governor of Yunnan
{{Infobox Political post
| post = Governor
| body = the Yunnan Provincial People's Government
| native_name = {{lang|zh-Hans|云南省人民政府省长}}
| insignia = 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
| flagsize = 125px
| flagcaption = Flag of China
| image = Governor Wang Yubo (cropped).jpg
| incumbent = Wang Yubo
| incumbentsince = 25 November 2020
| type = Governor
| status = Provincial and ministerial-level official
| style =
| residence =
| constituting_instrument =
| appointer = Yunnan Provincial People's Congress
| nominator = Presidium of the Yunnan Provincial People's Congress
| department = Yunnan Provincial People's Government
| member_of =
| precursor =
| inaugural = Lu Han
| formation = 9 December 1949
| deputy = Deputy Governors
Secretary-General
| salary =
| website =
| seat =
| reports_to = Yunnan Provincial People's Congress and its Standing Committee
}}
The governor of Yunnan, officially the Governor of the Yunnan Provincial People's Government, is the head of Yunnan Province and leader of the Yunnan Provincial People's Government.
The governor is elected by the Yunnan 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 Yunnan 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 Yunnan 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 Wang Yubo, who took office on 25 November 2020.
List of governors
= Republic of China =
{{legend2|{{party color|Kuomintang}}|Kuomintang (Nationalist)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
| class="wikitable"
!№ !Portrait ! width="150px" |Name (Birth–Death) ! colspan="2" width="200px" |Term of office ! width="100px" |Political party |
| bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" |1 | rowspan="2" align="center" |104x104px | rowspan="2" align="center" |Long Yun 龍雲 Lóng Yún (1884–1962) |17 January 1928 |2 October 1945 |
| colspan="4" |Of Yi descent. Removed from office. |
| bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" |— | rowspan="2" align="center" |112x112px | rowspan="2" align="center" |Li Zonghuang 李宗黄 Lǐ Zōnghuáng (1888–1978) |2 October 1945 |1 December 1945 |
| colspan="4" | |
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! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" |2 | rowspan="2" align="center" |107x107px | rowspan="2" align="center" |Lu Han 盧漢 Lú Hàn (1896–1974) |1 December 1945 |9 December 1949 |
| colspan="4" |Of Yi descent. Defected to the Communists. |
| bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" |3 | rowspan="2" align="center" |113x113px | rowspan="2" align="center" |Li Mi 李彌 Lǐ Mí (1902–1973) |21 December 1945{{cite news |date=31 December 1949 |editor1=總統府第五局 |title=《總統府公報》第貳肆伍號}} |1954 |
| colspan="4" |Post abolished. |
= People's Republic of China =
References
{{Yunnan leaders}}
{{Regional leaders in China}}