Politics of Shanghai

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The Politics of Shanghai is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in the mainland of the People's Republic of China (PRC). In the last few decades the city has produced many of the country's eventual senior leaders.

The Mayor of Shanghai (上海市长) is the highest ranking official in the People's Government of Shanghai. Since Shanghai 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 Shanghai Communist Party of China Municipal Committee Secretary (上海市委书记), colloquially termed the "Shanghai Party Chief".

List of party chiefs

CPC Party Secretary	Term	Notes
Rao Shushi
Chen Yi		military commander
Chen Pixian
Peng Chong
Chen Guodong
Rui Xingwen
Jiang Zemin		later President (1993-2003)
Zhu Rongji		later Premier
Wu Bangguo		later Chairman of the National People's Congress
Huang Ju	1994—2002	later Vice-Premier
Chen Liangyu	2002—	Incumbent

List of mayors

Mayor Term Notes
Chen Yi May 1949 — November 1958 military commander
Ke Qingshi November 1958 — April 9, 1965
Cao Gengqiu December 1965 — February 1967
Chairmen of the Revolutionary Committee
Zhang Chunqiao (February 24, 1967 — October 1976), member of the Gang of Four
Su Zhenhua (November 1976 — February 7, 1979)
Peng Chong February 1979 — April 1981
Wang Daohan April 1981 — July 1985 Jiang mentor
Jiang Zemin July 1985 — April 1988 later President (1993-2003)
Zhu Rongji April 1988 — April 1991 later Premier (1998-2003)
Huang Ju April 1991 — February 1995 later Vice-Premier (2003-present)
Xu Kuangdi February 1995 — December 7, 2001
Chen Liangyu December 7, 2001 — February 21, 2003
Han Zheng February 21, 2003 - present

Mayor	Term	Notes
Chen Yi	May 1949 — November 1958	military commander
Ke Qingshi	November 1958 — April 9, 1965
Cao Gengqiu	December 1965 — February 1967
Chairmen of the Revolutionary Committee Zhang Chunqiao (February 24, 1967 — October 1976), member of the Gang of Four Su Zhenhua (November 1976 — February 7, 1979)
Peng Chong	February 1979 — April 1981
Wang Daohan	April 1981 — July 1985	Jiang mentor
Jiang Zemin	July 1985 — April 1988	later President (1993-2003)
Zhu Rongji	April 1988 — April 1991	later Premier (1998-2003)
Huang Ju	April 1991 — February 1995	later Vice-Premier (2003-present)
Xu Kuangdi	February 1995 — December 7, 2001
Chen Liangyu	December 7, 2001 — February 21, 2003
Han Zheng	February 21, 2003 - present

Politics of Shanghai

List of party chiefs

List of mayors

See also