# Politics of Changsha

The Politics of Changsha in Hunan province in the People's Republic of China is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in mainland China. Changsha Municipal Government today is deeply influenced by its long past. Changsha's political system reflects the two major influences on the historical development of China: on the one hand, its legacy as an over 2,000 years feudal system region, and on the other, the powerful influence exerted by China's neighbor to the north, the Soviet Union.
The Mayor of Changsha is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Changsha or Changsha Municipal Government. However, in the city's dual party-government governing system, the Mayor has less power than the Communist Party of Changsha Municipal Committee Secretary, colloquially termed the "CPC Party Chief of Changsha" or "Communist Party Secretary of Changsha".

## Introduction

As a city of the Communist State, Changsha's system of government was based on the Soviet Union system of one party dictatorship. This is referred to as "Soviet Union-style" democracy.
Changsha is governed by a democratically elected People's Congress, which corresponds to the parliament of democratic country. The Head of the Changsha Municipal Government is the Mayor. The Mayor's agreement is required for an Act of Changsha People's Congress to become law. The People's Congress has a number of different functions, first and foremost, it scrutinise the execution of constitution, laws, regulations in the city. Another important function is to debate the major issues of the city. Its other roles are provided the means of carrying on the work of government by voting for leaders, including chairmen and vice-chairman of the People's Congress, mayor, deputy mayor, president of the municipal court and president of the municipal procuratorate.

## History

The Changsha Municipal People's Government was established in 1949 replacing the Changsha Municipal Government of the Republic of China.
On March 18, 2019, Vice-Mayor Li Xiaohong (Chinese: 李晓宏) has been placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.

## List of mayors of Changsha
### Republic of China

| No. | English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office |
| 1 | Zhu Jianfan | 朱剑凡 | 1 May 1927 | 8 May 1927 |
| 2 | He Yuanwen | 何元文 | 1 October 1933 | Spring of 1937 |
| 3 | Chun Lin | 楚霖 | August 1938 | October 1943 |
| 4 | Wang Bingchen | 王秉丞 | 21 October 1943 | September 1945 |
| 5 | Li Yujiu | 李毓九 | 9 September 1945 | May 1946 |
| 6 | Wang Hao | 汪浩 | 1 May 1946 | 31 January 1948 |
| 7 | Jiang Kun | 蒋昆 | 31 January 1948 | 23 March 1949 |
| 8 | Chen Jieshi | 陈介石 | 30 March 1949 | August 1949 |

### People's Republic of China

| No. | English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
| 1 | Xiao Jingguang | 萧劲光 | 19 August 1949 | 22 August 1949 | |
| 2 | Yan Zixiang | 阎子祥 | 22 August 1949 | 30 January 1953 | |
| 3 | Shang Zijin | 尚子锦 | 30 January 1953 | July 1954 | |
| 4 | Cao Chi | 曹痴 | 28 March 1955 | 3 March 1960 | |
| 5 | Wang Qunwu | 王群伍 | 3 March 1960 | 18 February 1968 | |
| 6 | Zhang Ji | 张骥 | 28 February 1968 | March 1970 | Director of Revolutionary Committee |
| 7 | Qi Shouliang | 齐寿良 | October 1975 | November 1977 | |
| 8 | Shi Xinshan | 石新山 | November 1977 | 25 June 1981 | |
| 9 | Li Zhaomin | 李照民 | 25 June 1981 | 23 February 1982 | |
| 10 | Xiong Qingquan | 熊清泉 | 23 February 1982 | 21 December 1982 | |
| 11 | Qi Zhenying | 齐振瑛 | 21 December 1982 | 10 September 1985 | |
| 12 | Wang Keying | 王克英 | 10 September 1985 | 13 April 1991 | |
| 13 | Zhang Mingtai | 张明泰 | 13 April 1991 | 6 October 1994 | |
| 14 | Yuan Hankun | 袁汉坤 | 6 October 1994 | 3 January 1998 | |
| 15 | Du Mingyuan | 杜远明 | 3 January 1998 | 16 October 1999 | |
| 16 | Tan Zhongchi | 谭仲池 | 16 October 1999 | 21 November 2007 | |
| 17 | Zhang Jianfei | 张剑飞 | 21 November 2007 | 19 December 2013 | |
| 18 | Hu Henghua | 胡衡华 | 19 December 2013 | February 2018 | |
| 19 | Hu Zhongxiong | 胡忠雄 | 30 March 2018 | February 2020 | |
| 20 | Zheng Jianxin | 郑建新 | February 2020 | | |

## List of CPC Party secretaries of Changsha
### Republic of China

| No. | English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office |
| 1 | Chen Youkui | 陈佑魁 | 1923 | 1924 |
| 2 | Xia Minghan | 夏明翰 | 1924 | 1927 |
| 3 | Li Yanong | 李亚农 | 1926 | 1926 |
| 4 | Chen Jingsheng | 陈竞生 | 1926 | 1927 |
| 5 | Peng Gongda | 彭公达 | 1927 | 1927 |
| 6 | Tu Zhengchun | 涂正楚 | October 1927 | 19 December 1927 |
| 7 | Ren Zuomin | 任作民 | January 1938 | 1938 |
| 8 | Zhou Hongmin | 周宏明 | 1938 | May 1938 |
| 9 | Ren Zuomin | 任作民 | May 1938 | 1938 |
| 10 | Song Lian | 宋濂 | 1938 | 1938 |
| 11 | Mao Daxun | 毛达恂 | 1938 | November 1938 |
| 12 | Mao Daxun | 毛达恂 | November 1938 | 1945 |
| 13 | Xie Jiemei | 谢介眉 | November 1945 | July 1946 |
| 14 | Zhou Li | 周礼 | July 1946 | Spring of 1948 |
| 15 | Shen Liren | 沈立人 | Spring of 1948 | January 1949 |

### People's Republic of China

| No. | English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office |
| 1 | Shen Liren | 沈立人 | January 1949 | April 1949 |
| 2 | Zhou Li | 周礼 | April 1949 | June 1949 |
| 3 | Shen Liren | 沈立人 | June 1949 | 25 August 1949 |
| 4 | Cao Ying | 曹瑛 | 25 August 1949 | March 1954 |
| 5 | Zeng Zhi | 曾直 | 16 January 1953 | June 1954 |
| 6 | Qin Yuping | 秦雨屏 | June 1954 | 1955 |
| 7 | Cao Chi | 曹痴 | 1955 | April 1957 |
| 8 | Li Ruishan | 李瑞山 | April 1957 | August 1966 |
| 9 | Sun Yunying | 孙云英 | August 1966 | November 1968 |
| 10 | Ding Jian | 丁健 | November 1968 | June 1970 |
| 11 | Jing Lin | 景林 | June 1970 | 1971 |
| 12 | Yu Mingtao | 于明涛 | 1971 | October 1975 |
| 13 | Qi Shouliang | 齐寿良 | October 1975 | November 1977 |
| 14 | Shi Xinshan | 石新山 | November 1977 | March 1982 |
| 15 | Liu Fusheng | 刘夫生 | February 1982 | March 1983 |
| 16 | Zou Naishan | 邹乃山 | March 1983 | April 1986 |
| 17 | Wang Zhongfu | 王众孚 | June 1985 | December 1990 |
| 18 | Xia Zanzhong | 夏赞忠 | December 1990 | April 1993 |
| 19 | Qin Guangrong | 秦光荣 | June 1993 | February 1998 |
| 20 | Yang Baohua | 阳宝华 | February 1998 | October 1999 |
| 21 | Zhang Yunchuan | 张云川 | October 1999 | August 2001 |
| 22 | Mei Kebao | 梅克保 | August 2001 | November 2006 |
| 23 | Chen Run'er | 陈润儿 | November 2006 | April 2013 |
| 24 | Yi Lianhong | 易炼红 | May 2013 | July 2017 |
| 25 | Hu Henghua | 胡衡华 | July 2017 | October 2020 |
| 26 | Wu Guiying | 吴桂英 | February 2021 | |