# Politics of Taiyuan

The politics of Taiyuan in Shanxi province in the People's Republic of China is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in mainland China.
The Mayor of Taiyuan is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Taiyuan or Taiyuan Municipal Government. However, in the city's dual party-government governing system, the Mayor has less power than the Taiyuan Municipal Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary, colloquially termed the "CCP Party Chief of Taiyuan" or "Communist Party Secretary of Taiyuan". The Taiyuan Municipal People's Congress is the highest legislative body in the city and is responsible for making and amending local laws and regulations. The Taiyuan Municipal People's Government, on the other hand, is the executive body responsible for implementing the decisions and policies of the People's Congress and overseeing the day-to-day administration of the city.

## History

On April 12, 2014, Shen Weichen was being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) for "serious violations of laws and regulations".
On August 23, 2014, Chen Chuanping was being investigated by the CCDI for "serious violations of laws and regulations".

## List of mayors of Taiyuan

| No. | English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
| 1 | Han Chunde | 韩纯德 | October 1949 | December 1952 | |
| 2 | Wang Daren | 王大任 | December 1952 | January 1955 | |
| 3 | Yue Weifan | 岳维藩 | January 1955 | February 1957 | |
| 4 | Liu Shihong | 刘世洪 | 1958 | 1978 | |
| 5 | Yue Weifan | 岳维藩 | 1978 | 1982 | |
| 6 | Wang Maolin | 王茂林 | September 1982 | April 1985 | |
| 7 | Yang Chongchun | 杨崇春 | April 1985 | March 1988 | |
| 8 | Wan Liangshi | 万良适 | February 1988 | April 1991 | |
| 9 | Meng Lizheng | 孟立正 | March 1991 | March 1993 | |
| 10 | Zhang Zeyu | 张泽宇 | January 1993 | March 1995 | |
| 11 | Cao Zhonghou | 曹中厚 | March 1995 | March 2000 | |
| 12 | Li Ronghuai | 李荣怀 | March 2000 | February 2006 | |
| 13 | Zhang Bingsheng | 张兵生 | February 2006 | April 2006 | Acting |
| 14 | Zhang Bingsheng | 张兵生 | April 2006 | February 2011 | |
| 15 | Lian Yimin | 廉毅敏 | February 2011 | March 2011 | Acting |
| 16 | Lian Yimin | 廉毅敏 | March 2011 | February 2013 | |
| 17 | Geng Yanbo | 耿彦波 | February 2013 | April 2013 | Acting |
| 18 | Geng Yanbo | 耿彦波 | April 2013 | 15 January 2019 | |
| 19 | Li Xiaobo | 李晓波 | 15 January 2019 | | |

## List of CCP Party secretaries of Taiyuan

| No. | English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
| 1 | Han Chunde | 韩纯德 | June 1949 | December 1952 | |
| 2 | Wang Daren | 王大任 | December 1952 | December 1954 | |
| 3 | Wang Daren | 王大任 | December 1954 | June 1955 | |
| 4 | Chi Biqing | 池必卿 | June 1955 | December 1957 | |
| 5 | Li Qi | 李琦 | December 1957 | December 1960 | |
| 6 | Ma Guishu | 麻贵书 | December 1960 | May 1964 | |
| 7 | Yuan Zhen | 袁振 | May 1964 | January 1967 | Overthrown during Cultural Revolution |
| 8 | Liu Shihong | 刘世洪 | February 1967 | April 1971 | |
| 9 | Liu Shihong | 刘世洪 | April 1971 | May 1973 | |
| 10 | Ma Jie | 马杰 | May 1973 | March 1975 | Acting |
| 11 | Huang Zhigang | 黄志刚 | March 1975 | January 1977 | |
| 12 | Wang Xiujin | 王绣锦 | November 1977 | September 1982 | |
| 13 | Li Xiuren | 李修仁 | September 1982 | March 1983 | |
| 14 | Wang Jiangong | 王建功 | April 1983 | April 1985 | |
| 15 | Wang Maolin | 王茂林 | April 1985 | June 1987 | Later party chief of Hubei |
| 16 | Sun Ying | 孙英 | October 1987 | April 1992 | |
| 17 | Wang Yunlong | 王云龙 | April 1992 | February 1996 | |
| 18 | Ji Xinfang | 纪馨芳 | February 1996 | January 2000 | |
| 19 | Hou Wujie | 侯伍杰 | January 2000 | September 2001 | Convicted of corruption, imprisoned until 2013 |
| 20 | Yun Gongmin | 云公民 | September 2001 | January 2006 | Under investigation for corruption |
| 21 | Shen Weichen | 申维辰 | January 2006 | September 2010 | Convicted of corruption, jailed |
| 22 | Chen Chuanping | 陈川平 | September 2010 | August 2014 | Convicted of corruption, jailed |
| 23 | Wu Zhenglong | 吴政隆 | September 2014 | November 2016 | Later Governor of Jiangsu |
| 24 | Wang Weizhong | 王伟中 | November 2016 | March 2017 | |
| 25 | Luo Qingyu | 罗清宇 | March 2017 | incumbent | |