The governor of Guangdong, officially the Governor of the Guangdong Provincial People's Government, is the head of Guangdong Province and leader of the Guangdong Provincial People's Government.
The governor is elected by the Guangdong 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 Guangdong 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 Guangdong Committee. The current governor is Meng Fanli since 11 October 2025.
List of governors
Republic of China OfficeholderTerm of officeTook officeLeft officeGovernor of the Military Government of Guangdong Province1Hu Hanmin17 November 191112 December 19112Chen Jiongming12 December 191125 April 1912(1)Hu Hanmin25 April 19124 June 19133Chen Jiongming2 July 19133 August 19134Long Jiguang3 August 19136 July 1916Director of the Guangdong Civil Affairs Office1Hu Hanmin14 June 191314 June 19132Chen ZhaochangNever took office3Chen Jiongming14 June 19133 August 19134Long Jiguang3 August 191313 September 19135Li Kaiqian13 September 191326 May 1914Guangdong Provincial Inspector General's Office4Li Guoyun26 May 19143 July 19155Zhang Mingqi3 July 19156Long Jiguang21 June 19166 July 1916Governor of Guangdong Province1Zhu Qinglan6 July 191627 August 19172Li Yaohan6 September 191722 September 19183Zhai Wang22 September 191822 June 1919–Zhang Jinfang22 June 191929 May 19204Yang YongtaiAugust 195727 October 1920–Wei Bangping27 October 192010 November 19205Chen Jiongming10 November 192019 April 19226Wu Ting-fang22 April 192221 June 19227Wei Bangping21 June 192215 August 19228Chun Chik-yu15 August 192219 January 19239Hu Hanmin20 January 192322 February 192310Xu Shaozhen22 February 19237 May 192311Liao Zhongkai7 May 192323 February 192412Yang Shukan23 February 192412 June 1924(11)Liao Zhongkai12 June 192429 August 1924(9)Hu Hanmin5 September 19243 July 192513Xu Chongzhi3 July 1925August 192514Chen ShurenAugust 192510 November 1926Chairman of the Guangdong Provincial Government1Sun Fo13 November 19267 December 19262Li Jishen7 December 19263 July 1928–Feng Zhuwan3 July 192819 December 19283Chen Mingshu19 December 192812 May 19314Chen Jitang12 May 19313 May 19325Lin Yizhong3 May 193229 July 19366Huang Musong29 July 1936March 19377Wu TiechengMarch 193723 December 19388Li Hanhun23 December 193831 August 1945
Japanese occupation OfficeholderTerm of officeTook officeLeft office1Peng Dongyuan21 October 193810 May 19402Chen Yaozu10 May 19404 April 1944–Wang Qi4 April 194414 April 19443Chen Chunpu14 April 194426 April 19454Chu Minyi26 April 194531 August 1945
After World War II OfficeholderTerm of officeTook officeLeft office–Liu Yonggao31 August 194519 September 19451Luo Zhuoying19 September 19453 October 19472T. V. Soong3 October 194724 January 19493Xue Yue24 January 1949May 1950
People's Republic of China OfficeholderTerm of officePartyTook officeLeft officeGovernor of the Guangdong Provincial People's Government1Ye Jianying6 November 1949September 1953Chinese Communist Party2Tao ZhuSeptember 1953February 1955Governor of the Guangdong Provincial People's Committee(2)Tao ZhuFebruary 1955August 1957Chinese Communist Party3Chen YuAugust 1957November 19674Huang YongshengNovember 196721 February 1968Director of the Guangdong Revolutionary Committee(4)Huang Yongsheng21 February 1968June 1969Chinese Communist Party5Liu XingyuanJune 1969April 19726Ding ShengApril 1972April 19747Zhao ZiyangApril 1974October 19758Wei GuoqingOctober 1975January 1979Governor of the Guangdong Provincial People's Government9 Xi ZhongxunJanuary 1979March 1981Chinese Communist Party10Liu TianfuMarch 1981April 198311Liang LingguangApril 1983August 198512Ye XuanpingAugust 1985May 199113Zhu SenlinMay 19919 February 199614Lu Ruihua10 February 199620 January 200315Huang Huahua20 January 20034 November 201116Zhu Xiaodan17 January 201230 December 201617Ma Xingrui23 January 201727 December 202118Wang Weizhong22 January 202211 October 202519Meng Fanli11 October 2025Incumbent
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