Politics of Beijing facts for kids

The politics of Beijing work like a special system found in many parts of the People's Republic of China. It's like having two main groups in charge: the government and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

The Mayor of Beijing is the top leader of the city's government. Since Beijing is a huge city that's managed like a province, the Mayor has a very important role, similar to a governor. However, in this system, the Mayor also works under the Beijing Municipal Committee Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. This Party Secretary is actually the most powerful person in Beijing.

The job of Beijing Party Secretary has always been a very important one. Since the People's Republic of China was founded, the Party Secretary of Beijing has almost always been part of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party, which is China's top leadership group. Because Beijing is the capital city, the Secretary also helps make big decisions for the whole country. For example, Peng Zhen, the first Beijing party secretary, was a very important national figure. He was removed from his position during a big political change called the Cultural Revolution. Xie Fuzhi, who was in charge from 1967 to 1972, was also China's top security official and had a lot of influence across the country. Chen Xitong (who served from 1992-1995) was removed from his position. When China celebrated its 50th birthday in 1999, it was Beijing Party Secretary Jia Qinglin (1997-2002) who led the celebrations. Liu Qi (2002–2012) was the head of the committee for the Beijing Olympic Games, and he spoke at both the opening and closing events. Liu Qi also led the celebration for the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China in 2009.

Leaders of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing

No.	Image	Name	Term start	Term end	Notes
1		Peng Zhen (彭真) (1902–1997)	13 December 1948	May 1966	Removed during the Cultural Revolution, later returned to public life
2		Li Xuefeng (李雪峰) (1907–2003)	May 1966	April 1967	Removed during the Cultural Revolution, later returned to public life
3		Xie Fuzhi (谢富治) (1909–1972)	1971	26 March 1972	Also a top security official during the Cultural Revolution
4		Wu De (吴德) (1913–1995)	1972	1978
5		Lin Hujia (林乎加) (1916–2018)	1978	1981
6		Duan Junyi (段君毅) (1910–2004)	January 1981	May 1984
7		Li Ximing (李锡铭) (1926–2008)	1984	October 1992
8		Chen Xitong (陈希同) (1930–2013)	October 1992	September 1995	Removed from his position
9		Wei Jianxing (尉健行) (1931–2015)	1995	August 1997	Part of China's top leadership group (1997–2002)
10		Jia Qinglin (贾庆林) (born 1940)	August 1997	October 2002	Part of China's top leadership group (2002–2012)
11		Liu Qi (刘淇) (born 1942)	October 2002	July 2012	Party chief during the 2008 Beijing Olympics
12		Guo Jinlong (郭金龙) (born 1947)	July 2012	May 2017
13		Cai Qi (蔡奇) (born 1955)	May 2017	November 2022	Part of China's top leadership group (2022– )
14		Yin Li (尹力) (born 1962)	November 2022	Incumbent

Leaders of Beijing People's Congress

Mayors of Beijing

Mayors during the Republic of China era

No.	Image	Name	Term start	Term end
1		Ding Naiyang (丁乃揚) (1870–1944)	1 January 1912	24 December 1912
2		Zhang Guangjian (張廣建) (1864–1938)	24 December 1912	19 September 1913
3		Wang Zhixin (王治馨) (1868–1914)	16 October 1913	23 March 1914
4		Shen Jinjian (沉金鑑) (1875–1924)	23 March 1914	September 1915
5		Wang Da (王達) (1881–1946)	26 September 1915	3 August 1920
6		Wang Hu (王瑚) (1865–1933)	3 August 1920	18 September 1920
7		Sun Zhenjia (孫振家) (1858–?)	18 September 1920	19 May 1922
8		Liu Menggeng (劉夢庚) (1881–?)	19 May 1922	5 November 1924
9		Wang Zhixiang (王芝祥) (1858–1930)	5 November 1924	31 December 1924
10		Xue Dubi (薛篤弼) (1892–1973)	31 December 1924	9 October 1925
11		Liu Ji (劉驥) (1887–1967)	20 October 1925	May 1926
12		Li Yuan (李垣) (1879–?)	4 September 1926	24 September 1927
13		Zhang Jixin (張濟新) (1874–1952)	24 September 1927	3 June 1928
14		Li Shengpei (李升培) (?–?)	4 June 1928	25 June 1928
15		He Chengjun (何成濬) (1882–1961)	25 June 1928	13 July 1928
16		He Qigong (何其鞏) (1899–1955)	13 July 1928	12 June 1929
17		Chang Yin-wu (張蔭梧 Zhang Yinwu) (1891–1949)	12 June 1929	27 February 1931
18		Wang Tao (王濤) (1866–1937)	October 1930	March 1931
19		Zhou Dawen (周大文) (1895–1971)	27 February 1931	16 June 1933
20		Hu Ruoyu (胡若愚) (1895–1962)	April 1931	June 1931
21		Yuan Liang (袁良) (1883–1953)	16 June 1933	1 November 1935
22		Song Zheyuan (宋哲元) (1885–1940)	1 November 1935	8 November 1935
23		Qin Dechun (秦德純) (1893–1963)	8 November 1935	28 July 1937
24		Zhang Zizhong (張自忠) (1891–1940)	28 July 1937	6 August 1937
25		Jiang Chaozong (江朝宗) (1861–1943)	6 August 1937	7 January 1938
26		Yu Jinhe (餘晉龢) (1887–?)	7 January 1938	9 February 1943
27		Su Tiren (蘇體仁) (1888–1979)	1941	9 February 1943
28		Liu Yushu (劉玉書) (1884–?)	9 February 1943	20 February 1945
29		Xu Xiuzhi (許修直) (1881–1954)	20 February 1945	16 August 1945
30		Xiong Bin (熊斌) (1894–1964)	16 August 1945	15 July 1946
31		He Siyuan (何思源) (1896–1982)	15 July 1946	July 1948
32		Liu Yaozhang (劉瑤章) (1897–1993)	July 1948	4 February 1949

Mayors during the People's Republic of China era

No.	Image	Name	Term start	Term end	Notes
1		Ye Jianying (叶剑英) (1897–1986)	8 December 1948	8 September 1949	A very important military leader
2		Nie Rongzhen (聂荣臻) (1899–1992)	8 September 1949	26 February 1951	A very important military leader
3		Peng Zhen (彭真) (1902–1997)	26 February 1951	May 1966
4		Wu De (吴德) (1913–1995)	May 1966	20 April 1967
5		Xie Fuzhi (谢富治) (1909–1972)	20 April 1967	26 March 1972
4		Wu De (吴德) (1913–1995)	May 1972	9 October 1978
6		Lin Hujia (林乎加) (1916–2018)	9 October 1978	25 January 1981	Also served as party chief at the same time
7		Jiao Ruoyu (焦若愚) (1915–2020)	25 January 1981	24 March 1983
8		Chen Xitong (陈希同) (1930–2013)	24 March 1983	February 1993	Later became party chief
9		Li Qiyan (李其炎) (1938–2020)	February 1993	October 1996	Moved to a different role
10		Jia Qinglin (贾庆林) (born 1940)	October 1996 (acting) February 1997	February 1999	Later became party chief
11		Liu Qi (刘淇) (born 1942)	February 1999	January 2003	Later became party chief
12		Meng Xuenong (孟学农) (born 1949)	19 January 2003	20 April 2003	Removed from his position due to issues with the SARS outbreak
13		Wang Qishan (王岐山) (born 1948)	20 April 2003 (acting) February 2004	30 November 2007	Later became a very important national leader, including Vice President of China
14		Guo Jinlong (郭金龙) (born 1947)	30 November 2007 (acting) January 2008	25 July 2012	Later became party chief
15		Wang Anshun (王安顺) (born 1957)	25 July 2012 (acting) 28 January 2013	31 October 2016	Later moved to a less active role
16		Cai Qi (蔡奇) (born 1955)	31 October 2016 (acting) 20 January 2017	27 May 2017	Later became party chief
17		Chen Jining (陈吉宁) (born 1964)	27 May 2017 (acting) 30 January 2018	28 October 2022
18		Yin Yong (殷勇) (born 1969)	28 October 2022 (acting)19 January 2023	Incumbent

Leaders of CPPCC Beijing Committee

Leaders of Beijing Supervisory Committee

See also

• List of current district-level leaders of Beijing
• Politics of Chongqing
• Politics of Shanghai
• Politics of Tianjin