Governor of Shanxi
{{Infobox Political post
| post = Governor
| body = the Shanxi 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 = 金湘军 2024-04-25.jpg
| imagesize =
| incumbent = Jin Xiangjun
| incumbentsince = 29 December 2022
| style =
| status = Provincial and ministerial-level official
| residence =
| termlength = Five years, renewable
| constituting_instrument =
| precursor =
| inaugural = Cheng Zihua
| formation = August 1949
| deputy = Deputy Governors
Secretary-General
| salary =
| website =
| appointer = Shanxi Provincial People's Congress
| native_name = {{lang|zh-hans|山西省人民政府省长}}
| department = Shanxi Provincial People's Government
| reports_to = Shanxi Provincial People's Congress and its Standing Committee
| type = Governor
| nominator = Presidium of the Shanxi Provincial People's Congress
}}
The governor of Shanxi, officially the Governor of the Shanxi Provincial People's Government, is the head of Shanxi Province and leader of the Shanxi Provincial People's Government.
The governor is elected by the Shanxi 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 Shanxi 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 Shanxi 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 Jin Xiangjun, who took office on 29 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 Shanxi Provincial People's Government |
| 1
{{small|(1905–1991)}} |August 1949 |February 1951 | rowspan="3" |Chinese Communist Party | |
| 2
{{small|(1910–1958)}} |February 1951 |May 1952 | |
| 3
{{small|(1906–2000)}} |May 1952 |February 1955 | |
| colspan="7" |Governor of the Shanxi Provincial People's Committee |
| (3)
{{small|(1906–2000)}} |February 1955 |April 1956 | rowspan="4" |Chinese Communist Party | |
| 4
{{small|(1905–1968)}} |April 1956 |November 1958 | |
| 5
{{small|(1915–1967)}} |November 1958 |December 1965 | |
| 6
| {{small|(1917–2007)}} |December 1965 |January 1967 | |
| colspan="7" |Director of the Shanxi Revolutionary Committee |
| 7
{{small|(1904–1992)}} |January 1967 |April 1971 | rowspan="3" |Chinese Communist Party | |
| 8
{{small|(1916–2011)}} |April 1971 |May 1975 | |
| 9
| {{small|(1917–2007)}} |May 1975 |December 1979 | |
| colspan="7" |Governor of the Shanxi Provincial People's Government |
| 10
{{small|(1907–1995)}} |December 1979 |April 1983 | rowspan="14" |Chinese Communist Party | |
| 10
| {{small|(1933–2022)}} |April 1983 |July 1992 | |
| 11
| {{small|(born 1937)}} |23 July 1992 |20 September 1993 | |
| 12
| {{small|(born 1942)}} |September 1993 |July 1999 | |
| 13
| {{small|(born 1940)}} |July 1999 |January 2004 | |
| 13
| {{small|(born 1950)}} |19 February 2004 |9 July 2005 | |
| 14
| {{small|(born 1953)}} |9 July 2005 |3 September 2007 | |
| 15
| {{small|(born 1949)}} |3 September 2007 |14 September 2008 |
| 16
| {{small|(born 1952)}} |14 September 2008 |19 December 2012 |{{cite web |date=2009-01-15 |title=Shanxi province gets new governor |url=http://chinadaily.cn/china/2009-01/15/content_7402183.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110805185816/http://chinadaily.cn/china/2009-01/15/content_7402183.htm |archive-date=2011-08-05 |access-date=2009-01-15 |publisher=China Daily}} |
| 17
|File:Li Xiaopeng-20240308.png {{small|(born 1959)}} |29 January 2013 |30 August 2016 |
| 18
| {{small|(born 1959)}} |30 August 2016 |5 December 2019 |
| 19
| {{small|(born 1962)}} |5 December 2019 |4 June 2021 |
| 20
|File:Yallen Lan meeting 2024(crop).jpg {{small|(born 1962)}} |4 June 2021 |29 December 2022 |
| 21
{{small|(born 1964)}} |29 December 2022 |Incumbent |
References
{{Shanxi leaders}}
{{Regional leaders in China}}