| Post | Governor |
|---|---|
| Body | the Henan Provincial People's Government |
| Insignia | 中華人民共和國國徽.svg |
| Insigniasize | 100px |
| Insigniacaption | National Emblem of China |
| Incumbent | Wang Kai |
| Incumbentsince | 2 April 2021 |
| Status | Provincial and ministerial-level official |
| Termlength | Five years, renewable |
| Inaugural | Wu Zhipu |
| Formation | May 1949 |
| Deputy | Deputy Governors Secretary-General |
| Appointer | Henan Provincial People's Congress |
| Native name | 河南省人民政府省长 |
| Department | Henan Provincial People's Government |
| Reports to | Henan Provincial People's Congress and its Standing Committee |
| Nominator | Presidium of the Henan Provincial People's Congress |
The governor of Henan, officially the Governor of the Henan Provincial People's Government, is the head of Henan Province and leader of the Henan Provincial People's Government.
The governor is elected by the Henan 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 Henan 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 Henan Committee.[1] The current governor is Wang Kai, who took office on 2 April 2021.
List of governors
People's Republic of China
| No. | Officeholder | Term of office | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||||
| Governor of the Henan Provincial People's Government | ||||||
| 1 | Wu Zhipu (1906–1967) | May 1949 | January 1955 | Chinese Communist Party | ||
| Governor of the Henan Provincial People's Committee | ||||||
| (1) | Wu Zhipu (1906–1967) | January 1955 | July 1962 | Chinese Communist Party | ||
| 2 | Wen Minsheng (1915–1997) | July 1962 | January 1968 | |||
| Director of the Henan Revolutionary Committee | ||||||
| 3 | Liu Jianxun (1913–1983) | January 1968 | October 1978 | Chinese Communist Party | ||
| 4 | Duan Junyi (1910–2004) | October 1978 | September 1979 | |||
| Governor of the Henan Provincial People's Government | ||||||
| 5 | Liu Jie (1915–2018) | September 1979 | December 1981 | Chinese Communist Party | ||
| 6 | Yu Mingtao (1917–2017) | December 1981 | December 1982 | |||
| 7 | Dai Suli (1919–2000) | December 1982 | March 1983 | |||
| 8 | He Zhukang (born 1932) | March 1983 | July 1987 | |||
| 9 | Cheng Weigao (1933–2010) | July 1987 | July 1990 | |||
| 10 | Li Changchun (born 1944) | July 1990 | December 1992 | |||
| 11 | Ma Zhongchen (1936–2021) | December 1992 | July 1998 | |||
| 12 | Li Keqiang (1955–2023) | 24 July 1998 | 18 January 2003 | [2] | ||
| 13 | Li Chengyu (born 1946) | 18 January 2003 | 8 April 2008 | |||
| 14 | Guo Gengmao (born 1950) | 8 April 2008 | 27 March 2013 | [3] | ||
| 15 | Xie Fuzhan (born 1954) | 2 April 2013 | 5 April 2016 | [4] | ||
| 16 | Chen Run'er (born 1957) | 7 April 2016 | 6 December 2019 | [5] | ||
| 17 | Yin Hong (born 1963) | 6 December 2019 | 2 April 2021 | [6] | ||
| 18 | Wang Kai (born 1962) | 2 April 2021 | Incumbent | [7] | ||
References
- ^ "Decoding Chinese Politics: Provincial Leaders". Asia Society. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Li Keqiang 李克强". Brookings Institution. Archived 31 May 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Guo Gengmao elected vice governor, acting governor of Henan; Li Chengyu resigns as governor" (in Chinese). Xinhua. 2008-04-08. Archived from the original on April 12, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
- ^ "zh:谢伏瞻" [Xie Fuzhan] (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "zh:宁夏回族自治区党委主要负责同志职务调整 陈润儿任宁夏回族自治区党委书记" (in zh-cn). Xinhua. 2019-10-25. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "zh:尹弘任河南省代理省长" (in Chinese). People Daily. 2019-12-06.
- ^ "zh:王凯任河南省代省长" [Wang Kai appointed acting governor of Henan] (in Chinese). qq.com. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.