governor of Qinghai
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{{Infobox Political post
| post = Governor
| body = the Qinghai 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 = Luo Dongchuan 2025.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| incumbent = Luo Dongchuan
| incumbentsince = 4 January 2025
| style =
| status = Provincial and ministerial-level official
| residence =
| termlength = Five years, renewable
| constituting_instrument =
| precursor =
| inaugural = Zhao Shoushan
| formation = January 1950
| deputy = Deputy Governors
Secretary-General
| salary =
| website =
| appointer = Qinghai Provincial People's Congress
| native_name = {{lang|zh-hans|青海省人民政府省长}}
| department = Qinghai Provincial People's Government
| reports_to = Qinghai Provincial People's Congress and its Standing Committee
| type = Governor
| nominator = Presidium of the Qinghai Provincial People's Congress
}}
The governor of Qinghai, officially the Governor of the Qinghai Provincial People's Government, is the head of Qinghai Province and leader of the Qinghai Provincial People's Government.
The governor is elected by the Qinghai 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 Qinghai Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and as a member of the CCP Central Committee. The governor is the second highest-ranking official in the province after the secretary of the CCP Qinghai 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 Luo Dongchuan, who took office on 4 January 2025.
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 Qinghai Provincial People's Government |
| 1
| {{small|(1894–1965)}} |January 1950 |November 1952 | rowspan="3" |Chinese Communist Party | |
| 2
| {{small|(1907–1983)}} |November 1952 |June 1954 | |
| 3
| {{small|(1909–2002)}} |June 1954 |December 1954 | |
| colspan="7" |Governor of the Qinghai Provincial People's Committee |
| (3)
| {{small|(1909–2002)}} |December 1954 |March 1958 | rowspan="4" |Chinese Communist Party | |
| –
| {{small|(1911–1967)}} |March 1958 |June 1958 | |
| 4
| {{small|(1898–1986)}} |June 1958 |June 1962 | |
| 5
| {{small|(1917–1970)}} |June 1962 |March 1967 | |
| colspan="7" |Director of the Qinghai Revolutionary Committee |
| 6
| {{small|(1915–1992)}} |November 1967 |February 1977 | rowspan="3" |Chinese Communist Party | |
| 7
| {{small|(1913–2003)}} |February 1977 |April 1979 | |
| 9
| {{small|(1912–1997)}} |April 1979 |December 1982 | |
| colspan="7" |Governor of the Qinghai Provincial People's Government |
| 10
| {{small|(1919–2014)}} |December 1982 |August 1985 | rowspan="15" |Chinese Communist Party | |
| 11
| {{small|(born 1939)}} |August 1985 |November 1989 | |
| 12
| {{small|(1934–2009)}} |November 1989 |December 1992 | |
| 13
| {{small|(born 1945)}} |December 1992 |April 1997 | |
| 14
| {{small|(born 1946)}} |April 1997 |August 1999 | |
| 15
|File:Zhao Leji meets Mohamed Muizzu (2)(crop).jpg {{small|(born 1958)}} |16 August 1999 |20 October 2003 | |
| 16
{{small|(born 1954)}} |20 October 2003 |23 December 2004 | |
| 17
| {{small|(born 1955)}} |December 2004 |January 2010 | |
| 18
{{small|(born 1954)}} |30 June 2010 |28 March 2013 | |
| 19
| {{small|(born 1960)}} |28 April 2013 |20 December 2016 |
| 20
{{small|(born 1958)}} |20 December 2016 |7 August 2018 |
| 21
{{small|(born 1962)}} |7 August 2018 |22 July 2020 |
| 22
|File:Xin Changxing - 2023 (cropped).jpg {{small|(born 1956)}} |1 August 2020 |31 March 2022 |
| 23
| {{small|(born 1966)}} |31 March 2022 |3 December 2020 |
| 24
{{small|(born 1965)}} |4 January 2025 |Incumbent |
References
{{Qinghai leaders}}
{{Regional leaders in China}}