Governor of Shaanxi
{{Infobox Political post
| post = Governor
| body = the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government
| insignia = File:National Emblem of the People's Republic of China (2).svg
| insigniasize = 100px
| insigniacaption = National Emblem of China
| flag = Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
| flagcaption = Flag of China
| flagsize = 125px
| image =
| imagesize =
| incumbent = Zhao Gang
| incumbentsince = 1 December 2022
| style =
| status = Provincial and ministerial-level official
| residence =
| termlength = Five years, renewable
| constituting_instrument =
| precursor =
| inaugural = Ma Mingfang
| formation = May 1949
| deputy = Deputy Governors
Secretary-General
| salary =
| website =
| appointer = Shaanxi Provincial People's Congress
| native_name = {{lang|zh-hans|陕西省人民政府省长}}
| department = Shaanxi Provincial People's Government
| reports_to = Shaanxi Provincial People's Congress and its Standing Committee
| type = Governor
| nominator = Presidium of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Congress
}}
The governor of Shaanxi, officially the Governor of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government, is the head of Shaanxi Province and leader of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government.
The governor is elected by the Shaanxi Provincial People's Congress, and responsible to it and its Standing Committee. The governor is a provincial level official and is responsible for the overall decision-making of the provincial government. The governor is assisted by an executive vice governor as well as several vice governors. The governor generally serves as the deputy secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and as a member of the CCP Central Committee. The governor the second-highest ranking official in the province after the secretary of the CCP Shaanxi Committee.{{Cite web |title=Decoding Chinese Politics: Provincial Leaders |url=https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/decoding-chinese-politics?policy=provincial-leaders&group=organizations&size=rank&connection=personal |access-date=5 March 2025 |website=Asia Society}} The current governor is Zhao Gang, who took office on 1 December 2022.
List of governors
= People's Republic of China =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}} ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Officeholder ! colspan="2" |Term of office ! rowspan="2" |Party ! rowspan="2" |{{Ref.}} |
| Took office
!Left office |
|---|
| colspan="7" |Governor of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government |
| 1
{{small|(1905–1974)}} |May 1949 |November 1952 | rowspan="2" |Chinese Communist Party | |
| 2
| {{small|(1894–1965)}} |November 1952 |December 1954 | |
| colspan="7" |Governor of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Committee |
| (2)
| {{small|(1894–1965)}} |December 1954 |July 1959 | rowspan="3" |Chinese Communist Party | |
| 3
| {{small|(1902–1993)}} |July 1959 |March 1963 | |
| 4
| {{small|(1915–2007)}} |March 1963 |April 1968 | |
| colspan="7" |Director of the Shaanxi Revolutionary Committee |
| 5
| {{small|(1920–1997)}} |April 1968 |December 1978 | rowspan="2" |Chinese Communist Party | |
| 6
|File:Wang Renzhong (1979).jpg {{small|(1917–1992)}} |December 1978 |February 1979 | |
| colspan="7" |Governor of the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government |
| 7
| {{small|(1917–2017)}} |December 1979 |April 1983 | rowspan="15" |Chinese Communist Party | |
| 8
| {{small|(1920–1994)}} |April 1983 |December 1986 | |
| 9
| {{small|(1930–2025)}} |December 1986 |September 1987 | |
| 10
| {{small|(1929–2017)}} |September 1987 |March 1990 | |
| 11
| {{small|(1932–2016)}} |March 1990 |December 1994 | |
| 12
| {{small|(born 1936)}} |December 1994 |May 2002 | |
| 13
| {{small|(born 1946)}} |May 2002 |October 2004 | |
| 14
|File:Chen Deming - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011.jpg {{small|(born 1953)}} |October 2004 |June 2006 | |
| 15
| {{small|(born 1952)}} |1 June 2006 |2 June 2010 | |
| 16
{{small|(born 1951)}} |2 June 2010 |21 December 2012 |{{cite web |script-title=zh:赵正永简历 |trans-title=Biography of Zhao Zhengyong |url=http://renshi.people.com.cn/GB/13793713.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127064646/http://renshi.people.com.cn/GB/13793713.html |archive-date=2018-11-27 |access-date=2018-11-26 |publisher=People's Daily |language=zh}} |
| 17
|File:Lou Qinjian 20240304.jpg {{small|(born 1956)}} |21 December 2012 |1 April 2016 |
| 18
{{small|(born 1962)}} |1 April 2016 |4 January 2018 |
| 19
|File:Chinese Vice Premier Liu Guozhong.jpg {{small|(born 1962)}} |4 January 2018 |2 August 2020 |{{Cite web |title=刘国中任陕西省代省长 |url=https://news.ifeng.com/a/20180105/54826327_0.shtml |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=Phoenix Television}} |
| 20
| {{small|(born 1965)}} |2 August 2020 |1 December 2022 |
| 21
| {{small|(born 1968)}} |1 December 2022 |Incumbent | |
References
{{Shaanxi leaders}}
{{Regional leaders in China}}