The politics of Shenzhen in Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in mainland China.
The mayor of Shenzhen is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Shenzhen or Shenzhen Municipal Government. However, in the city's dual party-government governing system, the mayor has less power than Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Shenzhen, colloquially termed the "CCP Party Chief of Shenzhen" or "Communist Party Secretary of Shenzhen".
List of mayors of Shenzhen
| No. | English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jia Hua | 贾华 | 23 January 1979 | 17 June 1980 |
After Shenzhen was designated as a Special Economic Zone
| No. | English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wu Nansheng | 吴南生 | 17 June 1980 | 6 March 1981 | |
| 2 | Liang Xiang | 梁湘 | 15 October 1981 | 12 August 1985 | |
| 3 | Li Hao | 李灏 | 12 August 1986 | 23 May 1990 | |
| 4 | Zheng Liangyu | 郑良玉 | 23 May 1990 | 17 November 1992 | |
| 5 | Li Youwei | 厉有为 | 17 November 1992 | 23 May 1995 | |
| 6 | Li Zibin | 李子彬 | 23 May 1995 | 18 June 2000 | |
| 7 | Yu Youjun | 于幼军 | 18 June 2000 | 17 June 2003 | |
| 8 | Li Hongzhong | 李鸿忠 | 17 June 2003 | 3 June 2005 | |
| 9 | Xu Zongheng | 许宗衡 | 3 June 2005 | June 2009 | |
| 10 | Wang Rong | 王荣 | June 2009 | June 2010 | |
| 11 | Xu Qin | 许勤 | June 2010 | April 2017 | |
| 12 | Chen Rugui | 陈如桂 | July 2017 |
List of CCP Party secretaries of Shenzhen
| No. | English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhang Xunfu | 张勋甫 | 23 January 1979 | 17 June 1980 |
After Shenzhen was designated as a Special Economic Zone
| No. | English name | Chinese name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wu Nansheng | 吴南生 | 17 June 1980 | 6 March 1981 | |
| 2 | Liang Xiang | 梁湘 | 6 March 1981 | 15 May 1986 | |
| 3 | Li Hao | 李灏 | 15 May 1986 | April 1993 | |
| 4 | Li Youwei | 厉有为 | April 1993 | January 1998 | |
| 5 | Zhang Gaoli | 张高丽 | January 1998 | 16 December 2001 | |
| 6 | Huang Liman | 黄丽满 | 17 December 2001 | 17 March 2005 | |
| 7 | Li Hongzhong | 李鸿忠 | 17 March 2005 | November 2007 | |
| 8 | Liu Yupu | 刘玉浦 | September 2008 | April 2010 | |
| 9 | Wang Rong | 王荣 | April 2010 | March 2015 | |
| 10 | Ma Xingrui | 马兴瑞 | 26 March 2015 | 30 December 2016 | |
| 11 | Xu Qin | 许勤 | 30 December 2016 | 1 April 2017 | |
| 12 | Wang Weizhong | 王伟中 | 1 April 2017 |
Laws
The city government introduced a good samaritan law in 2013, which intends to protect potential good samaritans from being scammed by people pretending to be victims. This was the first such law passed by a municipal government in mainland China. In 2020 the city passed the "Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Regulations on the Comprehensive Ban on Wild Animals", effective May 1 of that year, which also banned eating cats, dogs, and several other species, also making it the first in mainland China.
Paid leave became legally required in November 2020.
References
- 第12任深圳市长正式就职. Sohu (in Chinese). 2017-08-22.
- 中国的“孙悟空”走了 深圳第一任市委书记病逝. ifeng (in Chinese). 2018-04-11.
- 王伟中任广东省委常委 接替许勤任深圳市委书记. 163.com (in Chinese). 2017-04-03.
- He, Huifeng (2013-08-01). "Shenzhen introduces Good Samaritan law". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
- "Shenzhen works on first 'Good Samaritan law'". South China Morning Post. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
- "Shenzhen becomes first city in China to ban consumption of cats and dogs". DNA India. 2020-04-02. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- Kirton, David (2020-11-11). "Workaholic Shenzhen city makes leave time mandatory in first for China". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
External links
- List of Mayors and Communist Party Secretaries of Shenzhen on People.com.cn (25 August 2005) (in Chinese)
- List of Mayors and Communist Party Secretaries of Shenzhen on People.com.cn (27 March 2015) (in Chinese)