municipal Committee Secretary.

The position of Beijing Municipal Committee Secretary (Chinese: 北京市委书记) has always had its share of national prestige and exposure. It is now de facto standard for the Secretary to be a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China, 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. Xie Fuzhi, whose term lasted from 1967 to 1972, had significant influence over the national government during the Cultural Revolution. Chen Xitong's (term 1992-95) influence was considered a threat to the Shanghai clique that he was forcibly removed from the position and tried for corruption. When the PRC celebrated its 50th Anniversary it was Jia Qinglin (term 1997-2002) who presided over the festivities. Liu Qi (term 2002–present) was the chair of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG), and spoke at both the opening and closing ceremonies of the games.

List of Mayors

• 1948-1949: Ye Jianying (叶剑英; PLA general, one of the Ten Great Marshals)
• 1949-1951: Nie Rongzhen (聂荣臻; one of the Ten Great Marshals)
• 1951-1966: Peng Zhen (彭真)
• 1966-1967: Wu De (吴德; acting)
• 1967-1972: Xie Fuzhi (谢富治)
• 1972-1978: Wu De (吴德; permanent)
• 1978-1981: Lin Hujia (林乎加)
• 1981-1983: Jiao Ruoyu (焦若愚)
• 1983-1993: Chen Xitong (陈希同; arrested for corruption)
• 1993-1996: Li Qiyan (李其炎)
• 1996-1999: Jia Qinglin (贾庆林; acting 1996, permanent 1997-1999; now CPPCC Chairman)
• 1999-2003: Liu Qi (刘淇)
• January - March 2003: Meng Xuenong (孟学农; sacked for mishandling SARS outbreak; now governor of Shanxi)
• 2003-2007: Wang Qishan (王歧山; acting mayor 2003, permanent 2004-2007)
• 2007–present: Guo Jinlong (郭金龙; acting until January 2008; incumbent)

List of CPC Secretaries

1. 1948-1966: Peng Zhen (彭真)
2. 1966-1967: Li Xuefeng (李雪峰)
3. 1971-1972: Xie Fuzhi　(谢富治)
4. 1972-1978: Wu De (吴德)　
5. 1978-1981: Lin Hujia (林乎加)　
6. 1981-1984: Duan Junyi (段君毅)　
7. 1984-1992: Li Ximing (李锡铭)
8. 1992-1995: Chen Xitong (陈希同)　
9. 1995-1997: Wei Jianxing (尉健行)　
10. 1997-2002: Jia Qinglin (贾庆林)　
11. 2002-incumbent: Liu Qi (刘淇)

List of Chairmen of Beijing People's Congress

1. Jia Tingsan (贾庭三): 1979－1983　
2. Zhao Pengfei (赵鹏飞): 1983－1993　
3. Zhang Jianmin (张健民): 1993－2001　
4. Yu Junbo (于均波): 2001－2007　　
5. Du Deyin (杜德印): 2007－incumbent

List of Chairmen of Beijing CPPCC

1. Liu Ren (刘仁): 1955－1967
2. Ding Guoyu (丁国钰): 1977－1979
3. Zhao Pengfei (赵鹏飞): 1979－1983
4. Liu Daosheng (刘导生): 1983－1985
5. Fan Jin (范瑾): 1985－1986
6. Bai Jiefu (白介夫): 1986－1993
7. Wang Daming (王大明): 1993－1998
8. Chen Guangwen (陈广文): 1998－2003
9. Cheng Shi'e (程世峨): 2003－2006
10. Yang Anjiang (阳安江): 2006-incumbent

See also

• Politics of Shanghai

References

• Chinese provincial leaders

External links

• http://www.beijing.gov.cn Beijing Municipality Government Website
• http://www.ebeijing.gov.cn/default.htm (English)