# President of Tianjin University

The office of the President of Tianjin University, currently held by Jin Donghan (simplified Chinese: 金东寒; traditional Chinese: 金東寒), was created with the founding of Tientsin University in 1895 as the governor officer of the school.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, each president is appointed by and is responsible to the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council, who is delegated the day-to-day running of the university. In reality, the university President reports to the Party Secretary in the university's Communist Party committee.

## Presidents of Tianjin University

| Period | Year | President (English name) | President (Chinese name) | Alma mater | Position |
| Tientsin University/Imperial Tientsin University | October 1895-October 1896 | Sheng Xuanhuai | 盛宣怀 | | Governor |
| Tientsin University/Imperial Tientsin University | October 1895-October 1896 | Charles Daniel Tenney | 丁家立 | Dartmouth College | Chief teacher |
| Peiyang University/Imperial Peiyang University | October 1896 – 1906 | Charles Daniel Tenney | 丁家立 | Dartmouth College | Chief teacher |
| Peiyang University/Imperial Peiyang University | 1902-1903 | Tang Zhaoyi | 唐绍仪 | | Governor |
| Peiyang University/Imperial Peiyang University | 1906-1907 | Liang Dunyan | 梁敦彦 | | Governor |
| Peiyang University/Imperial Peiyang University | 1907-1908 | Liang Ruhao | 梁如浩 | | Governor |
| Peiyang University/Imperial Peiyang University | 1908-1910 | Cai Shaoji | 蔡绍基 | | Governor |
| Peiyang University/Imperial Peiyang University | 1909-December 1911 | Cai Rukai | 蔡儒楷 | | Supervisor |
| Peiyang University/Imperial Peiyang University | December 1911-January 1912 | Xu Deyuan | 徐德源 | | Supervisor |
| Peiyang University | January 1912-February 1913 | Xu Deyuan | 徐德源 | | President |
| National Peiyang University | February 1913-March 1914 | Cai Rukai | 蔡儒楷 | | President |
| National Peiyang University | March 1914-January 1920 | Zhao Tianlin | 赵天麟 | Peiyang University Harvard University | President |
| National Peiyang University | January 1920-August 1924 | Feng Xiyun | 冯熙运 | Peiyang University Harvard University University of Chicago | President |
| National Peiyang University | September 1924-July 1928 | Liu Xianzhou | 刘仙洲 | the University of Hong Kong | President |
| National Peiyang College of Engineering | December 1928-July 1930 | Mao Yisheng | 茅以升 | Tangshan Industrial College Cornell University Carnegie Mellon University | President |
| National Peiyang College of Engineering | July 1930 – 1932 | Cai Yuanze | 蔡远泽 | Nanyang Public School Peiyang University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Columbia University | President |
| National Peiyang College of Engineering | 1932-July 1938 | Li Shutian | 李书田 | Peiyang University Cornell University | President |
| National Northwest Institute of Technology | July 1938-February 1939 | Li Shutian | 李书田 | Peiyang University Cornell University | Director of the Preparatory Committee |
| National Northwest Institute of Technology | February 1939-October 1943 | Lai Lian | 赖琏 | University of Illinois Cornell University | President |
| National Northwest Institute of Technology | October 1943-May 1946 | Pan Chengxiao | 潘承孝 | University of Wisconsin | President |
| National Peiyang College of Engineering | 1943-1946 | Chen Jinmin | 陈荩民 | Institut Franco-Chinois de Lyon | President |
| National Peiyang University | May 1946-August 1948 | Mao Yisheng | 茅以升 | Tangshan Industrial College Cornell University Carnegie Mellon University | President |
| National Peiyang University | 1946-1947 | Jin Wenzhu | 金问洙 | Peiyang University | Acting president |
| National Peiyang University | 1947-1948 | Zhong Shiming | 钟世铭 | Peiyang University Harvard University | Acting president |
| National Peiyang University | August 1948-April 1949 | Zhang Hanying | 张含英 | Peiyang University Cornell University | President |
| National Peiyang University | April 1949-September 1951 | Liu Xiying | 刘锡瑛 | Peiyang University Harvard University | President |
| Tianjin University | September 1951 – 1952 | Liu Xiying | 刘锡瑛 | Peiyang University Harvard University | President |
| Tianjin University | 1952-1957 | Wu De | 吴德 | | President |
| Tianjin University | 1957-1966 | Zhang Guofan | 张国藩 | University of Shanghai Cornell University The University of Iowa | President |
| Tianjin University | 1977–1978 | Zang Boping | 臧伯平 | | President |
| Tianjin University | 1978–1982 | Li Shusen | 李曙森 | Beijing Normal University | President |
| Tianjin University | 1982–1986 | Shi Zhaoxi | 史绍熙 | Peiyang University The University of Manchester | President |
| Tianjin University | 1986–1993 | Wu Yongshi | 吴咏诗 | Nankai University | President |
| Tianjin University | 1993–1997 | Li Guangquan | 李光泉 | Tianjin University | President |
| Tianjin University | 1997–2006 | Shan Ping | 单平 | Tianjin University | President |
| Tianjin University | 2006–2011 | Gong Ke | 龚克 | Beijing Institute of Technology | President |
| Tianjin University | 2011–September 2016 | Li Jiajun [zh] | 李家俊 | Tianjin University University of Wales | President |
| Tianjin University | September 2016–February 2019 | Zhong Denghua | 钟登华; 鍾登華 | Nanchang University Tianjin University | President |
| Tianjin University | May 2019– | Jin Donghan | 金东寒; 金東寒 | Wuhan University of Technology China Ship Research and Development Academy [zh] | President |

## Communist Party Committee Secretaries of Tianjin University

| Period | Year | Communist Party Secretary (English name) | Communist Party Secretary (Chinese name) | Alma mater |
| Tianjin University | 1956-1957 | Li Shusen | 李曙森 | Beijing Normal University |
| Tianjin University | 1957-1963 | Jia Zhen | 贾震 | |
| Tianjin University | 1963-1965 | Li Shusen | 李曙森 | Beijing Normal University |
| Tianjin University | 1966 1973-1977 | Su Zhaung | 苏庄 | Beijing Normal University |
| Tianjin University | 1977–1978 | Zang Boping | 臧伯平 | |
| Tianjin University | 1979-1981 | Lu Da | 路达 | |
| Tianjin University | 1981-1983 | Hu Pansheng | 胡泮生 | |
| Tianjin University | 1983-1984 | Li Rei | 李瑞 | |
| Tianjin University | 1984-1991 | Yang Hui | 杨辉 | |
| Tianjin University | 1991-2002 | Yang Yuqin | 杨渝钦 | Tianjin University |
| Tianjin University | April 2002-September 2016 | Liu Jianping | 刘建平 | University of Science and Technology Beijing |
| Tianjin University | September 2016–August 2021 | Li Jiajun [zh] | 李家俊 | Tianjin University University of Wales |
| Tianjin University | August 2021–present | Yang Xianjin [zh] | 杨贤金; 楊賢金 | Tianjin University |